Background
Packa, Donna Rogers was born on January 8, 1950 in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Daughter of William Haydon and Loris Nell R.
Packa, Donna Rogers was born on January 8, 1950 in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Daughter of William Haydon and Loris Nell R.
Bachelor of science in nursing, Murray (Kentucky) State University, 1972. MSN, University Alabama, Birmingham, 1976. Doctor of Science in Nursing, University Alabama, Birmingham, 1986.
From staff nurse to acting head nurse, Cardiac Care Unit City of Memphis Hospitals, 1972-1975; team leader Cardiac Care Unit, Cooper Green Hospital, Birmingham, Alabama, 1975, 77; staff nurse medical Intensive Care Unit, University of Alabama Hospital, Birmingham, 1976; instructor to associate professor graduate program, U. Alabama School Nursing, Birmingham, 1976-1989; professor, associate dean for academic affairs School of Nursing, U. Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, since 1990. Alabama affiliate, representative American Heart Association, Dallas and Birmingham, 1987-1989,chairman postgraduate seminar on quality of life, Washington, 1988. Program evaluator National League for Nursing, 1995-1999.
Member revenue generation task force American Red Cross nursing committee, Birmingham, 1983-1989, 86-87. Board directors Alabama affiliate American Heart Association, Birmingham, 1977-1981, 86-89. Member American Nurses Association, American Association of Critical Care Nurses, National League Nursing.
Married Joseph James Packa, October 13, 1979. Children: Sharon Nell, Susan Marie.