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…
Recent News
April 22, 2021
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 share...
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April 14, 2021
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 w...
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April 05, 2021
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 S...
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March 30, 2021
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 Nursing ...
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March 30, 2021
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 studen...
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March 30, 2021
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 le...
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March 19, 2021
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 Canc...
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March 18, 2021
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 years...
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March 16, 2021
Research by Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing scientist and collaborators suggests adults identifying as sexual or gender minorities bear extra burden of anxiety during COVID-19 isolation
The weight of isolation and loss of social connection caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has compounded exist...
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March 09, 2021
First Coldiron Senior Nurse Executive class will begin year-long program this month; includes nursing execs from across United States, around the globe
An executive nurse leadership program at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing drew fellows from around the globe for its launch this month.
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