Suzanne Lefever
Suzanne Lefever, MSN, RN, CRNP
Associate Dean, Director of Undergraduate Programs, Associate Professor of NursingBiography
Suzanne Lefever serves as associate professor of nursing, and has been with ÃÛ¶¹app since 2001. She teaches junior year maternal-newborn nursing and freshman year introductory nursing. Suzanne is active on various committees and involved in developing online programs.
Prior to coming to ÃÛ¶¹app Suzanne worked for eighteen years in the Lancaster General Hospital health system, beginning as a Registered Nurse in medical-surgical nursing followed by sixteen years in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
The last ten years in the NICU were at the Lancaster General Women’s and Babies Hospital as a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner. Her role included direct patient management, high risk delivery, transport, and staff education.
Education and Credentials
- MSN – SUNY-Stonybrook, 2004
- Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Certification – Georgetown University Medical Center, 1990
- BSN – Goshen College, 1983
- Registered Nurse
Scholarly Works
- Re-design of a First-year BSN Course: Build a Nurse - Becoming a Member of the Nursing Profession (Suzanne Lefever) Innovations in Faith-Based Nursing Conference (2014)
- Nursing Student's Ministry Covers Medicine, Music (Lauren Ries and Suzanne Lefever) Bristol Herald Courier (2018)
- CU Nursing Students Screening Politicians (Suzanne Lefever) Xenia Daily Gazette (2018)
Interests
- Suzanne is married, and they have one son.
- Personal interest – Family time, reading, being outside - especially at the beach.
- Professional interest – maternal child health, informatics, online education, developing and mentoring student relationship