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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.

Recent News

Nursing school receives Innovations in Professional Nursing Education award
The Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing received the Innovations in Professional Nursing Education award from the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN). The nursing school won the award in the category of Academic Health Centers, and it was given in recognition of a number of the…
Nursing school receives nation’s largest Nurse Faculty Loan Program grant
For many students at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University, finding a way to pay for their advanced nursing degrees just got easier. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services awarded the nursing school a $3.16 million Nurse Faculty Loan Program (NFLP)…
Nursing school receives grant to study how cancer patients make end-of-life decisions
The choice to die at home surrounded by loved ones comes too late for some cancer patients. Why that happens and how to change the process so more patients may die as they wish is the focus of new research individuals at Case Western Reserve University's Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing will…
Nursing school to give away cupcakes tomorrow in recognition of National Midwifery Week
For the third straight year, the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University is celebrating National Midwifery Week by giving away 1,000 mini cupcakes—one for every 10 babies born annually into the hands of certified nurse midwives in Ohio. The event starts at…
Dads of newborn twins shorted almost as much sleep as moms, study finds
Mothers of twins struggle to get sufficient, uninterrupted sleep, what with double feedings and all. But a new study by researchers at Case Western Reserve University’s nursing school finds that fathers don’t fare much better. “Both mothers and fathers are coming up short on the recommended eight…
Study finds caregivers with family members newly diagnosed with mental illness suffer anxiety
Researchers at Case Western Reserve University's Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing who studied the emotional distress of caring for a family member diagnosed with a mental illness found anxiety is high for the primary caregiver at the initial diagnosis or early in the course of the illness,…
Nursing school to launch new MOOC on health care quality improvement
“Take the Lead on Health Care Quality Improvement”—a new free massive open online course (MOOC) offered this fall by Case Western Reserve University’s Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing—targets ways frontline health care workers can deliver safer and better care to patients. The principles to…
Learn about graduate nursing programs at Sept. 6 open house
The Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing will host a Graduate Nursing Open House, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., on Saturday, Sept. 6. The open house will include information about the Graduate Entry Nursing Program and Master's of Nursing for prospective students with a non-nursing undergraduate…
Nursing’s Barbara Daly recognized as Distinguished University Professor
Barbara Daly is more than a nurse educator; she’s a nurse philosopher. Her life’s work has focused on remedying the moral and ethical issues doctors and nurses face in treating the sickest of the hospital’s sick—the critically, chronically ill and cancer patients. “Their diagnoses and…
Incoming students: Attend school-specific orientation events
New undergraduate students are encouraged to attend events geared toward their field of study during New Student Orientation this week. The College of Arts and Sciences, Case School of Engineering, Weatherhead School of Management and the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing will all hold events…