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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How one PhD student is rethinking support for families in the ICU
Jacob Hoffa, PhD candidate at the School of Nursing, is combining clinical practice with research to improve outcomes for both patients and caregivers.
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August 08, 2013
Diabetes is best managed with a healthy diet, exercise and medication. But could steady doses of self-management support from others who have diabetes also help people with this condition maintain healthy blood sugar levels? Researchers at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western…
August 06, 2013
Case Western Reserve University’s Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing received a $2.5 million federal grant to provide loans that encourage students pursuing advanced degrees to become nurse educators. Health Resources and Service Administration (HRSA) introduced the Nurse Faculty Loan Program…
July 25, 2013
Researchers at Case Western Reserve University’s Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing will assess the effectiveness of palliative care home health visits in treating people with HIV and other chronic illnesses in a new four-year, $1.7 million study funded by the National Institute of Nursing…
July 21, 2013
New research in the Journal of Newborns & Infant Nursing Reviews concludes that so-called “kangaroo care” (KC), the skin-to-skin and chest-to-chest touching between baby and mother, offers developmentally appropriate therapy for hospitalized preterm infants. In the article, “Kangaroo Care as a…
July 19, 2013
Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing’s Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Independence Foundation Professor Elizabeth Madigan received the Ruth Corcoran and Nancy Langston Nursing Education Research Grant from the National League for Nursing. The grant will support her project, "Development…
July 03, 2013
Rebecca Patton, the Atkinson Visiting Instructor in Perioperative Nursing, was the 2013 recipient of the Dorothy Garrigus Adams Award for Excellence in Fostering Professional Standards. The award, presented by the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, recognizes extraordinary…
June 27, 2013
Having a job helps women with HIV manage their illnesses, according to researchers from Case Western Reserve University and the University of California at San Francisco. “The routine of a work schedule, plus the job-related money and benefits, provides extra emotional support for these women,”…
June 25, 2013
Medical advancements that extend the lives of patients with cancer, heart failure and other serious chronic diseases have created another need: more clinicians skilled in specialized care for people with terminal illnesses. Acknowledging this need, Case Western Reserve University’s Frances Payne…
June 13, 2013
Infants as young as 2 months old already exhibit growth patterns that can predict the child’s weight by age five, according to researchers at Case Western Reserve University’s Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing and Tennessee State University. “Almost from birth, we quickly saw this growth…
May 29, 2013
Nurses will use extreme measures to save patients and their parents. But they’d prefer less aggressive life-preserving methods for themselves, according to an international survey on nurses’ end-of-life preferences. Findings from a cross-cultural survey of 1,089 nurses from five countries about…