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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March 14, 2017
US News and World Report declares us among the top 25 medical schools in the United States. We are pleased to be in such company and delighted to be acknowledged for our achievements as an outstanding institution of biomedical learning and discovery. Of course, rankings such as these can’t capture…
March 01, 2017
Fonya Atabong Reflects on Her Journey By Michelle Simakis Her plans to return to Cameroon as a Fulbright Scholar brought back a lot of memories for Fonya Atabong, DNP, RN (NUR ’12). Atabong, an assistant professor of medical surgical/pediatric nursing at Northern Virginia Community College, grew…
March 01, 2017
The Science Behind Making Healthy Decisions By Kristin Ohlson “Lack of knowledge is not the problem,” says Shirley Moore, PhD, RN, FAAN, associate dean of research and the Edward J. and Louise Mellen Professor at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing. “It’s not that people don’t know what…
March 01, 2017
BSN Students in the Community By Susan Griffith
Photos by Daniel Milner Undergraduate nursing students at Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing have performed health screenings on approximately 40,000 Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) elementary schoolchildren since 2003. This unique…
February 24, 2017
Joyce Fitzpatrick, the Elizabeth Brooks Ford Professor of Nursing, won the Nightingale Initiative for Global Health’s Action in Advocacy Award for Excellence in Teaching and Mentoring Nursing's Future Leaders. The award will be presented in conjunction with the UN 61st Commission on the Status of…
February 21, 2017
Many questions have arisen about the role of the University in the support of physician-scientists and scientists based at University Hospitals. Our support is multifaceted and very strong. We list here some of the areas in which our support is provided. Many physician scientists are employed…
February 20, 2017
February is Black History Month, a good time to remind ourselves of the importance of diversity in achieving our mission in the School of Medicine. Besides being the right thing to do, increasing the on-campus presence of faculty members, staff, and students from a variety of backgrounds adds to…
February 14, 2017
New study counters belief that using intuition in patient care comes with years of experience or is associated with gender Intuition—often described as a “gut feeling”—factors prominently in clinical reasoning and decision-making by health care professionals. But new research from Case Western…
February 10, 2017
Mary Quinn Griffin, professor in the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, was named to the 2016 Irish Education 100, a listing of the leading Irish-American figures in education across the United States. The Irish Education 100 gives tribute to the enduring Irish success in education,…
January 31, 2017
As the number of grandparents caring for grandchildren full time continues to swell, so do the stress-induced health risks associated with such a demanding responsibility. Now, a four-year, $2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health will allow researchers at Case Western Reserve…