Jinnie Tkach

Jinnie Tkach is an Assistant Professor at the University of Missouri-St. Louis College of Nursing. With a clinical background in pediatric intensive care and anesthesia, she teaches undergraduate and graduate nursing programs, focusing on pediatric health, health assessment, DNP capstone, and simulation.

• Doctor of Nursing Practice (Pediatric Acute Care), University of Missouri-St. Louis
• BSN, Central Methodist University
• ASN, Jefferson College

Her research centers on pediatric neurocritical care, particularly optimizing eye care protocols for critically ill patients under neuromuscular blockade, and exploring therapeutic hypothermia post-cardiac arrest. She has also contributed to global health initiatives through medical mission trips to Panama and Nicaragua.

Notable awards include the DAISY Nominee 2022 for Extraordinary Nurses and Magna Cum Laude Outstanding RN Graduate 2015. Dr. Tkach is affiliated with the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners and the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses.