Brenda Joyce McMichen, BS, RN, a Registered Nurse with Georgia Diagnostic and Classification State Prison

Get to know Registered Nurse, Brenda Joyce McMichen, who serves patients in Jackson, Georgia.

Specializing in correctional nursing, Brenda is a registered nurse at Georgia Diagnostic and Classification State Prison.

Opened in 1969, Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison is a Georgia Department of Corrections prison for men in unincorporated Butts County, Georgia, near Jackson. The prison holds the state execution chamber.

At the start of her academic career, Brenda graduated with her nursing degree from Grady Memorial Hospital in 1973. Years later, in 1982, she went on to earn her Bachelor of Science degree in Health Administration from the University of St. Francis.

A Registered Nurse (RN) is a nurse who has graduated from a nursing program and met the requirements outlined by a country, state, province or similar licensing body to obtain a nursing license. RNs fulfill a variety of job duties. In addition to their primary role in treating and caring for patients, their responsibilities also include educating patients and the public about a variety of medical conditions, as well as providing emotional support, coordinating care  and advice to the families of their patients. Other RN job functions include leadership, research, performing diagnostic tests and analyzing results, operating medical equipment, administering medications, recording patients’ symptoms and medical histories, and assisting with patient rehabilitation and follow-up.

Learn More About Brenda Joyce McMichen:

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