Tina Saunders Ph.D., RN, CNE, GCNS-BC
College of Nursing
Professor
Campus:
Kent
Office Location:
376
Biography
I have been a faculty member of the College of Nursing at 91²Ö¿â 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, 91²Ö¿â, 2023
Post MSN Nursing Education Certificate, 91²Ö¿â, 2008
MSN, 91²Ö¿â 2004
BSN, Youngstown State University 2000
Post MSN Nursing Education Certificate, 91²Ö¿â, 2008
MSN, 91²Ö¿â 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, 91²Ö¿â
- 2003, Grantmakers in Aging Fellow, Grantmakers in Aging Conference, Cleveland, OH
- 2001-2002, The Richard and Dorothy Marsh Scholarship, 91²Ö¿â