How does the theory of expanding consciousness apply to our healthcare society today? Our nursing population to provide care to a diverse population of patients. Please choose either Madeleine Leininger’s or Jean Watson’s theory and explain how their theory would apply closely to the patient population or working environment that you currently serve or work with.
1. Demand vs. Marginal Revenue: A market with a single seller is referred to as a monopoly and the single seller would be referred to as a monopolist. Since a monopolist makes up the entire market, the monopolist can review the overall market demand and pick the price and quantity combination on the market demand curve that maximizes overall profits. If the market demand curve is negatively sloped (as we generally expect it to be) then if the monopolist wants to increase the quantity sold, this can only be achieved by accommodating the buyers by lowering the price (i.e., by moving down along the demand curve). Any firm facing a downward sloping demand curve is known as an imperfect competitor (or as an imperfectly competitive firm). Imperfectly competitive firms (such as monopolists, monopolistic competitors and oligopolists) all face downward sloping demand curves. This means that the marginal revenue (MR, the extra revenue from selling one more unit) is smaller than the price (P) of the last unit sold by the firm. The reason MR < P for a firm with a downward sloping demand is that the firm must cut its price on all the units it sells in order to sell an extra unit of output. Having a clear understanding of how this works is critical for understanding how imperfectly competitive firms operate.
Question 1: Carefully explain why we believe that a linear demand curve will always be associated with a marginal revenue curve that has twice the slope of the demand curve in question.
A true supply curve shows the relationship between price and quantity supplied. For the monopolist, the key issue to consider is that the monopolist does not make quantity decisions based on price, but rather based on marginal revenue.
This can be illustrated with the concept of price discrimination: The monopolist does not necessarily charge the same price for the same quantity in two separate markets for the same good, since the monopolist will first consider the elasticity of demand.
Consider the diagram below. Starting out with two different demand curves with corresponding marginal revenue curves (remember, MR has twice the slopes of the demand curve), just draw a marginal cost curve that crosses through the intersection of the two different marginal revenue curves. As you can see, since the two different MR curves represent different demand curves, the price will be different even when MC=MR gives the same quantity for each demand curve. In short, you do not have a one-for-one relationship between price and quantity, and this means that there is no stable supply curve here.
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Question 2: In this context, in your own words carefully explain why economists say that a monopolistic firm does not have a true supply curve in the same sense that a perfectly competitive firm does.
Question 3: Give at least three examples of industries in which price discrimination is common. In each case make sure that you explain the nature of the price discrimination in question and why you believe it persists.
Identify one disease for which social inequalities in health have been documented (e.g., heart disease, cancer, diabetes, depression, etc.) in two priority populations. An example of one of your populations might include Syrian refugees, teen mothers, sex trade workers, etc. The other population you will describe must be Indigenous and within a Canadian context.
As you write you must consider the social determinants of health such as socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, gender, race or ethnicity, immigration status, place, etc. You will be required to critically evaluate a relevant social and/or health policy or intervention that has been implemented and that is aimed at preventing the disease you have chosen in relation to your two populations of interest.
Specifically:
1) As your write please discuss this health/social challenge through the population you choose and an Indigenized social determinant of health lens.
2) In the introduction, identify and introduce the specific diseases, populations and discuss their relevance to health, nursing theory and practice.
3) Describe the evidence base (i.e., the existing research) that links the disease to your two populations of interest
4) Clearly define EACH disease. Then describe the etiology and risk factors (how EACH disease begins), how each disease can progress and possible complications.
5) A description of all POSSIBLE clinical manifestations of EACH disease.
6) Create a list of common medications used to treat each disease. Describe their intended effects, route, dosage ranges, possible reactions and nursing considerations. You may use a table and put this in an appendix if you wish.
7) Create a list of possible diagnostic and laboratory tests for each disease. Include reasons the tests are ordered, expected results, and significance to the disease. You may use a table and put this in an appendix if you wish.
8) Describe the medical interventions for EACH disease. What may a practitioner do or prescribe for each disease? Be specific.
According to a recent article from Forbes, retail operations in the United States are experiencing over $60 billion a year in losses primarily due to employee theft. Imagine you have been hired as a loss prevention specialist for a large retail chain and your first assignment is to identify and address the current problems with inventory shrinkage. Select and discuss one of the following internal controls below you would implement to help prevent future employee fraud/theft? Be sure to provide your rationale.
In preparation for a meeting with upper-level management, you decide to conduct research on the role of statistical forecasting in decision analysis.
Write a paper discussing the importance of accreditation and credentialing, strategies for quality improvement, and the role of statistics and statistical forecasting in the process. Your paper should address the following:
1. Search the internet and learn about the cases of nurses Julie Thao and Kimberly Hiatt.
2. List and discuss lessons that you and all healthcare professionals can learn from these two cases.
3. Describe how the principle of beneficence and the virtue of benevolence could be applied to these cases.
4. In addition to benevolence, which other virtues exhibited by their colleagues might have helped Thao and Hiatt?
5. Discuss personal virtues that might be helpful to second victims themselves to navigate the grieving process.
What types of resources would you use in helping a client deal with their own mortality? Research and post a minimum of three websites or other resources that might be beneficial in helping a client deal with death, dying, loss, and/or questions regarding immortality.
Describe Stroebe’s dual process model of coping with loss. Why do you think this “balance” is important in helping one recover from grief? How do the different needs and abilities of clients affect the counseling interventions?
Based on your review of the data, you have identified 3 key areas of concern that you would like to address as part of the quality improvement initiative. If not addressed, these areas of concern may affect the organizations accreditation and/or profitability:
You decide to work with staff and management to develop and implement new policies that are grounded in evidence-based practice (EBP). To communicate the new policies with the staff, you will write a 2-page memo addressing the areas of concern and the new EBP policies that now be in place. In the memo, address the following:
