Nurse Clinic
The Nurse Clinic provides a broad range of reasonably priced services for patients, including blood pressure screening, wound care, spirometry and other services listed below.
- Allergy Injections: Texas State students who have started an allergy desensitization program (allergy shots) with an allergist can have their injections administered in our Nurse Clinic. To learn more about getting your allergy shots at the Texas State Student Health Center, click the link below.
- Immunotherapy Requirements
- Immunotherapy Orders (To be completed by Allergist's Office)
- Immunizations offered in our Nurse Clinic (The links provided are from the Center for Disease Control):
- COVID-19 - please refer to the COVID-19 Information Center for more information
- Hepatitis A - series of two injections
- Hepatitis B - series of three injections
- Hepatitis B - series of two injections
- Hepatitis A and Hepatitis B Combination - series of three injections
- HPV (Human Papillomavirus) Vaccine - series of three injections
- Influenza (Flu) Vaccine (Inactivated or Recombinant): yearly injection
- Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) - series of two injections
- Meningococcal ACWY (Meningitis)
- Shingrix
- Tetanus/Diphtheria/Pertussis (Tdap)
- Varicella (Chicken Pox) - series of two injections
- Travel Health vaccines available (by special order only):
- Japanese Encephalitis - series of two injections
- Rabies - series of three injections
- Typhoid
- Yellow Fever
- For more information on immunization, visit the CDC's Adult Immunization Schedule.
- Continuation of Depo-Provera: Established patients continuing their scheduled injections for Depo-Provera will have an in-person visit the Student Health Center for their appointments.
- Pregnancy Testing and Counseling: Pregnancy Testing in-house:
- In-House Urine Tests with results the same day, or
- In-House Blood tests with results at a later date
- If you are interested in at home pregnancy test, our Pharmacy has over-the-counter urine pregnancy testing kits available for sale. Visit our clinic or order from our Pharmacy Online Store - purchase online and pick-up in-person or curbside!
- Tuberculosis (TB) Testing: Tuberculosis (TB) testing for professional schools, volunteer work, travel, etc. is available
- PPD skin tests and QuantiFERON Gold blood tests are available. This service may be covered under your insurance.
- Smoking Cessation: The free smoking cessation program is offered to students, faculty and staff. Participants will complete a personal assessment at smokefree.gov, private counseling with a nurse, self-help materials, information about smoking cessation aids. Additional appointments are set-up for follow-up support. If additional appointments are needed, students can see a Student Health Center physician. Faculty and staff who need prescription medication should make an appointment with their primary care physician (PCP). Discounted smoking cessation medications are available in the Student Health Center Pharmacy. Visit our clinic or order from our Pharmacy Online Store - purchase online and pick-up in-person or curbside!