Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing
Whether they're starting clinicals in their first semester as undergrads or helping patients through research and care, the members of Case Western Reserve University’s Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing work together and across disciplines to drive positive impact in world-class hospital systems and our surrounding communities. Follow along with the latest news from one of the nation’s top nursing schools.
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Nursing’s Susan Painter offers intentional support to combat unintentional overdoses
Since the nation’s opioid crisis began in the 1990s, unintentional overdose deaths have claimed the lives of tens of thousands of Americans annually. And through the years, Susan Painter has seen the heartbreak—and insufficient support for families and healthcare providers grieving these deaths…
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February 03, 2023
A Conversation with Nursing Icons and Black History Makers
The Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing invites you to celebrate Black History Month and kick off our Centennial programming on February 27, from 3-4 p.m. in the tiered classroom of the Sheila and Eric Samson Pavilion. We are excited to ...
January 19, 2023
Ethan Slocum was raised around nurses—his mother is a nurse and her friends are nurses. And his family instilled in him qualities like empathy, good communication and work ethic. So it’s no surprise that Slocum would eventually express interest in the field.
“I’ve always had a deep respect for nurs...
January 05, 2023
In this Crain's Cleveland Business news article, Evelyn Duffy, DNP, RN, FAANP, the Florence Cellar Professor of Gerontological Nursing at Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, and the associate director of the University Center on Aging and Health at Case Western Reserve University, talks about th...
December 13, 2022
Full practice authority gains ground in 26 states: What this means for nurse practitioners
Nurse Practitioner: Evelyn Duffy, professor at Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, discussed full practice authority for nurse practitioners. “Ohio is in the reduced practice category,” she noted. “Not a ...
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December 13, 2022
The Case Western Reserve University community is mourning the loss of faculty member Stephen Ganocy, who died last month. He was 79.
Ganocy was an assistant professor of psychiatry in the School of Medicine and served the university for more than 16 years, including as a research statistician for ...
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December 09, 2022
The African American Alumni Association, in partnership with Case Western Reserve’s Office for Inclusion, Diversity and Equal Opportunity and African American Studies Minor, invites members of the Case Western Reserve University community to attend a Profiles of Inclusive Excellence event Thursday, ...
November 30, 2022
Through wide-ranging studies, researchers aim to improve survivorship and quality of life for cancer patients and caregivers.
In treating cancer, nurses care for the entire patient. At Case Western Reserve University's Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, this same spirit informs how nurse scien...
November 30, 2022
A new program to increase the number and diversity of nurse anesthetists provides a launchpad for aspiring CRNAs
Travel nurse Mya Williams, RN, had applied to half a dozen nursing anesthesia programs, advancing to final-round interviews multiple times.
Yet even after years of building her credenti...
November 30, 2022
BSN students share their practical work experience.
For 10 weeks this summer, fourth-year Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) student Clara Ahn spent her days at Cleveland Clinic’s Main Campus as a nurse associate extern, scrubbing into the vascular operating room and gaining experience circulatin...
November 30, 2022
Alumnae remember peers with memorial scholarship fund.
When two beloved Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing graduates—Laura J. Nosek, PhD, RN (NUR ‘61, ‘81; GRS ‘86, nursing) and Ann Farmer (NUR ‘63, ‘81)—died within six months of each other, their fellow alumni began searching for a way to hono...