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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 alumna named top nurse practitioner in Ohio
Nov. 7-13, 2021, is National Nurse Practitioner Week, which brings recognition to the role and increases awareness of the exemplary care nurse practitioners provide. A double alumna of Case Western Reserve University’s Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Tina Resser (NUR ‘97, ‘99), was recently…
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5 tips for improving your health
October is Health Literacy Month—a good time for faculty and staff at Case Western Reserve to learn more about their health through the university’s Wellness Program. Each fall, all benefits-eligible faculty and staff are encouraged to complete three activities: the Health Risk Assessment (HRA),…
Student Spotlight: Sampada Arora
Keeping a quick and steady beat is imperative when performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Junior nursing student Sampada Arora, 20, has taken first aid/CPR training six times in the last five years working as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) in her home state of New Jersey. She took…
Staff Spotlight: Carlos Padilla
While working in research for Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) since 2019, Carlos Padilla made the shift to the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing from the CWRU School of Medicine this Spring.  A research assistant, Padilla works with Professor Jaclene Zauszniewski’s team on a dementia…
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Nursing’s Joyce Fitzpatrick participates in podcast discussion on the future of the nursing profession
Joyce Fitzpatrick, the Elizabeth Brooks Ford Professor of Nursing and Distinguished University Professor, recently discussed challenges facing the nursing profession in an episode of the Healthcare Financial Management Association’s podcast titled “The future of the clinical…
Asking What Matters
CWRU nurse researchers team with CVS Health’s MinuteClinic to implement revolutionary approach to geriatric care By Mark Oprea Mary Dolansky found herself in the middle of a family health predicament. Years ago, her aging father-in-law, Robert, was battling the precarious edge of a heart…
Meet the Midwife: Leslie Ann Stroud
To celebrate National Nurse Midwifery Week 2021, the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing asked our Nurse Midwifery community members to share their stories and tell us a little bit about themselves. Certified Nurse Midwife and faculty member Leslie Ann…
Happy National Midwifery Week 2021!
Certified Nurse Midwives (CNMs) manage women's health care, focusing on common primary care issues, family planning and gynecologic needs, pregnancy, childbirth, the postpartum period, and care of the newborn. CNMs practice in accordance with the Standards of Practice of Midwifery, as defined by…
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Healthier sleep for self-managing Type 1 diabetes
Case Western Reserve researcher studying how simple tools and practices to improve sleep may help young adults with Type 1 diabetes control their blood sugar A Case Western Reserve nurse-scientist is studying the critical role that regular restful sleep may play in better controlling Type 1…
Staff Spotlight: Jackie Tepale
One of the people graduate students interact with when applying to the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing is Yakelin "Jackie" Tepale, admissions coordinator for the graduate programs. Originally from Paterson, New Jersey, Tepale started at the school of nursing in 2007, a month after moving to…