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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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Junior nursing student wins first place in all-Ohio Japanese speech competition
Chujun Zhao, a junior studying nursing, recently won first place at an all-Ohio Japanese speech competition. Zhao, a resident of Bejing, has been working toward a minor in Japanese studies since her first semester at CWRU. She attended a Japanese summer school in Japan in 2015.
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"U.S. News & World Report" graduate, professional school rankings announced
Case Western Reserve placed three degree programs in the nation’s top 10 in U.S. News & World Report’s annual ranking of graduate programs released today. The university also saw its health law program stay in the top 10, and the medical school stay in the top 25. The Frances Payne Bolton…
Nurse scientists win grant to study how videoconferencing helps family members provide long-distance care
Case Western Reserve University nurse scientists will use a $2.37 million federal grant from the National Institute of Nursing Research to explore how videoconferencing can help family members who are living apart from loved ones battling cancer become better involved in their treatment. “Many…
CWRU receives Future of Nursing Scholars grant to prepare PhD nurses
Case Western Reserve University’s Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing is one of 32 schools of nursing nationwide to receive a grant to increase the number of nurses holding PhDs. The Future of Nursing Scholars program from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) will provide financial support,…
Nursing’s Ronald Hickman recognized for contributions to industry through research
Ronald L. Hickman, associate professor of nursing, received the 2016 Harriet H. Werley New Investigator Award from the Midwest Nursing Research Society. The award honors the contributions of a new investigator whose nursing research has the potential to enhance the science and practice of…
Get information about health sciences graduate programs at Jan. 29 fair
Are you an undergraduate student interested in furthering your career at Case Western Reserve as a graduate or professional student in the health sciences? If so, make sure to attend the Health Sciences Graduate Fair Friday, Jan. 29, from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in Tinkham Veale University…
Helene Fuld Health Trust awards scholarship grant for nursing graduate students
During a 10-month teaching assignment in Cairo last year, recent college graduate Zoey Przekurat started to lose her hair. But it wasn’t from the stress of managing an elementary school classroom. The pollution in the Egyptian capital was so pervasive, Przekurat explained, that it caused many…
Nursing’s Margaret A. Bobonich honored with book award for dermatology textbook
The American Journal of Nursing recently honored Margaret A. Bobonich, assistant professor of nursing, with a 2015 Book of the Year Award for her textbook, Dermatology for Advanced Practice Clinicians. Bobonich, who holds a secondary appointment in dermatology, co-wrote the book with Mary E.…
CWRU scientist at nursing school to lead new gene-modifying cystic fibrosis research
A scientist at Case Western Reserve University Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing will lead a pair of studies to develop more effective treatment for symptoms of cystic fibrosis (CF), a life-threatening genetic disease that causes persistent lung infections and progressively limits the ability…
As HIV patients live longer, updated guide helps patients navigate new territory
In the 35 years since the emergence of HIV, treatments of the disease—and patient lifespans—have dramatically improved. “With medications, many HIV-positive people can now expect normal, healthy lives,” said Allison Webel, an assistant professor at Case Western Reserve University’s Frances Payne…