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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Nursing’s Susan Painter offers intentional support to combat unintentional overdoses
Since the nation’s opioid crisis began in the 1990s, unintentional overdose deaths have claimed the lives of tens of thousands of Americans annually. And through the years, Susan Painter has seen the heartbreak—and insufficient support for families and healthcare providers grieving these deaths…
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September 12, 2024
Alumna reflects on a career of nursing and advocacy
By Amanda Brower
After Sept. 11, 2001, Colleen Leners, an emergency trauma nurse in the U.S. Navy Reserve, was asked to volunteer for active duty with the U.S. Army. Answering the call, she served in the Middle East with the U.S. Army Nurse Corps...
September 12, 2024
A new nursing collaborative sets out to explore sleep and circadian science
By Jen A. Miller
A good night’s sleep doesn’t just feel good—it’s critical to your quality of life. In adults, sleep helps maintain brain function as well as mental and physical health. In children, it’s a key factor in gr...
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September 12, 2024
Nursing school faculty and alumni advise on award-winning film
By Amanda Brower
While maternal mortality rates across the globe are dropping, there is one exception: the U.S., where the rate is 10 times higher than in Europe, according to the World Health Organization and Centers for Disease Contr...
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September 12, 2024
School photo day: A tradition amongst school children throughout generations. Many Case Western Reserve University faculty and staff remember the days of picking out just the right outfit to wear and hoping they didn’t have a poorly timed bad hair day. Afterall, those photos were featured in yearboo...
September 11, 2024
Student-turned-teaching-assistant leads the way for aspiring nurses
By Matthew Merchant
When Tanner Purnhagen (CWR ’15) takes to the skies as a flight nurse, he carries more than just medical equipment; he brings a profound commitment to easing the fears of patients while they’re suffering a healt...
September 11, 2024
Bridging healthcare and environmental advocacy
Record-breaking heat, drought and floods, and more frequent hurricanes and tornadoes are the most visible symptoms of climate change. Less apparent are the impacts on the health and well-being of the people affected by this extreme weather: heat-relate...
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September 11, 2024
Exploring the role of music therapy in medical decisions
By Ilima Loomis
From the album you listened to on repeat as a teenager to the first song you slow-danced to with your spouse, the music you love is more than just the soundtrack to your life; it’s part of who you are.
That’s the theory behi...
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September 11, 2024
Members of the Case Western Reserve University community are invited to learn more about Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing’s Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner major in the Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) program during an online information session Wednesday, Sept. 25, from no...
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September 10, 2024
As a nurse, Megan Foradori tried to make sure no child in need of developmental support fell through the cracks.
Across pediatric nursing roles in multiple states, she saw firsthand how babies and toddlers are screened for crucial social, speech and developmental milestones—and fiercely advocated f...
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September 09, 2024
Nursing faculty and students leverage advancements in computing and data to move the field forward
By Daniel Robison
As a nurse, Megan Foradori, RN, tried to make sure no child in need of developmental support fell through the cracks.
Across pediatric nursing r...