Nursing Student Supports
Nursing Student Supports
Nursing school can be demanding, and knowing where to turn can make a difference. From wellness and peer connection to tutoring and skills practice, there are people and resources here to support you.
You belong here, and support is just a conversation away.
Wellness Navigator
Need someone to talk to?
Ken Reid, BA, BSW, MSW, RSW, our Wellness Navigator, offers free, confidential counselling and can help connect you with the right resources.
Support includes resource navigation, weekly discussion and activity groups, and therapy-dog drop-ins with Bodhi.
Available to: Nursing students, faculty and staff at all sites.
Connect:
ken.reid@mun.ca
(709) 864-8823
HSC Room 2938 or online
Peer Tutoring Program
Study smarter, together
Nursing students volunteer to help you understand course content, prepare for exams, review challenging concepts and build effective study strategies.
Nursing Lab Assistants
Practice makes confident nurses
Each site has a Nursing Laboratory Assistant to support you as you independently practise the nursing skills learned in lab sessions.
Hours: Check with your Learning Resource Centre (LRC) for site-specific times.
Peer Guides
Your first-year support team
Peer Guides help new students settle in by sharing advice, answering questions about the program and offering encouragement as you get to know the Faculty of Nursing.
Connect: Meet them during orientation or email nursundergrad@mun.ca.
24/7 student support
GuardMe Student Support Program (GMSSP) provides free, confidential support 24 hours a day, seven days a week, in more than 60 languages.
North America: 1-844-451-9700
Outside North America: 001-416-380-6578
App: TELUS Health Student Support
Need help right now?
- Emergency: Call 911
- Suicide Crisis Helpline: Call or text 9-8-8, 24 hours a day, seven days a week
- Mental Health & Addictions: Call 811 (outside Newfoundland and Labrador: 1-888-709-2929)
- Walk-in Psychiatric Assessment Unit: Mental Health & Addictions Centre, 300 Prince Philip Drive