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Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing

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Recent News

Sign up to attend Graduate Nursing Open House Jan. 11
The Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing will host a Graduate Nursing Open House on Saturday, Jan. 11, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The open house will include information about the Graduate Entry Nursing Program/Master's of Nursing, Master's of Science in Nursing, Doctor of Nursing Practice and PhD…
CWRU sleep expert says caffeine jolt not worth it in the long run
Is that caffeine jolt worth the extra hours of studying or long workday? In the long run, no, according to Michael Decker, associate professor at ӰƵ’s Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing and a national sleep expert, because of the effects of caffeine and the changes…
Nursing school to develop new technology to guide people through health care decisions
One of life’s toughest decisions is whether to continue or withdraw life-sustaining therapies for loved ones who are unable to make their own health care decisions. The goal of a two-year, $460,000 National Institute of Nursing Research-supported project at ӰƵ’s…
Nursing researcher earns $50,000 grant to study interventions to keep diabetics healthy
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…
School of Nursing receives federal grant to help ease shortage of nurse educators
ӰƵ’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…
Nursing school to study effectiveness of home visits for patients with HIV, chronic illnesses
Researchers at ӰƵ’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…
”Kangaroo Care” offers developmental benefits for premature newborns
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…
Nursing’s Elizabeth Madigan earns grant for research on quality, safety education
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…
Instructor Rebecca Patton receives award from International Honor Society of Nursing
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…
Having a job helps women with HIV manage their illness, according to new research
Having a job helps women with HIV manage their illnesses, according to researchers from ӰƵ 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,”…