Tina Saunders Ph.D., RN, CNE, GCNS-BC

Biography

I have been a faculty member of the College of Nursing at 91�ֿ� since 2006. I teach undergraduate courses in the BSN and RN-to-BSN programs and graduate level courses in the MSN Adult Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist and Nurse Educator concentrations. I serve on several committees and task forces, and leadership roles, including coordinator for the MSN Nurse Educator Concentration. Additionally, I am on the editorial review board for the Online Journal of Issues in Nursing (OJIN).

Courses

NURS 47099 - Capstone for Professional Nursing Practice
NURS 40872 - Introduction to Evidence-Based Practice
NURS 60601 - Curriculum and Instruction in Nursing Education
NURS 60602 - Roles and Evaluation for Nursing Education Curricula
NURS 60605 - Nursing Education with Technology
NURS 60592 - Nursing Education Practicum
NURS 60310 - Adult Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist III
NURS 63192 - Adult Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist III Practicum
NURS 60015 - Advanced Health Assessment
NURS 60607 - Clinical Nursing and Education Issues in a Specialty Area
NURS 61192 - CNS I Practicum
NURS 62192 - CNS II Practicum
NURS 67092 - Clinical Nursing and Education Issues in a Specialty Area Practicum

MSN Concentrations: Adult Gerontologist CNS, Nurse Educator, General MSN courses

Education

Ph.D. in Nursing, 91�ֿ�, 2023
Post MSN Nursing Education Certificate, 91�ֿ�, 2008
MSN, 91�ֿ� 2004
BSN, Youngstown State University 2000

Publications

Saunders, T. (2023). A Grounded Theory Study of the Grief Process in Women Who Experienced Perinatal Loss Prior to 1980 [Doctoral Dissertation]. OhioLink ETD Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1680814277726495
Fenske, C., Dolan Watkins, K., Saunders, T., D’Amico, D., Barbarito, C. (2020). Health & physical assessment in nursing (4th ed.). New York: Pearson.
Saunders, T. (2019). Type 2 diabetes self-management barriers in older adults: An integrative review of the qualitative literature. Journal of Gerontological Nursing,45(3), 43-54. Doi: 10.3928/00989134-20190211-05
Caplin, M., & Saunders, T. (2015). Utilizing teach-back to reinforce patient education: A step-by-step approach. Orthopaedic Nursing, 34(6), 365-368. DOI: 10.1097/NOR.0000000000000197

Affiliations

Sigma Theta Tau International Northeast Ohio Clinical Nurse Specialists National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists

Awards/Achievements

2022 Bronze Teaching Recognition Award: Canvas in a Flash
2017, University Teaching Council Faculty Recognition Award
2010-2012, Selected for teaching expertise to participate as lead faculty in PIN: Methods of Online Education. Funded by the Robert Wood Johnson, Northwest Health, Cleveland, and Mt. Sinai Health Care Foundations
2010, Summer Distance Learning Education Grant, 91�ֿ�
2003, Grantmakers in Aging Fellow, Grantmakers in Aging Conference, Cleveland, OH
2001-2002, The Richard and Dorothy Marsh Scholarship, 91�ֿ�

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