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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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Celebrate National Midwifery Week with free cupcakes Thursday
For the fifth year in a row, the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing will celebrate National Midwifery Week by giving away 1,000 mini cupcakes—one cupcake for every 10 babies born annually into the hands of certified nurse midwives in Ohio. The cupcakes, supplied by Main Street Cupcakes, will…
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Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Judson Services Inc. create joint program
$1.2 million gift provides initial funding Judson Services Inc. and the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University recently announced a collaborative effort to create an endowed position that will serve both organizations. The cornerstone of what will be named the…
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Nursing’s Joyce Fitzpatrick named “Living Legend” by American Academy of Nursing
Joyce Fitzpatrick, the Elizabeth Brooks Ford Professor of Nursing at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, will receive the American Academy of Nursing’s honest honor: Living Legend. Fitzpatrick, who previously served as dean of the nursing school for more than 15 years, is one of just five…
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University mourns passing of Gregory Graham—alumnus, faculty member, and doctoral student
Gregory “Greg” Graham was so admired by his distance-learning students that, invariably, when he was introduced the first time they gathered on campus, they’d erupt in applause. Graham’s dedication to teaching was so great, colleagues, at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing said, that he…
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Nursing leadership conference to demonstrate broad opportunities for professionals and students
Established and aspiring nursing leaders and students at any level are invited to attend “Today's DNP: Taking the Lead on the World Stage,” a conference highlighting international opportunities for nursing professionals, presented by the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing. The nursing school…
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Rebecca Patton to represent American Nurses Association at RNC
The American Nurses Association (ANA) selected Rebecca Patton, the Lucy Jo Atkinson Scholar in Perioperative Nursing, as its representative for next week’s Republican National Convention. Patton is a past president of ANA.
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Nursing’s Faye A. Gary receives congressional recognition
Faye A. Gary, the Medical Mutual of Ohio Kent W. Clapp Chair and professor of nursing, received the congressional recognition Unsung Heroes. Congresswoman Marcia L. Fudge honored Gary for having “dedicated herself to supporting minority students seeking higher education, and for her work as a…
School of Nursing’s Ronald Hickman Jr. wins 2016 John S. Diekhoff Mentoring Award
A doctoral student struggling with personal issues and stress from the workload had neglected his research and missed self-imposed deadlines for six weeks last summer when he got a text from his advisor, asking to meet. The PhD student arrived at Ronald Hickman Jr.’s office begrudgingly, expecting…
As U.S. population ages, nursing scholar calls for paradigm shift in approach of health care system
Longer lifespans, due to advances in medicine and public health, also mean people are living longer with multiple chronic conditions. To help people avoid long, slow declines in health, the national health care system should promote disease prevention earlier in life instead of emphasizing…
Hear from Johns Hopkins scholar on how cumulative trauma affects health at May 5 lecture
Join the Department of Psychiatry and the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing for a visit by Jacquelyn Campbell May 5, as part of the ACES+ Distinguished Lectureship program. Campbell is the national program director for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Nurse Faculty Scholars and the Anna D.…