Background
Konopka, Barbara was born on December 17, 1949 in Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter of Gerard and Dorothy (Engelhardt) Wade.
Konopka, Barbara was born on December 17, 1949 in Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter of Gerard and Dorothy (Engelhardt) Wade.
Diploma, Community Medical Center, 1970. Bachelor of science in nursing, Marywood College, 1985. MSN, Widener University, 1987.
Postgraduate, Widener University.
Charge nurse Intensive Care Unit-critical care unit Community Medical Center, Scranton, Pennsylvania, charge nurse emergency room, administrative relief manager, nursing manager emergency/trauma, IV team and Guam laboratory. Assistant professor nursing department Marywood College, 1989-1996. Nursing instructor Penn State University, since 1996.
Disaster drill evaluator Susquehanna County, 1989. Member American Association of Critical Care Nurses (national and local), Emergency Nurses Association (national standing education committee 1990), Clinical Nurse Specialists, American Heart Association (American Council of Learned Societies instructor 1986), Pennsylvania Nurses Association (nominating committee 1985-1991, board directors #28, 3d party reimbursement since 1988), Pennsylvania Emergency Health Services Council (nursing advisory committee 1988-1997), Sigma Theta Tau.