Come say hi to us at the BSN first-year orientation happening today (Sept 1st) in the CHW building. We are here to answer any questions, give tours of the building, provide advice on textbooks, and play some games. 

 In the next few weeks we will be hosting an in-person meet & greet for our mentors and mentees to meet each other in a group setting. This is a good opportunity to meet students from all years of the program and build our community!

The NSMP is hosting a bottle drive Saturday April 30!  We are going to be set up at the Glanford bottle depot from 9am to 3pm. If you have bottles to donate, please drop by anytime! We can also schedule a contactless pickup if you are not able/comfortable coming down. Please fill out our form to sign up for a contactless pickup bottle drive pick up form here https://forms.gle/Ef26TZcJHX2os9Qd6. 

All donations will directly support our program and go towards all of our basic expenses to help support our mentors and mentees.

Please join the NSMP for our upcoming workshop March 4 1900 titled “Mystery Amid Death and Dying” with Coby Tschanz RN, PHD and Erika Lahnsteiner UVNS4. Coby and Erika will discuss navigating caring for patients in the process of dying and post-mortem as well as coping with the emotional toll it can take on nurses/nursing students. Their goal is to take some of the mystery out of death and dying and try and find comfort in the process while providing tools and strategies to feel prepared to deal with a patient death. It will cover the nurses role near, at time, and post death as well as coping strategies to assist in the emotional aspect of patient death. They hope to provide confidence to students and mitigate fears surrounding end of life care. All BSN students and staff are welcome.

Zoom link 885 695 6583

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Please join us in welcoming Lauren Priest, a local funeral home director and mortician. Lauren will be discussing the journey of a client after they leave our care in the hospital or community and enter into her attentive and compassionate care. Lauren will discuss what her job entails and how she supports families in this life transition. This information is helpful for you own knowledge and wellbeing and also offers you the chance to support grieving families with offering your knowledge on the subject. All BSN students and faculty are welcome. 

Hello first years!

With the end of the semester rolling around, the Nursing Student Mentorship Program (NSMP) is holding a first year Q & A session. We are gonna have a panel of 2nd, 3rd, and 4th years to help answer any questions you have. Come and ask us any questions about clinicals, classes, study tips, and the program in general. If you want to ask anonymous questions or input any questions in advance, fill out this google form https://forms.gle/tjF6CjWKFC2FK2o5A

Workshop will be held on Wednesday November 10 @ 1900 on Zoom

Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8856956583?pwd=QlgzMVhQRkdhOG5QR0s4bGFwemVsZz09 

Hope to see you there!!

The NSMP is holding our annual bottle drive on Saturday Oct 17! We are going to be set up at the Glanford bottle depot from 0900 to 1500. If you have bottles to donate, please drop by anytime! We can also schedule a contactless pickup if you are not able/comfortable coming down. Please fill out our form to sign up for a contactless pickup bottle drive pick up form  or scan the QR code. 

All donations will directly support our program and go towards all of our basic expenses to help support our mentors and mentees. 

Join the NSMP for our last workshop of the semester on April 1st at 1900.  We are excited to be welcoming Sean Sturgill who will be leading a presentation on violence prevention within nursing practice. Sean will be discussing de escalation techniques, some legal context regarding what a nurse is allowed to do if there is a violent situation, as well as walk through some of defense tactics. This is great education to learn or refresh before heading out into CPE this upcoming semester. It is also the last opportunity to enter our end of semester giveaway in which we have a pair of Vessis, a clinical care package, and a generous gift from the BCNU up for grabs. As always, mics and cameras are not mandatory but are encouraged! Hope to see you there, and if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to nsmp.cnsc@gmail.com.

Hi first years! The NSMP will be holding a first year Q&A session on Thursday March 11 @ 1900 on zoom open to all first year BSN students. This is your opportunity to ask a panel of second and third year BSN students questions you have about the program, clinical, nursing, or just to hear your peers questions. We will have an anonymous white board available for you to ask questions and you will also be able to use your mic or chat function. If you have any questions you want to ensure we have time to answer, please feel free to send them to nsmp.cnsc@gmail.com and we'll ensure to answer them first. We're looking forward to "seeing" you! Check out the poster below for more information.

Please join us in welcoming panelists from BC Children’s Hospital on March 4 @1900. They will speak about their work as an interdisciplinary team on a child psychiatry unit. This is a great opportunity to ask your questions about speech language pathologists, nursing care on a pediatric psychiatric unit, and nursing care in another health authority! Additionally, this is one of the final few opportunities to enter your name to win one of the following: a pair of Vessi shoes, a clinical care package valued up to $60, and a BCNU Swag Bag + a special secret $50 gift card! All BSN and interested students and faculty members are welcome. As always, mics and cameras are not required but are encouraged!

Come join the NSMP in welcoming UVIC nursing faculty Leanne Kelly and Christina Chakanyuka along with Camosun faculty Faye Martin on Tuesday Feb 23 @1900. Leanne, Christina, and Faye will be leading a discussion surrounding anti-racism work and its importance in the healthcare field. This is an important discussion to be a part of and we encourage anyone who is available to attend and to participate in whatever capacity they are comfortable with. As always, mics and cameras are encouraged but not mandatory. All BSN students and faculty are welcome to attend.

