Table 1.
Characteristics of School Nurses From Across the United States* Who Responded to the Survey (n = 866).
| Characteristic | Respondents (%) |
|---|---|
| Employment status (n = 862) | |
| Full time | 831 (96.4) |
| Part time | 31 (3.6) |
| Experience as a school nurse, y (n = 853) | |
| Median | 13 |
| Schools supervised, n (n = 862) | |
| Median | 1 |
| Grade levels overseen (n = 863) | |
| Preschool | 347 (40.2) |
| Elementary school | 578 (67.0) |
| Middle/junior high school | 391 (45.3) |
| High school | 340 (39.4) |
| Student population size, n (n = 862) | |
| Median | 680 |
| Students with epilepsy in school, n (n = 860) | |
| 1–9 | 689 (80.1) |
| ≥10 | 158 (18.4) |
| I don’t know | 13 (1.5) |
| Seizure events per month requiring care, n (n = 860) | |
| <1 | 663 (77.1) |
| 1 | 87 (10.1) |
| 2–5 | 80 (9.3) |
| ≥6 | 30 (3.5) |
*While all major regions of the US (West, Southwest, Midwest, Southeast, and Northeast) were represented, respondent location was not specifically requested and not available for all respondents.