Gina Severino, DNP, RN, ACNS-BC
Biography
I have been a registered nurse for the past 35 years. I graduated with a diploma from St. Francis School of Nursing in 1985, graduated from YSU with my BSN in 2003 and graduated with my MSN from YSU in 2006. I am a certified Adult Health Clinical Nurse Specialist and I graduated with my Doctorate of Nursing Practice degree from KSU in 2018.
For over 30 years, I have worked as a nurse in critical care, cardiac care, cardiothoracic intensive care, trauma, endoscopy, emergency nursing care and as an educator for emergency medicine. I have been teaching at Kent since 2006 and have taught a variety of courses. As a faculty member of the College of Nursing at Kent State University, Trumbull Campus, I have been a mentor and preceptor for many advanced practice nursing students and a honors advisor to a number of BSN students.
I have been a member of the Ohio and American Nurses Association for the past 34 years. I am currently on the Board of Directors at ONA and I am the second vice president of District Three, ONA. I love teaching students about critical care nursing, health policy and professional nursing development. My favorite part of being a nurse and a teacher is making a difference in the lives of others, both patients and students.
Courses
- NURS 30035 - Nursing of Adults
- NURS 40010 - Nursing of the Critically Ill
- NURS 40005 - Professional Nursing Development
- NURS 40872 - Introduction to Evidence Based Practice
- NURS 46000 - Health Care Policy
- NURS 31095 - Ethics in Nursing Care
Education
MSN, Youngstown State University, 2006
BSN, Youngstown State University, 2003
Diploma, St. Francis School of Nursing, 1985
Publications
- Severino, G. M. (2018). To Tweet or Not to Tweet: The Professional Nurse and Social Media (Powerpoint Slides). Retrieved from https://nursing.kent.edu/precepted
- Severino, G. M. (2016). What you should know about the Ohio Nurse Practice Act: Registered Nurses in Ohio (Powerpoint Slides). Retrieved from https://nursing.kent.edu/precepted
- Severino, G. M. (2004). ANA Handle with Care [Brochure]. Retrieved from http://healthandwellness.vanderbilt.edu/files/ohcSPHHandleWithCare.
- Contributor to District Three Practice Pearls, ONA Newsletter, (March 2014, Dec. 2014, May 2014, Sept. 2015, 2017, 2018 and February 2019)
Affiliations
Awards/Achievements
- 2017 Induction into the Ohio Nurses Association Cornelius Congress Ohio Nurses Association
- 2017 Excellence in Nursing Practice Advanced Practice, Ohio Nurses Association
- 2016 Excellence in Nursing, Ohio Nurses Association, District Three
- 2015 DAISY Faculty Award Honorable Mention, Kent State University College of Nursing
- 2015 Nurses Make a Difference, Ohio Nurses Association, District Three
- 2011 Excellence in Nursing Award, Ohio Nurses Association, District Three
- 2011 Excellence in Nursing Education Award, Ohio Nurses Association, District Three
- 2010 Making a Difference in a Students Life, Kent State University office of the Provost
- 2009 Excellence in Nursing Research Award, Ohio Nurses Association, District Three
- 2005 Alice Tod Award for Academic Excellence Forum Health Women’s Board