Does each campus have a registered/certified nurse?

Each NEISD campus has one Registered Nurse (RN). Additionally, Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVNs) and Clinic Assistants (CAs), supervised by the RN, are at designated campuses. Look up your campus nurse by school below. 

The School Nurse:

• serves as the child´s advocate
• conducts health screenings
• provides specialized health care and services
• assesses and evaluates individual growth and development
• monitors student´s immunizations
• acts as a resource for faculty, parents and students
• provides individual health counseling to service emotional and physical health needs
• identifies and refers possible pediatric and adolescent health problems for early diagnosis and treatment
• evaluates and monitors communicable diseases and implements strategies to prevent the spread of disease in the school
• conducts health related classroom instruction such as the maturation program, AIDS and sex education, and child abuse prevention.
• acts as special education team member for children with special needs.
• serves as a liaison with parents, physicians, community agencies and support groups to provide medical care and assistance to families and students in need
• provides educational and promotional activities for the future healthy lifestyles of our students