Tiffany Jade Patton
BS, MSN, RN
Nursing Instructor
1300 S ASB 90 Hope Drive, Penn State Hershey
Phone: 717-552-1366
Email: tjp133@psu.edu
Patton has been a registered nurse (RN) since 1999. She has worked in areas such as medical-surgical, mental health, management, and school nursing.
Since 2011, she has worked at The Pennsylvania State University, Hershey Medical Center, PA, as a nursing instructor, in the Undergraduate Programs.
Education
- Workforce Education and Development program, College of Education at Pennsylvania State University. Dissertation: “Frequency of Retention and Recruitment Activities Implemented by First-Line Nurse Managers”, July 2025.
- MS, Nursing Education, Minor in Nursing Administration, Mountain State University. Thesis: “Relationship of Class Size to NCLEX-RN Pass Rate”, December 2010.
- School Nurse Certification, Slippery Rock University, December, 2008.
- BS, The Pennsylvania State University, May 1998.
Awards and Honors
- Member of Pi Lambda Theta, International Honor Society and Professional Association in Education, since 2015
- Member of Sigma Theta Tau, International Honor Society of Nursing, since 2008
- Member of SERVPA since 2007
- Member of ANA since 2018
Teaching
Courses Taught
- NURS310: Therapeutic nursing care of the older adult client
- NURS350: Professional role development II: Ethics, legal and genetic issues
- NURS230: Fundamental of nursing – clinical only
- NURS405B: Nursing care of the adult client with complex health problems
- NURS417: Family and Community Concepts – online course through Canvas
- NURS390: Transition and the professional nursing role – online through Canvas
- NURS420: Mental Health
- NURS408: Clinical application of pharmacological concepts
- NURS404: Cardiac dysrhythmias: interpretation, & nursing management
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Last updated 8/24/2025
