. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Sep 1.

Published in final edited form as: J Pediatr Nurs. 2017 Jun 23;36:157–162. doi: 10.1016/j.pedn.2017.06.013

Table 3.

Topics for which school nurses would like more training (N = 162).

Topic	Urban (N = 125)	Rural (N = 37)

	n (%)	n (%)
Identifying and eliminating asthma triggers at school	71(56.8)	18(48.6)
Coordinating care with child’s primary care provider	63(50.4)	15(40.5)
Protocol for dealing with attack at school	55(44.0)	18(48.6)
Strategies to help children document symptoms	48(38.4)	11(29.7)
Identifying early warning signs of an asthma attack	42(33.6)	14(37.8)
Creating and modifying asthma action plans	43(34.4)	8(21.6)
Medication administration	34(27.2)	6(16.2)
No additional training desired	14(11.2)	5(13.5)