Vincent Vacca, nurse educator, left, accepts an award from Shaun Golden, nurse director for the Neuro ICU, at the conference.

BWH nurses, nurse directors, educators and other team members gathered for the annual Neuroscience Nursing Conference in the State Street Pavilion Club at Fenway Park on May 19. BWHers and guests discussed stroke in women, neurological critical care for children and more.

Zinnia Feliciano, MS, AGCNS, CNRN, last year’s Essence of Nursing recipient, and Eileen McMahon-Bowen, BSN, RN, CNRN, the 2014 Essence of Nursing recipient, read narratives about their most memorable patients. Additionally, Greg Coutu, a former patient of the Neurosciences ICU, and his wife, Jillian, shared their care experience.

Throughout the conference, celebratory messages for BWH nurses appeared on Fenway’s big screen. Conference-goers also received a visit from the Red Sox mascot, Wally the Green Monster, and had the chance to see the team’s World Series trophies.