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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CWRU appoints directors for Interprofessional Education and Pre-Professional Scholars Program
Case Western Reserve University is enhancing opportunities for student success through two key leadership appointments that emphasize mentorship and professional preparation. Vikas Gampa has been appointed faculty director of the Pre-Professional Scholars Program (PPSP), effective Aug.1. In…
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June 26, 2014
Without proper infection prevention in hospitals, and now homes, the Clostridium difficile bacteria poses a major health threat, cautions a Case Western Reserve University infection control researcher. While mainly a concern in hospitals, cases of the C. difficile infection (or C. diff) are on the…
June 06, 2014
Before she was born, Irena Kenneley’s family immigrated to the United States from Lithuania after years of persecution under Russian communist rule post-World War II. Growing up on Cleveland’s East Side, Kenneley initially struggled in school, where subjects were taught in English, not her family's…
May 20, 2014
A study from the Case Western Reserve University Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing provides a profile of women with the dual responsibilities of full-time paid work and unpaid care for an elderly family member. “We often hear caregivers talk about ‘how much time and effort it takes’ to…
April 04, 2014
Shanina Knighton, a PhD candidate at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, received third place in the Peter Galen - Brien Holden Vision 2014 Competition. The Peter Galen - Brien Holden Vision competition is a graduate competition for open to all CWRU graduate students for biomedical-related…
March 24, 2014
Of an estimated 65 million Americans who provide some type of care to an ill family member, about 7 million live at least an hour from the relative they’re caring for. The issue, then, is how to get these “distance caregivers” in the room when doctors meet with their patients and local, hands-on…
March 13, 2014
Many mothers with children on life-sustaining medical devices, such as ventilators and breathing or feeding tubes, suffer physical and psychological distress from the stress of juggling treatments, appointments, therapies and daily family pressures. But researchers from the Case Western Reserve…
February 27, 2014
The campus community is invited to the next Friday Public Affairs Discussion Group event for a look at public and university policies regarding health care. The event, led by Elizabeth R. Click, university medical director and assistant professor of nursing, will be titled "The Pursuit of Wellness…
February 19, 2014
New technology offers potential to begin connecting multiple medical systems Although trauma, heart and stroke patients benefit from being transferred from a local hospital to a higher-level care facility, it’s unclear why patients transferred with non-urgent medical conditions show at least a 30…
January 09, 2014
The Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing will host a Graduate Nursing Open House on Saturday, Jan. 11, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The open house will include information about the Graduate Entry Nursing Program/Master's of Nursing, Master's of Science in Nursing, Doctor of Nursing Practice and PhD…
December 16, 2013
Is that caffeine jolt worth the extra hours of studying or long workday? In the long run, no, according to Michael Decker, associate professor at Case Western Reserve University’s Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing and a national sleep expert, because of the effects of caffeine and the changes…