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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 APP’s 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.

Recent News

The Importance of Diversity
February is Black History Month, a good time to remind ourselves of the importance of diversity in achieving our mission in the School of Medicine. Besides being the right thing to do, increasing the on-campus presence of faculty members, staff, and students from a variety of backgrounds adds to…
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Gut feelings guide clinical decisions by nurse practitioners
New study counters belief that using intuition in patient care comes with years of experience or is associated with gender Intuition—often described as a “gut feeling”—factors prominently in clinical reasoning and decision-making by health care professionals. But new research from Case Western…
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Nursing’s Mary Quinn Griffin named to the 2016 Irish Education 100 list
Mary Quinn Griffin, professor in the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, was named to the 2016 Irish Education 100, a listing of the leading Irish-American figures in education across the United States. The Irish Education 100 gives tribute to the enduring Irish success in education,…
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Improving health of grandparents taking on stresses of parenting aim of new $2 million NIH grant
As the number of grandparents caring for grandchildren full time continues to swell, so do the stress-induced health risks associated with such a demanding responsibility. Now, a four-year, $2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health will allow researchers at Case Western Reserve…
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Executive Order Message
To the Faculty, Staff, and Students of APP School of Medicine: The School of Medicine is firmly committed to supporting all faculty members, staff, and students affected by the president’s executive order on immigration and travel. As a school with a global reputation…
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Graduate Nursing Information Session
The Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing will host a Graduate Nursing Information Session from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 18. The sessions will include information about the Graduate Entry Nursing Program/Master of Nursing for prospective students with a non-nursing undergraduate degree,…
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Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Charlene Phelps
The Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing will host a tribute to celebrate the life and legacy of Charlene Phelps, a graduate and longtime supporter of the School of Nursing. She passed away Nov. 17. The tribute will be held Tuesday, Jan. 24, at 2 p.m. at the Church of the Covenant. A reception…
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Ring in the New!
We enter the new year with much optimism and high expectations, looking forward to fresh opportunities and new relationships. The list of those who wish to collaborate with us grows apace … Congratulations to Mark Chance, PhD, and his colleagues for turning an idea about collaboration into…
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Class searches for the meaning of a “good death”
An elderly woman is laid on a stainless-steel table, her hands folded, with a white sheet covering her face. For many of the APP students in this class—Perspectives on Dying and Death: Normalizing the Inevitable—it’s their first time seeing death up close. Maryjo…
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NIH funds $2 million study to improve health of caregivers of relatives with bipolar disorder
Family members of the more than 10 million adults with bipolar disorder in the United States often see their own heath suffer from the demands of taking care of them. With a four-year, $2 million National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant, nurse scientists at APP will…