Frances Payne Bolton School of 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]

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

History

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

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
  1. "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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