College of Nursing

Biography

Tania Kristoff is an Associate Professor – Academic Programming at the College of Nursing, University of Saskatchewan (USask). She received her undergraduate and graduate education at USask (BScN’97, MN’05, PHD’20). Tania’s practice experience as a Registered Nurse includes medical/surgical acute care and community health nursing. She has taught with the College of Nursing since 2016 in the undergraduate nursing program.

Before working at the College of Nursing, Tania taught in the Nursing Education Program of Saskatchewan (NEPS) at First Nations University of Canada. Here, she developed her commitment to teaching and learning on a foundation of respect, building relationships, sharing responsibility, and reciprocity. Tania’s role as an educator has guided her scholarship of teaching and learning. As a Canadian Certified Simulation Nurse Educator (CCSNE), her scholarship focuses on using simulation as a teaching strategy.

Research Interests

  • Simulation
  • Virtual Simulation
  • Cultural Humility
  • Indigenous Post-Secondary Students

Methodology

  • Qualitative

Courses

  • NURS 202: Assessment and Components of Care I
  • NURS 203: Assessment and Components of Care II
  • NURS 206: Foundational Care in Clinical Practice
  • NURS 311: Core Competencies for the Management of Complex Patient Care I
  • NURS 312: Core Competencies for the Management of Complex Patient Care II

Publications

External Committees

  • Treasurer, kā-wīci-pimohtēmāt Professional Practice Group, College of Registered Nurses of Saskatchewan, May 2022 - present
  • Member, Canadian Alliance of Nurse Educators Using Simulation, July 2021 - present 

Honours

  • Clinical Simulation in Nursing, Non-Research Article of the Year (2022)