Ms. Bowens was a registered nurse first assistant in the operating room at Bronson Battle Creek Hospital in Battle Creek, Michigan.
BATTLE CREEK, MI, January 30, 2023 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Marquis Who's Who, the world's premier publisher of biographical profiles, is proud to honor Brenda Lee Bowens, BSN, with inclusion in Who's Who in the World. An accomplished listee, Ms. Bowens celebrates many years' experience in her professional network, and has been noted for achievements, leadership qualities, and the credentials and successes she has accrued in her field. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.
Having recently retired in June 2022 after more than 45 years in the field, Ms. Bowens was a registered nurse first assistant in the operating room at Bronson Battle Creek Hospital in Battle Creek, Michigan. Throughout the course of her professional career, she worked in various settings, garnering expertise in orthopedics, robotics, and general surgery.
While at Bronson Battle Creek, Ms. Bowens had the opportunity to be a part of several pioneering advances in the field. Most notably, she was instrumental in developing a robotic program alongside five other associates. Ms. Bowens and the group of individuals subsequently began with gynecological procedures and because of the program's success, it was expanded to include urological and general surgical procedures.
Ms. Bowens initially worked as a staff nurse in the operating room at Leila Y. Post Montgomery Hospital in Battle Creek from 1974 to 1987. She also served as a staff nurse at Borgess Medical Center, an acute care facility in Kalamazoo, Michigan, between 1987 and 1992, and as an operating room nurse for Battle Creek Health Systems (now Bronson Health Systems) until 2000. Ms. Bowens also taught as a clinical instructor at Kalamazoo Valley Community College from 1990 to 1991.
To prepare for her career in health care, Ms. Bowens received an Associate of Applied Science at Kellogg Community College in 1974, followed by a Bachelor of Science in nursing at the University of Michigan in 1990. She also completed a first assistant course at Oakland Heritage Hospital in Taylor, Michigan. Ms. Bowens holds credentials as a certified preoperative nurse and registered nurse first assistant.
To remain abreast in her field, Ms. Bowens is a member of the Michigan Nurses Association and the Association of Operating Room Nurses.
A big proponent of working in the health care industry, Ms. Bowens notes that there are so many opportunities and choices in terms of the setting one can specialize. Grateful for her success, as well as for the mentorship she received in the field, Ms. Bowens attributes her longevity in nursing to those that took the time to teach her and encourage her along the way.
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