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Christina Kent

Title:	Lecturer
Office:	Warde Academic Center
Phone:	773-298-3519
Email:	kent@sxu.edu
Department:	Nursing

Biography

Christina Kent has been a nurse for 25 years and loves caring for pediatric patients. She's spent the majority of her career on the neonatal pediatric transport team and cherished every minute of it. Kent has transitioned to educating future nurses and sharing her passion for the nursing profession. She hopes to make an impact on as many students as she can. Kent currently teaches across the curriculum and loves to see students excited to learn about nursing. During her free time, she enjoys spending time watching her three children be involved in sports and activities, reading, and laying by the pool.

Education

Master of Science in Nursing, Nurse Educator
Purdue University Northwest

Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Saint Xavier University

Areas of Specialization

Pediatric and neonatal critical care, pediatric pulmonology, immunology and allergy.

Certification/Licensure

RN, Illinois

Chair Specialized Clinical Interests

Pediatric emergency and critical care
Curriculum development

Courses Taught

NURSP 221: Intro to Clinical Practice
NURS 376: Holistic Care in Nursing Practice II
NURSP 377: Holistic Care Clinical Practice II (Course Coordinator)
NURS 475: Concepts in Professional Nursing V (Course Coordinator)

Selected Honors/Awards

Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, Alpha Omicron Chapter, member
American Association of Colleges of Nursing, member
Illinois Helps (FEMA), member

Presentations/Publications/Productions

American Academy of Pediatrics Conference (2014). Transport Medicine Poster Presentation: "Unintended Neonatal Hypothermia Post Transport."