Residents Thank Nurse Mentors
Award recipients are joined by the residents who nominated them at the May celebration.
When a young patient in the MICU was dying, Jackie Feeney, BSN, RN, comforted both the patient’s family and the medical resident caring for the patient. “It was really hard for me,” said Anne Liu, MD. “I appreciated her helping me.”
Feeney, who residents say knows “everything about her patients and their families,” was among 13 nurses honored in May with Housestaff Nursing Awards for serving as mentors to residents.
“We wanted to thank not only the nominees, but all of the nurses we work with,” said Jill Gelow, MD, who coordinated the event. “Working with you is what makes our experience so great.”
Residents cited examples of experiences as they introduced each award winner. Megan Coholan, RN, of Tower 14, for example, showed residents the true meaning of compassion as she continued to visit one of her patients even after he was transferred to intensive care, bringing him the Boston Herald sports section.
This year’s event included a new award presented to a member of Admitting, Helen Bagley. In addition, residents announced that the Care Coordination award would be named in honor of Lynn Rodriguez, a Care Coordination nurse and past recipient of this award who passed away in January. This award went to Lynne Lenoir, BSN, RN, ASN.
This year’s recipients were Robert Benvenuti, BSN, RN, Colleen Demar, RN, Loretta Pietrzak, RN, Megan Coholan, RN, Jill Martin, RN, Feeney, Robert Fine, RN, Ana Barros, RN, Lenoir, Faulkner Hospital’s Suzanne Devitt, RN, Pat Connolly, RN, and Sharon Regan, RN, Magalie Jean-Marie of the VA and Helen Bagley of Admitting.
Brian Turner, MD, came in on his day off to present Ana Barros, RN, of BIMA, with a Housestaff Nursing Award.