rather than individuals or as a clinical assessment tool. It should be noted that Church and colleagues (2008) discovered that the predictive validity of the CATSO was not addressed. However, the researchers indicated that future studies would be needed to better understand views on sex offenders (Church, et. al., 2008). Procedure An online survey tool, Survey Monkey.com© (1999) was used to administer the online questionnaire. With access to Survey Monkey©, the questionnaire tool was reconstructed onto the survey format. The researcher sorted the registry on issue date of nursing license from newest to oldest. The dates were then separated into five categories; category 1, 1955-1965; category 2, 1966-1976; category 3, 1977-1987; category 4, 1988-1998; and category 5, 1999-2009. Upon further deduction from the registry, 20% of the nurses from each category were compiled to balance the age groups. Once the nurses were randomly selected from the public records, a mailed postcard sent to their listed address invited them to participate in an online survey. Participants were informed on the postcard that the online survey was anonymous and solely based for a doctorate student’s research. A reminder postcard was also mailed at a later date (see Appendices D and E for both postcards). All postcards had information regarding contacting researcher via email. Participants were to login with a web address to access the survey through Survey Monkey©. Once on the specified site, informed consent was
rather than individuals or as a clinical assessment tool. It should be noted that Church and colleagues (2008) discovered that the predictive validity of the CATSO was not addressed. However, the researchers indicated that future studies would be needed to better understand views on sex offenders (Church, et. al., 2008). Procedure An online survey tool, Survey Monkey.com© (1999) was used to administer the online questionnaire. With access to Survey Monkey©, the questionnaire tool was reconstructed onto the survey format. The researcher sorted the registry on issue date of nursing license from newest to oldest. The dates were then separated into five categories; category 1, 1955-1965; category 2, 1966-1976; category 3, 1977-1987; category 4, 1988-1998; and category 5, 1999-2009. Upon further deduction from the registry, 20% of the nurses from each category were compiled to balance the age groups. Once the nurses were randomly selected from the public records, a mailed postcard sent to their listed address invited them to participate in an online survey. Participants were informed on the postcard that the online survey was anonymous and solely based for a doctorate student’s research. A reminder postcard was also mailed at a later date (see Appendices D and E for both postcards). All postcards had information regarding contacting researcher via email. Participants were to login with a web address to access the survey through Survey Monkey©. Once on the specified site, informed consent was
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