Research Article
School Nurse Confidence with Diabetes Devices in Relation to Diabetes Knowledge and Prior Training: A Study of Convergent Validity
Table 1
Background characteristics for responding school nurses.
| | | N = 271 |
| | Demographic information | | White | 259 (96) | | Female | 268 (99) | | Age (years) | 51.9 ± 9.1 | | School nursing background | | Years as a school nurse | | <5 | 51 (19) | | 5–10 | 79 (29) | | 11–20 | 95 (35) | | >20 | 46 (17) | | Advanced degree (masters, CRNP, or equivalent) | 115 (42) | | Certification in school nursing | 238 (88) | | Characteristics of current school employment | | Number of schools covered | | 1 | 147 (54) | | 2 or more | 123 (46) | | Geographic region | | Urban | 32 (12) | | Suburban | 141 (52) | | Rural | 98 (36) | | School type | | Public | 235 (87) | | Private | 3 (3) | | Public and private | 27 (10) | | Grades covered | | Elementary (K-5) | 147 (54) | | Middle (6–8) | 102 (38) | | High (9–12) | 99 (37) | | Current caseload, students | | <500 | 44 (16) | | 501–1000 | 121 (45) | | 1001–1500 | 96 (35) | | >1500 | 10 (4) |
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Notes: data displayed as n (%) or mean ± SD. Small amounts of missing data may lead to the n not totaling to 271.
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