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Broadway House Staff Member Receives a Healthcare Foundation
Broadway House is proud to announce that Cheryl Burnett, MSN, RN, NP-C was awarded the 2011 Humanism in Healthcare Award. Broadway House is Cheryl’s first job as an Advanced Practice Nurse. It is a particularly challenging position both from the medical and psychosocial perspective. Cheryl came to Broadway House in 2008 after obtaining her APN certification at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. She served as a staff nurse at The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood and at Muhlenberg Regional Medical Center in Plainfield after obtaining her RN from Muhlenberg Regional Medical Center School of Nursing in 1998. As a testament to Cheryl’s exceptional abilities, we note that she came to the field of nursing after obtaining a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Rutgers University College of Engineering in 1991. Cheryl, the mother of seven children aged 17 to 31 years, says that her model of caring was her mother, a woman who always cared for others – financially or by giving of herself. “All nurses need to be caring, as nursing is the art of caring combined with scientific knowledge. As a nurse practitioner I encounter people who are very ill, mentally and/or physically. Their coping skills are compromised in light of dealing with a chronic disease such as HIV/AIDS with all its complications. Therefore, there is a great need for personal support and continued disease management,” stated Cheryl. “At Broadway House we have many patients who are receiving medical care for the first time in their lives, many come from broken homes, and many have never been loved or cared for. Many are addicted to drugs and alcohol. Many have no education. Because of the high incidence of noncompliance to medication regimens and also relapse to illicit drug use, constant reinforcement and education are needed along with disease management to maintain health in these residents. So we serve a population which is in dire need of care and support.” Cheryl thought about how being at Broadway House has provided the environment in which she serves. “People come to Broadway House in need, they leave being able to control a chronic disease with the aid of medications and other medical and psychosocial interventions. Here, they receive a sense of dignity while living or in the dying process, many learn independence in order to go back into the community and live productive lives, some learn how to give back and most importantly to love. Along with the clinical care for HIV/AIDS and other conditions, they receive services for their basic human needs such as dental care, gynecological care, and mammograms. Broadway House helps the most vulnerable in our society to get back on their feet.” “For me,” stated Cheryl, “caring stems basically from how I would want to be treated. Our residents at Broadway House are so grateful for every small thing we do. Helping them gives me great satisfaction.” |
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