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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 ĂŰĚŇAPP’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.

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Nursing’s Joachim Voss receives 2016 President’s Award from the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care
Joachim Voss, who holds the Sarah C. Hirsh Professorship at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing and directs the Sarah Cole Hirsh Center for Best Nursing Practices Based on Nursing, received the 2016 President’s Award from the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care. The organization recognized…
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Children's health screenings net nursing school national honor
A decade ago, undergraduate nursing students at ĂŰĚŇAPP began a program that has since provided health screenings and tips on healthier living to thousands of Cleveland public school students. This week, the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing will receive an Innovations…
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No willpower required: Families adopt healthy behaviors through trial and error
Forgoing a reliance on motivation, families can adopt healthy behaviors—eating better and exercising more—by following a new approach that focuses on the redesign of family daily routines. In a series of pilot tests of the approach—known as “SystemCHANGE”—by nursing scientists at Case Western…
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Nursing’s Joyce Fitzpatrick receives rare Living Legend honor
Of the 3.5 million nurses in the United States, only 2,400 hold the distinction of membership in the American Academy of Nursing (AAN). More selective still is the academy’s designation of Living Legend—only a handful are chosen each year. Now, count Joyce Fitzpatrick among their ranks. An…
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Celebrate National Midwifery Week with free cupcakes Thursday
For the fifth year in a row, the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing will celebrate National Midwifery Week by giving away 1,000 mini cupcakes—one cupcake for every 10 babies born annually into the hands of certified nurse midwives in Ohio. The cupcakes, supplied by Main Street Cupcakes, will…
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Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Judson Services Inc. create joint program
$1.2 million gift provides initial funding Judson Services Inc. and the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at ĂŰĚŇAPP recently announced a collaborative effort to create an endowed position that will serve both organizations. The cornerstone of what will be named the…
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Nursing’s Joyce Fitzpatrick named “Living Legend” by American Academy of Nursing
Joyce Fitzpatrick, the Elizabeth Brooks Ford Professor of Nursing at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, will receive the American Academy of Nursing’s honest honor: Living Legend. Fitzpatrick, who previously served as dean of the nursing school for more than 15 years, is one of just five…
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University mourns passing of Gregory Graham—alumnus, faculty member, and doctoral student
Gregory “Greg” Graham was so admired by his distance-learning students that, invariably, when he was introduced the first time they gathered on campus, they’d erupt in applause. Graham’s dedication to teaching was so great, colleagues, at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing said, that he…
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Nursing leadership conference to demonstrate broad opportunities for professionals and students
Established and aspiring nursing leaders and students at any level are invited to attend “Today's DNP: Taking the Lead on the World Stage,” a conference highlighting international opportunities for nursing professionals, presented by the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing. The nursing school…
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Rebecca Patton to represent American Nurses Association at RNC
The American Nurses Association (ANA) selected Rebecca Patton, the Lucy Jo Atkinson Scholar in Perioperative Nursing, as its representative for next week’s Republican National Convention. Patton is a past president of ANA.