Martha Curley named “Living Legend” by American Academy of Nursing

Martha A.Q. Curley, PhD, RN, FAAN, the Ruth M. Colket Endowed Chair in Pediatric Nursing at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and Professor at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, was recently named a “Living Legend” by the American Academy of Nursing. Curley was selected as one of six Living Legends this year, a professional distinction awarded to an elite group of nurses recognized for their extraordinary contributions to the nursing profession and healthcare worldwide.

Curley is a nurse researcher and focuses on learning more about how nurse-implemented interventions can be applied during periods of critical care. Her research has highlighted the importance of relationship-based care when partnering with parents of critically ill children, supported parent presence during invasive procedures and resuscitation, and informed the practice of caring for critically-ill pediatric patients with acute respiratory failure.

Curley will officially receive this honor during the Academy’s Health Policy Conference in October in Washington, DC.

Learn more about Dr. Curley’s career, accomplishments and inspiring words for future nurse researchers in this Q&A on the CHOP Research Institute’s Cornerstone Blog.