Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing

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...

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...

Mentoring program equips nursing students with alumni insight By Lauren Dangel As Rachel Shen (CWR ’24) prepared to transition from student to nurse, she wondered how the perspectives of the diverse, far-reaching network of Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing alumni could help students like her...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...