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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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Telehealth competencies explored in new course
The COVID-19 pandemic has increased the need for telehealth services for both healthcare providers and patients, and faculty at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University have developed four online modules to reinforce nurses' core competencies in…
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2021 Florence Cellar Webinar Series Part 1
The University Center on Aging and Health and the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing will host the first part of the Florence Cellar Webinar Series Thursday, April 29, from noon to 1:15 p.m. via Zoom. The first part of the series will focus on “Age-Friendly Health Systems: Driving Change and…
50 nursing luminaries profiled in new children’s book
A new book sheds light on 50 innovative nurses who had significant impact on health science and nursing practice. Written by two nurses and Case Western Reserve University alumni, Mary Beth Modic, DNP, and Joyce J. Fitzpatrick, PhD, Luminaries of the Past: Stories of Fifty Extraordinary Nurses…
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“Racism is a Public Health Crisis: Impacts on Health, Healthcare Access, and Quality of Care”
Members of the Case Western Reserve University community are invited to hear from frontline health care providers, program directors, researchers and public policy experts combating health disparities and inequities. This panel discussion will be held today (April 14) from 7 to 8 p.m. The panel…
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Virtual Ventures in Primary Care Career Fair
Members of the Case Western Reserve University community are invited to attend the Virtual Ventures in Primary Care Career Fair April 5–16. This event features pre-recorded interviews with nurses from MetroHealth Medical Center, University Hospitals (including women's health and pediatrics), Louis…
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U.S. News & World Report releases graduate and professional program rankings
Case Western Reserve’s health-related graduate and professional programs continued their prominence in this year’s U.S. News & World Report rankings, with eight specialty programs among the top 15 in the nation, and our medical school still in the top 25. The Frances Payne Bolton School of…
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Nursing’s Heather K. Hardin explores trust in health care professionals
When nurse researcher Heather K. Hardin was working as a Women, Infants and Children (WIC) nurse serving a population of mostly low-income mothers, she kept hearing the same question. “Moms would tell me, ‘I don’t trust so and so,’ or ‘Can I come back and talk to you about this?’ I was a PhD…
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Spartan Showcase: Kaitlyn Ledford
Major: NursingYear: Fourth-year As vaccination efforts ramp up nationwide in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Kaitlyn Ledford is among those helping answer the call in Northeast Ohio. A fourth-year student at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Ledford has worked alongside her peers to…
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Recommended Reading: Status of Cancer Care at Network Sites of the Nation’s Academic Cancer Centers
Led by cancer center directors and chief medical officers, the American Association of Cancer Institutes (AACI) initiated a mixed-methods survey of the status of cancer care across cancer center networks, results of which have been recently published in the Journal of the National Comprehensive…
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Commentary: New US guidelines expand lung cancer screening
The United States Preventive Services Task Force has published updated recommendations addressing eligibility for lung cancer screening with a low-radiation dose chest CT scan. The current recommendations update those published at the end of 2013. The age limits have been expanded to age 50-80…