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 now #1 fastest-growing research university in AAU
Case Western Reserve is the #1 fastest-growing research university in the Association of American Universities, according to the latest data from the National Science Foundation (NSF) on research expenditure growth. The university's research and development expenditures surged by 37.5% between…
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October 16, 2014
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…
October 08, 2014
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…
October 07, 2014
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…
September 23, 2014
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,…
September 17, 2014
“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…
September 02, 2014
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…
August 27, 2014
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…
August 19, 2014
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…
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…