TABLE 2.

Percentage of School Nurses With Moderate–to-High Self-Rated Proficiency and Their Expressed Interest in Receiving Further Training in Key Food Allergy Knowledge-Based Topics and Skills

Topic (missing data)	Proficiency Mod-High (%)	Interest in Further Training (%)	Correlation 1-Tailed
Recognizing signs/symptoms (n = 15)	96.9	89.7	–.223*
Understanding definition of food allergy (n = 23)	92.7	87.5	–.147**
Advising on hand washing (n = 22)	91.2	79.6	–.193**
Understanding definition of food intolerance (n = 19)	85.6	87.8	NS
Emergency plan development (n = 11)	80.6	90.5	NS
Delegation of responsibilities of staff (n = 16)	73.7	89.0	NS
Educating staff on emergency plan (n = 14)	73.4	93.5	NS
Advising on cross-contact (n = 12)	71.8	93.6	NS
Advising on cleaning of food areas (n = 12)	64.2	82.7	–.139**
Planning school trips/activities (n = 14)	52.5	84.9	NS
Developing guidelines for banning of foods (n = 13)	40.1	84.9	NS

^*p = .001.

^**p < .05.