Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing

Case Western Reserve University
Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing
Established1898[1]
DeanCarol M. Musil
Location, ,
Websitehttps://case.edu/nursing/

The Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing is the nursing school of Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, OH. The school is named in honor of Frances Payne Bolton, a former congresswoman from Cleveland's 22nd District.[2]

History

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Originally known as the Lakeside Hospital Training School for Nursing, the school was founded in 1898. Kate Benedict Hanna Harvey (1871-1936), an heiress to the M. A. Hanna Company fortune and philanthropist, spearheaded its establishment.[3] In honor and after endowment by Frances Payne Bolton, the school was renamed in 1935 to the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing.[1]

Case Western Reserve created the world's first applied doctorate of nursing in 1979.[4]

In 2019, the main offices were relocated into the Health Education Campus's Samson Pavilion, on the campus of Cleveland Clinic.[5]

Marian K. Shaughnessy Nurse Leadership Academy was created in 2021, and is located on the Health Education Campus.[6]

Programs

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The Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing educates health care professionals. It offers undergraduate and graduate nursing programs, including:

  • Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
  • Graduate Entry (MN)
  • Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)
  • Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
  • Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing (PhD)
  • Dual Doctorate DNP/PhD Program[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b "History of the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing".
  2. ^ "History: Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University". nursing.case.edu/about/history/. Retrieved 2011-11-29.
  3. ^ The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History
  4. ^ "Doctor of Nursing Practice".
  5. ^ "Is CWRU-Cleveland Clinic Health Education Campus end of big-box era as Clinic shifts focus? – Steven Litt". July 21, 2019.
  6. ^ "New $2.5 million gift to Case Western Reserve will establish home for nurse leadership academy". February 19, 2021.
  7. ^ "Programs". nursing.case.edu. Retrieved 2017-09-07.

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