School Nurse Confidence with Diabetes Devices in Relation to Diabetes Knowledge and Prior Training: A Study of Convergent Validity

Table 2

School nurse-reported experience with diabetes devices and prior training.

	N = 271
Number of children with diabetes devices cared for in school in the past 5 years
<5 students	125 (46)
5–10 students	98 (36)
11–15 students	26 (10)
16–20 students	12 (5)
20 students	9 (3)
Prior exposure to devices
Insulin pumps	257 (95)
Continuous glucose monitors	248 (92)
Sensor-augmented insulin pumps	90 (34)
Prior training with devices
Learning from parents/guardians	184 (68)
Informal approach through web search	132 (49)
Learning from school nurses on the job	130 (48)
Formal training from a medical center	101 (37)
Formal training found independently	71 (26)
Training from a device rep	72 (27)
Any formal training	152 (52)

Notes: data displayed as n (%). Small amounts of missing data may lead to the n not totaling to 271. For prior training with devices, respondents were able to select more than one option.