UT Tyler School of Nursing Hosts Annual Simulation Boot Camp for K-12 School Nurses
TYLER (June 11, 2026) – The University of Texas at Tyler School of Nursing will host the School Nurse Simulation Boot Camp: Altered Mental Status. The event will be 8 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Friday, July 17, and equips K-12 school nurses with hands-on, critical care simulation training.
The immersive boot camp focuses on recognizing, assessing and responding to altered mental status within the school environment. Participants will engage in high-fidelity simulation experiences tailored to meet the regional needs of Northeast Texas school districts. Participants will earn 6.50 Nurse Continuing Professional Development Contact Hours.
“The School Nurse Boot Camps were started in 2023 to fill a gap in Northeast Texas by providing local, face-to-face professional development opportunities for school nurses,” said Dr. Jodi Bullard, event coordinator and assistant professor. “The July 2026 event will be our seventh offering of the Simulation Boot Camp, and the overarching topic for this session will be Altered Mental Status. We’re excited about the addition of high-fidelity simulation opportunities which will actively engage participants in scenarios that could result in altered mental status in the school setting. We’re looking forward to the boot camp and the opportunity to support the school nurses of Northeast Texas and the patient population that they serve.”
To register, visit uttyler.edu/nursing-bootcamp-2026 or email nursingce@uttyler.edu to learn more.
With a mission to improve educational and health care outcomes for East Texas and beyond, UT Tyler offers more than 90 undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 11,500 students. Through its alignment with UT Tyler Health Science Center and UT Health East Texas, UT Tyler has unified these entities to serve Texas with quality education, cutting-edge research and excellent patient care. Classified by Carnegie as a doctoral research institution and by U.S. News & World Report as a national university, UT Tyler has campuses in Tyler, Longview, Palestine and Houston.