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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5 questions with nursing’s Hedy Leiter, Class of 2026
For students at Case Western Reserve University Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, graduation is a moment to pause and take stock of just how far they’ve come. What began as a pursuit of science and skill evolved into something more—an understanding of the responsibility that comes with caring…
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October 26, 2016
Forgoing a reliance on motivation, families can adopt healthy behaviors—eating better and exercising more—by following a new approach that focuses on the redesign of family daily routines. In a series of pilot tests of the approach—known as “SystemCHANGE”—by nursing scientists at Case Western…
October 19, 2016
Of the 3.5 million nurses in the United States, only 2,400 hold the distinction of membership in the American Academy of Nursing (AAN). More selective still is the academy’s designation of Living Legend—only a handful are chosen each year. Now, count Joyce Fitzpatrick among their ranks. An…
October 05, 2016
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…
August 16, 2016
$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…
August 12, 2016
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…
August 11, 2016
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…
August 10, 2016
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…
July 15, 2016
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.
July 08, 2016
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…
May 05, 2016
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…