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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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Q&A with Shanina Knighton, infection preventionist
This Q&A has been adapted from a social media thread from late February 2020 between Shanina Knighton, an instructor at KL2 Clinical Research School and the Frances Payne Bolton (FPB) School of Nursing’s Twitter and Instagram feeds. It has been updated to reflect Ohio’s recent Stay at Home…
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Nurse-scientist warns against reliance on gloves against virus
Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing infection prevention and control expert says untrained store workers unaware of easy transfer of germs including viruses, bacteria Shanina Knighton, a nurse-scientist/researcher at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing who helped get the word out about…
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A Match Day Like No Other
Yesterday was Match Day, though you might not have known it. There was no enormous congregation of families at the Tink, from infants to grandparents, no professors slipping in at noon to cheer on their mentees, no balloons, no reception, no measuring for cap and gown, no news crews getting sound…
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U.S. News ranks Case Western Reserve’s graduate/professional programs
Edited at 10:54 a.m.: This article has been updated to reflect nursing school rankings. Case Western Reserve’s health-related programs kept their impressive positions in this year’s U.S. News & World Report rankings—and in some cases, improved upon them. The university’s medical school…
Did You Know: Frances Payne Bolton
In honor of Women’s History Month, we are highlighting women who made an impact on Case Western Reserve University and their respective fields. By Jacey Kepich Frances Payne Bolton While we can all be grateful for medical professionals—and especially in light of current events—it seems fitting…
Message from the Director: Unprecedented Shift in Activities
Dear Cancer Center community, This week brings an unprecedented shift in all our activities. For our physicians caring for cancer patients, a heightened awareness of our patients' risks for COVID-19 infection and complications. For each of us, a heightened awareness of changes in social…
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Fellowship program for senior nurse executives announced
Marian K. Shaughnessy Nurse Leadership Academy at Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing partners with nursing organizations, finance group to launch first class An innovative five-part program designed to enhance and expand the development of senior nurse executive leaders will welcome its first…
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Li Lab Finds Intracellular Copper Disrupts Apoptosis
Copper levels increase in inflamed tissues and have been shown to promote colorectal cancer progression. Given that chronic inflammation is distinguished as a cancer risk factor, Xiaoxia Li, PhD, a researcher at Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute and member of the Case CCC's Hematopoietic…
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Remembering Marian Shaughnessy, double alumna, visionary and benefactor of Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing leadership academy that bears her name
From her own experience as a nurse, spanning bedside to boardroom, Marian Shaughnessy saw firsthand how nurses could help reform and redesign health care to make treating people more patient-centered, cost-effective and accessible—if empowered to do so. Marian Shaughnessy It was while completing…