Leah Louise Curtin

Background

Curtin, Leah Louise was born on March 8, 1942 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Jean Wilson and Veronica Eloise (Dunst) Sutter.

Education

Diploma in nursing, Good Samaritan Hospital School Nursing, Cincinnati, 1965. Bachelor of Science in Community Health Planning, University Cincinnati, 1976. Master of Science in Health Planning and Administration, University Cincinnati, 1977.

Master of Arts in Philosophy, Athenaeum of Ohio, 1977. Doctorate (honorary), Medical College Ohio, 1986. Doctorate (honorary), State University of New York, Buffalo, 1990.

Doctor of Science (honorary), State University of New York, Utica, 1990. Doctor of Science (honorary), Medical College Ohio, 2002.

Career

Staff nurse Veterans Hospital, Cincinnati, 1965-1966, Visiting Nurses' Association, Cincinnati, 1966-1967. Instructor Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, 1974-1976. Assistant professor College Mount St. Joseph-On-The-Ohio, Cincinnati, 1976—1998.

Editor Nursing Management Springhouse Corporation, Philadelphia, 1979-1998. Partner Metier Consultant, Cincinnati, since 1988. Clinical professor nursing College Nursing and Health, University Cincinnati.

Organizational consultant Franciscan Sisters of Poor Health System, New York City, 1987-1996. Consultant on nursing ethics Nurse Corps, United States Air Force, Washington, since 1991, executive editor American Nurses Today, since 2009.

Achievements

• Leah Louise Curtin has been listed as a noteworthy publisher, nurse, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Nursing Ethics: Theories and Pragmatics

    (Book by Curtin, Leah)

  • Curtin Calls: Reflections on Nursing in the 80s

Membership

Member ANA, American Nurses Association, International Academy Nursing Editors, National League for Nursing, American Academy Political and Social Sciences, Hastings Center, Sigma Theta Tau.

Connections

Married Peter Joseph Curtin, April 15, 1966 (divorced May 1990). Children: Peter James, Rose Mary, Christopher Charles, Joseph Wilson.

Father:

Jean Wilson Sutter

Mother:

Veronica Eloise (Dunst) Sutter

Spouse:

Peter Joseph Curtin

child:

Rose Mary Curtin

child:

Joseph Wilson Curtin

child:

Peter James Curtin

child:

Christopher Charles Curtin