Andrew Sanford and Dr. Conan Albrecht, Information Systems Introduction It is generally accepted that the American public expects auditors to find fraud. While detecting both fraud and errors are official SAS 99 expectations, auditors spend the overwhelming majority of their time on finding only errors. This focus, in part, has allowed frauds such as Enron […]
Archives for May 2018
It Runs in The Family: Determining the Most Important Characteristics in Family Health Histories
Lauren Bretzing and Faculty Mentor: Gaye Ray, Nursing Department Introduction Family health history (FHH) is a significant risk factor for many diseases and can help determine which patients need further genetic testing, lifestyle changes, and preventative screenings at earlier ages. Though recognized as an important step in controlling and preventing disease, FHH is often underutilized […]
Food Insecurity Among BYU Students
Kielee Wiser and Faculty Mentor: Neil Peterson, College of Nursing The purpose of this project was to assess food insecurity among college students attending Brigham Young University (BYU). Food insecurity is the lack of consistent access to food, which has become an increasing problem among college students throughout the United States. The lack of food […]
Palliative Care Services Perception Study
Klinton Metcalf and Katreena Collette-Merril, PhD, RN, and Kevin McEwan, MSN, RN, College of Nursing Introduction Patients with chronic illnesses are often plagued with multiple side effects and secondary diagnoses that significantly limit everyday function. Managing these side effects along with the patient’s illness often requires a multidisciplinary approach to providing optimal care. Palliative Care […]
Improving Healthcare Through Interdisciplinary Education
Jonathan Jacobs and Faculty Mentor: Katreena Collette-Merrill RN PhD, Nursing Introduction The culture of education prepares healthcare professionals in silos, then expects them to work collaboratively upon graduation. Medical errors, resulting from communication issues, are considered a leading cause of patient death. Interdisciplinary education of future professionals may prevent communication issues and reduce patient deaths. […]
PARENTAL EXPERIENCES OF RASINING A CHILD WITH TYPE 1 DIABETES TO ADULTHOOD
Claire Christiansen Brady, SN and Mentor: Donna Freeborn, APRN, PhD, College of Nursing Introduction The purpose of this research was to better understand parental experiences of raising a child with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) to adulthood in order to help parents and educators better understand how to facilitate child(ren) with T1DM in transitioning into […]
Law Enforcement Trauma Informed Response Training in Adult Sexual Assault Cases
Chelsie Lawter and Faculty Mentor: Julie Valentine, BYU College of Nursing Introduction Sexual assault (SA) is one of the most common crimes in the state, affecting one in three Utah women (Mitchell & Peterson, 2008). Despite this, shockingly low numbers of Utah SA victims see their cases progress to prosecution; for example, in Salt Lake […]
Utah Immunization Module
Erin Marshall and Faculty Mentor: Lacey Eden, College of Nursing Introduction Herd immunity requires that 95% of a population is immunized in order to be effective. In Utah, only 75.2% of children have received all of the recommended vaccinations by age two1. Herd immunity is of great importance to a population because it protects those […]
How Habituation to System Notifications Leads to Disregard of Security Warnings
Nate Munk, Dr. Bonnie Anderson, and Dr. Anthony Vance, Information Systems Habituation, the decreased response to repeated stimulation (Thompson and Spencer, 1966), to security warnings may be more serious than previously thought, due to generalization of habituation. Generalization occurs when the effects of habituation to a repeated stimulus carry over to other novel stimuli that […]
Model Analysis Automation
John Lim and Dr. James Gaskin, Information Systems Introduction The development of statistical modeling plugins for use in AMOS and SPSS software continues! We cannot do justice to the contributions that we have been able to produce through our research this past year. The ORCA Grant was awarded at a very timely point in our […]
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