Dr. Deborah Zbegner

Wilkes University
USA

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Biography:

Deborah Zbegner was appointed dean of the first independent School of Nursing at Wilkes University in January 2015. She earned her Doctorate at Widener University, Master of Science in Nursing from the University of Pennsylvania, and her undergraduate Bachelor of Science in Nursing from DeSales University. She has 30 years of clinical practice as a nationally board certified women’s health nurse practitioner and has 25 years of academic and leadership experience in higher education. Dr. Zbegner works in a collaborative physician practice caring for women across the life span and also serves as a clinical preceptor for nurse practitioner students within her practice site.

Dr. Zbegner's academic knowledge, clinical expertise and national board certifications validate her commitment for promoting clinical excellence in all programs of the School of Nursing. She is a member of the PA Coalition of Nurse Practitioners of North-eastern Pa., National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health (NPWH), the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetrics, and Neonatal Nursing (AWHONN), and Sigma Theta Tau International honour Society of Nursing. Her research interests lie in education and clinical practice.

Research Interest: Nursing Education