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By Melissa Campbell<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cheryle Baker has been a nurse for 22 years. She spends her nights helping some of the most critically ill patients at MultiCare Auburn Medical Center\u2019s intensive care unit. Baker says she wouldn\u2019t have it any other way.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the ICU, you are either going to save a life and make a difference, or you are going to help a family let go of a life and make a difference,\u201d she says. \u201cIt\u2019s gratifying when you can ready a family on a personal level and help them understand disease progression, so it makes sense and eases the transitions.\u201d<\/p>\n

An example of such a transition happened a little while back. Baker was caring for a patient who had no chance of recovery. The patient was part of a rather large family, many of whom were estranged from one another. The patient had no power of attorney, and there was no consensus on a care plan.<\/p>\n

The options? Let him go or do everything possible to keep him alive, despite the dire prognosis. Over the next 24 hours, Baker contacted 35 family members, helping each of them understand the prospects for her dying patient.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was able to educate, explain and help them come to terms of letting go of this young man,\u201d she says. \u201cHe was able to pass with peace and dignity. The family had no regrets. In the end, the family passed phone numbers and promised to keep in touch.\u201d<\/p>\n

Baker is the kind of nurse who displays a level of compassionate care for her patients and gentle realism for their families. It\u2019s part of what makes her an exceptional nurse.<\/p>\n

It earned her Auburn\u2019s January 2020 DAISY Award.<\/p>\n

Celebrating excellence<\/h3>\n

The DAISY Award celebration took place in the early morning, just after shift change. Baker, who works the night shift, had to be convinced to stay for the award ceremony. She had a long night and was ready to leave.<\/p>\n

\u201cOh, just hang out to see who gets the award, then you can leave,\u201d said her manager, Laura Nunn. \u201cIt won\u2019t take long.\u201d<\/p>\n

When Chief Nurse Executive Lucy Norris announced the winner, Baker\u2019s surprise was evident. She teared up and gave hugs all around.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis caught me by surprise,\u201d she says. \u201cA family will sometimes bring you coffee or a treat, but they don\u2019t write it up. I\u2019ve always wanted this award. It means exceptional nursing.\u201d<\/p>\n

The DAISY nominator wrote that Baker exemplifies the finest of AMC\u2019s nursing staff:<\/p>\n

\u201cCheryle was wonderful and would always be one step ahead of anything I needed. She was compassionate and direct, which I really appreciated. When I was cold there would be a warm blanket for me or a cup of tea. Cheryle took time to talk openly and candidly with me and I really appreciated her friendly and compassionate manner.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rose Atkins, Auburn\u2019s clinical director, says this perfectly describes Baker.<\/p>\n

\u201cCheryle always puts patients first,\u201d Atkins says. \u201cShe has endless energy. She is a nurse\u2019s nurse. We are very lucky to have her here.\u201d<\/p>\n

Her manager, Nunn, agrees.<\/p>\n

\u201cCheryle provides compassionate care to the patients and families here in the ICU,\u201d Nunn says. \u201cShe is dedicated to the profession of nursing and serves as a great role model to residents and new staff in the unit.\u201d<\/p>\n

Advertising works<\/h3>\n

In her youth, Baker lived as an Army wife, moving from town to town. When her marriage fell apart, she found she had little education and a young son to care for.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was in the bathroom crying, wondering what to do with myself,\u201d she says. \u201cThen a magazine fell and on the open page was an ad that said, \u2018Be a CNA.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

She followed the advice of the fates and went to school to be a certified nursing assistant and eventually worked her way up to be a registered nurse.<\/p>\n

As an RN, Baker loves working in the intensive care unit. It prompted her to obtain a certification for critical care registered nurse (CCRN). She later earned a bachelor\u2019s degree and started a degree toward a nurse practitioner. She ultimately decided she wanted to stay involved with bedside nursing and focus on doing the right thing for her patients.<\/p>\n

Her idol is Major Margaret Houlihan, the head nurse of the hit 1970s television series \u201cM*A*S*H.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cShe didn\u2019t take anything from anybody,\u201d Baker says. \u201cShe especially stood up for what was right. I try to do that every day.\u201d<\/p>\n

The DAISY Award<\/a> is presented at MultiCare hospitals in Puget Sound and Inland Northwest regions, and honors licensed nursing professionals in more than 2,000 health care facilities worldwide for outstanding patient care, clinical skills and extraordinary compassion in nursing.<\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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