Tracy L. Gidden, MSN, APRN, PPCNP-BC, CNE
College of Nursing
Senior Lecturer
Campus:
Kent
Office Location:
365 Henderson Hall
Office Hours:
Monday - 0830-1630
Tuesday - By Appointment
Biography
I am a certified Primary Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner as well as a Certified Nurse Educator. I have 36 + years of experience as a nurse, and I am in my 21st year of teaching at Kent State University College of Nursing.
Courses
- NURS 30020 - Healthcare of Children
- NURS 40045 - Integration of Leadership and Management in Nursing Practicum
- NURS 60170 - Pediatric Assessment for Advanced Practice Nurses
- NURS 60270 - Pediatric Nurse Practitioner I
- NURS 61792 - Pediatric Assessment for Advanced Practice Nurse Practicum
- NURS 62792 - Pediatric Nurses Practitioner 1 Practicum
Education
Post-Master's Certificate, Nurse Educator, Kent State University, 2008
MSN, Nurse Practitioner, Kent State University, 1996
BSN, Kent State University, 1988
MSN, Nurse Practitioner, Kent State University, 1996
BSN, Kent State University, 1988
Publications
- McCartney, J.L., Gidden, T., Biggs, J., Geething, K, Kosko, K. (2023). Improving communication access with Deaf people through nursing simulation: A cross-disciplinary collaboration. Journal of Gender, Ethnic, and Cross-Cultural Studies, 2 (1), Article 8.
- Gidden, Tracy L. (2022) Challenge accepted! Addressing the clinical practice gap during the pandemic. Touch Point Online Magazine, 6 (1). Kent State University College of Nursing. https://www.kent.edu/nursing/news/challenge-accepted-addressing-clinical-pr
- Gidden, Tracy L. & Lewis, Lory A. (2017) Safe Sleep/Reading Patient Education Handout. Virginia Henderson Global Nursing e-Repository. Retrieved from http://www.nursinglibrary.org/vhl/handle/10755/621209
- Taft, S., Perkowski, T., Martin, L. (2015). A framework for evaluating class size in online education. http://olc.onlinelearningconsortium.org/effective_practices/evaluating-class-size-online-education
Affiliations
- Sigma Theta Tau International
- National League for Nursing
Awards/Achievements
- Daisy Faculty Award Nominee, 2019 & 2023
- Ribbons and Badges, Chapter Leader, Circle Contributor - Sigma Theta Tau, Delta Xi Chapter
- 2008, 17th Annual Founders Scholars Ball favorite faculty member as named by a senior Founders Scholar, Kent State University
- 2007, Graduate's Applause Certificate of Achievement, Kent State University