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

Contact Information

Email:

tgidden@kent.edu

Phone:

330-672-8777

Fax:

330-672-1564

Personal Website:

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

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