Join the NSMP in welcoming our guest speaker, Andrea Turner, to our workshop on Burnout and Mindful Self Compassion. In our BSN program, we have the opportunity to discuss burnout and compassion fatigue and we may have even witnessed burnout in our own clinical practice. In this workshop, Andrea will introduce a term which new scientific research is identifying as another source of "fatigue" witnessed in nursing. She will also be introducing us to some mindful self compassion practice activities we can begin to introduce into our practice as students. Andrea Turner is one of our BSN instructors at Camosun College and also co-leads the Mindfulness Self Compassion circles. By attending this workshop you will be entered into our End of Semester Raffle Giveaway and will have the chance to win one of three of our great prizes. Join us on February 4 @ 1900 on Zoom.

Are you interested in mental health nursing? Do you not know much about the mental health specialty? If so, come join Tessa Wosniak and Sean Sturgill, two Camosun faculty members and specialists in mental health and psychiatric nursing, as they discuss what led them into the specialty, what a day in the life looks like, give their advice, and answer your questions about the specialty. All BSN students are welcome to attend, whether you have a specific interest in the field or not. As always, cameras and mics are not mandatory but encouraged!  

Join pediatric nurse Cheryl Marr and maternity nurse Maria Fyfe as they host a workshop about their respective specialties on Thursday January 21 at 1900. This workshop will help you better understand the role of a nurse in each specialty, answer commonly asked questions, and allow you the opportunity to ask your own questions about each specialty. Students will be encouraged to bring their questions and have opportunities to ask them via mic and camera, chat function, or via the anonymous white board. All BSN students are welcome and as always cameras and mics are not required but they are encouraged! If you have any questions please email nsmp.cnsc@gmail.com 

Join 2nd and 3rd year NSMP committee members as we answer your burning questions about all things clinical. From questions of "what shoes should I buy?" to "how to get over the stress of your first day?" we're here to help answer those questions in an open forum style. We encourage you to come with questions you may have, and you'll be able to ask them using your mic, chat function, or anonymous whiteboard on Zoom. We look forward to seeing you there!

Join the NSMP with special guest Tess Wosniak, RN MSN and associate chair of the BSN program, as she discusses mental health and coping. This is a specifically timed event, as we understand the stress all students are under as we near the end of semester and want to provide students with information and strategies to best care for themselves, as well as have conversations that destigmatize mental health. Tess is an RN with specialty in psych and is currently working on her PhD. We encourage you to come and join us, cameras and mics are not mandatory but encouraged, we like to see your faces! See you on Tuesday Dec 1st. 

Join Camosun's Indigenous Support Coordinator Faye Martin and Uvic Nursing Professor Christina Chakanyuka as they host a virtual circle to discuss decolonizing healthcare and how we can best support our Indigenous clients as nurses and nursing students. All BSN students are welcome 

The workshop will be hosted on Zoom on November 24th at 7pm. Cameras and mics are not mandatory, but discussion is welcomed!

Join UVIC professor and practicing palliative care nurse Coby Tschanz (RN, PHD) and 3rd year BSN student Erika Lahnsteiner as they discuss navigating caring for patients in the process of dying and post-mortem as well as coping with the emotional strain death can have on the nurse/nursing student. Their goal is to take some of the mystery out of the dying process and provide you will tools and strategies to feel prepared to deal with a patient death. It will cover the nurses role near, at time, and post death as well as coping strategies to assist in the emotional aspect of patient death. They hope to provide confidence to students and mitigate fears surrounding end of life care. All BSN students are welcome.

The workshop will be hosted on Zoom on November 26th at 7pm. Cameras and mics are not mandatory, but discussion is welcomed!

The NSMP is hosting another workshop!

The workshop will discuss the ways in which health care professionals can provide safe care the LGBTQIA2S+ patients. Our guest speaker will be Kristen McLaughlin, the Camosun BSN year 2 program lead.

The workshop will be hosted on Zoom on November 17th at 7pm. Cameras and mics are not mandatory, but discussion is welcomed!

Hello everyone, the NSMP is hosting several workshops this November. And the first one we're presenting is "The Dual Health Crisis: The nurses role in harm reduction".

Our guest speaker is Corey Ranger, a registered nurse and passionate advocate for pragmatic public policy. Corey is the Clinical Nurse Lead for the Victoria SAFER project, as well as a project consultant for BC campus and the Provincial Peer Training Curriculum Project.

Come join us on Zoom on November 12 at 7:00pm. Zoom info on poster. Hope to see you guys there!

Interested in brushing up on your APA, come and join our online work shop! Tessa Wonsiak is an amazing nurse and instructor and she will be presenting easy APA and myths of academic writing. 

We are holding sessions on the 6th and 15th of October @7mp on zoom. 

All BSN students are welcome to come!