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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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Flight nursing online information session
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 Flight Nursing Specialty. An online information session will be held Thursday, May 30, from noon to 1 p.m. David…
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Get to know eight members of CWRU’s graduating Class of 2024
Case Western Reserve University students come to campus with impressive résumés. While here, they continue to flourish—and share their knowledge, skills and experiences with our university community, leaving a mark on their peers, instructors and the broader campus and Cleveland communities.…
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Pediatric Acute and Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Online Information Session
Members of the Case Western Reserve University community are invited to learn more about Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing’s Pediatric Acute and Primary Care Nurse Practitioner majors. An online information session will be held Tuesday, May 28, from noon to 1 p.m. EST. Master of Science in…
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Honorary degree recipients to be recognized by the university
As the members of Case Western Reserve University's Class of 2024 prepare to formally earn their bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees in commencement ceremonies May 15-19, the university will also award three honorary degrees. These honors recognize the recipients' lifetime achievements in…
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Master of Science in Nursing – Adult-­Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner major information session
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. An online information session will be held on Tuesday, May 21,…
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Lessons learned in hand hygiene after COVID-19: An expert weighs in
When Shanina Knighton began pursuing her doctorate in nursing in 2013, she set out to seek evidence to support a theory. She’d noticed that, during the H1N1 pandemic, patient hand hygiene wasn’t prioritized the same way it was for healthcare providers. Shanina Knighton Her take?…
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Nursing’s Ronald Hickman inducted into International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame
Ronald Hickman Ronald Hickman, professor at Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, will be inducted into the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing’s International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame this summer. Hickman is one of 30 world-renowned nurse researchers selected for the…
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Master of Science in Nursing Neonatal Nurse Practitioner major information session
Members of the Case Western Reserve University community are invited to learn more about Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing’s Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (NNP) major. An online information session will be held Tuesday, May 14, from noon to 1…
Nursing Research News: April 2024
Each month, the Center for Research and Scholarship at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing sends an internal research newsletter to faculty, staff, students and researchers. A recap is posted here. Message from the Associate Dean for Research The National Institutes of Health (NIH),…
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Mandel School students Kate Guditz and Carlie Shelton recognized for gerontological studies
Kate Guditz and Carlie Shelton, master’s students at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, were selected to receive the 2024 Marie Haug Award. The Marie Haug Award is presented annually to a graduate student(s) who has shown exemplary performance in their…