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Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioners' Judgments Of Coronary Heart Disease Risk, Kelly D. Stamp
Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioners' Judgments Of Coronary Heart Disease Risk, Kelly D. Stamp
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the single largest killer of American males and females in the United States. According to the American Heart Association, (2005) approximately 41% of Americans that experience a coronary attack in a given year will die from it (AHA, 2005). To combat this growing problem, strategies need to be evaluated to assess how the identification of actual and potential CHD risks are made. This study utilized the Social Judgment Theory to gain insight into nurse practitioner's decision-making strategies. Sixty family or adult specialty nurse practitioners affiliated with the University of South Florida (USF) College of Nursing …
Factors Influencing Special Educators' Perceptives Regarding The Reintegration Of Special Education Students, Brandi L. Tanner
Factors Influencing Special Educators' Perceptives Regarding The Reintegration Of Special Education Students, Brandi L. Tanner
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
The purpose of this investigation was to obtain information about special educators' perceptions of the reintegration of special education students into general education classrooms and factors affecting their reintegration decisions. Reintegration is the process of determining when it is appropriate to fade and eventually remove special education services for a student. Special educators often are in a good position to both initiate and facilitate this process. The current study surveyed special educators. Participants read vignettes depicting special education students with mild disabilities and answered a set of survey questions regarding their perceptions about reintegrating the students into the general education …
The Effects Of In-Group Bias And Decision Aids On Auditors' Evidence Evaluation, Eileen Zalkin Taylor
The Effects Of In-Group Bias And Decision Aids On Auditors' Evidence Evaluation, Eileen Zalkin Taylor
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
This study examines the effect of in-group bias and decision aid use on auditor judgments, confidence, and decisions in an analytical procedures task. In-group bias, a product of Social Identity Theory, may impair auditor independence by influencing auditor judgments. Auditors rely on client representations to support their opinion of the financial statements; however, clients are sometimes former auditors of the external audit firm. This prior relationship could lead the auditor to exhibit unwarranted trust of client representations. In an online mixed design experiment using staff and senior auditors, I test whether auditor judgments, confidence in those judgments, and decisions to …