Angie Veyhl RN has worked at Aldridge since 2001 as our school nurse.

"School nursing is a specialized practice of professional nursing that advances the well being, academic success, and life-long achievement of students. To that end, school nurses facilitate positive student responses to normal development; promote health and safety; intervene with actual and potential health problems; provide case management services; and actively collaborate with others to build student and family capacity for adaptation, self management, self advocacy, and learning."
This definition was adopted at the NASN, June 1999.

Plano ISD's Health Services
This site describes information on Immunization Requirements, Illness/Medicine at school, and Medical Emergencies/Emergency Cards.

Ms. Veyhl's favorite and useful health links are:

• http://www.hhs.gov
  US Dept. of Health and Human Services
• http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/immunize/parents.shtm
  A very detailed State of Texas website for information about vaccine (shots) and age specific guidelines when they should be given
• http://www.dshs.state.tx.us
  State of Texas website for information on diseases like flu, and conditions like childhood obesity, and emergency preparedness
• http://www.cdc.gov/index.htm
  Comprehensive Federal Government site for health information and research
• http://www.chipmedicaid.org
  Children's Health Insurance Program
• http://www.nimh.nih.gov/healthinformation/childmenu.cfm
  Federal government website full of information and research about Attention Disorders and other mind, brain, and behavioral topics

Questions;
email:Angie Veyhl, BSN, RN