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Harmonizing nurse education with U.S. hurts Canada's edge

ADRIANA BARTON

PUBLISHED MAY 12, 2016

A push to "harmonize" nursing education in Canada and the United States may threaten Canada's high standards in nurse training, according to a spokesperson for the Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing. In a report released in March, Canadian nursing schools outperformed their U.S. counterparts in the QS World University Rankings published by Quacquarelli Symonds, a British company specializing in education and study abroad.

The University of Toronto's Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing placed third in the world, after the University of Pennsylvania in first place, followed by Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Md. Relative to the number of institutions assessed on either side of the border, however, Canada had a greater proportion of nursing schools in the Top 50 list.

But Canada could lose that edge if Canadian regulators go ahead with a plan to bridge the differences in standards between the two countries, said Cynthia Baker, executive director of the Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing. "Canadian nursing education is highly respected internationally and we should not be changing that to fit the needs of the U.S.," Baker said.

News of the plan to harmonize nursing education came in an article published in the spring edition of an online quarterly journal called Leader to Leader. The plan is part of a broader strategy to increase mobility among nursing graduates, according to a statement in the journal from a Canada-U.S. working group called the Harmonizing Education Regulatory Standards in Nursing. "Nurses often practice across borders, either by physical movement, distance education or telehealth," said the article, which was taken offline Wednesday in response to criticism. "Global consistency with nursing education regulatory approval standards would be beneficial for promoting more seamless mobility."

But according to Baker, Canada's nursing graduates are already at a disadvantage because of this strategy. Two years ago, Canada adopted a mandatory test called the NCLEX, developed in the United States to license graduates to practice nursing. In Canada, nursing schools in most provinces and territories were ill-prepared for the American test, which includes questions about care management that do not apply here, Baker said. In 2015, the pass rate for Canadians writing the test for the first time was 71 per cent. Among first-time francophone writers, the pass rate was only 27 per cent, "because the [French] translation was such a disaster," she said.

Canadian regulators adopted the U.S. licensing test without consulting non-regulatory nursing organizations in Canada. Canadian members of the harmonization team were drawn solely from provincial regulatory bodies, who are working with American partners without the knowledge of Canadian nursing educators or other professional nursing groups in Canada, Baker said.

Currently, Canadians (other than Quebeckers) must earn a bachelor of science in nursing to practice nursing in Canada, while Americans can practice with a BSN or an associate's degree in nursing or other diploma. Baker cited research evidence showing that a baccalaureate-prepared nursing work force provides significantly better and safer health care. "We believe this harmonization plan would have serious negative implications for health human resources and for the Canadian health-care system," Baker wrote in a letter to Canadian and American regulators on Friday. Leader to Leader subsequently removed the article.

Canada's success in the QS World University Rankings for nursing is based on global surveys of academic reputation, perceptions of graduate employers, research citations and measures of the global impact of scholarly publications. The 2015 rankings were the first to include nursing as a subject.

At the University of Toronto, researchers at the Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing include internationally recognized leaders in postnatal depression and maternal mental health, patient decision-making in response to genetic testing for breast cancer, and monitoring of equity and access to health-care systems.

"The research underpins the evidence-based-practice approach to helping students learn how to deliver care," said Linda Johnston, dean of the Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing. In addition, students develop clinical expertise during placements at world-leading care facilities such as Sick Kids and Mount Sinai Hospital, said Johnston, who was previously employed at the University of Melbourne and Queen's University in Belfast.

Since research findings may not be appropriate for every patient, becoming a first-rate nurse requires a sound understanding of how to interpret the evidence in daily practice while considering the patient and family's decisions, Johnston said. "I've only been at the U of T for two years, but I am always astounded by the insights and critical thinking that our students display."

Like Baker, Johnston expressed concern over the Canada-U.S. harmonization plan. "It may not make sense," she said, noting that the United States has "a completely different model of care delivery."

An American-style system that licenses nurses to practice without requiring a university degree may not foster the academic career pathways that have made Canada a world leader in nursing education, Johnston said. "Academics are getting older," she pointed out. "Where is the succession planning?"

She added that preparing Canadian nursing students to operate in a U.S. environment may encourage them to move to the States for better career prospects. "That could lead to a nursing shortage [in Canada]," she said.

American Airlines and United Airlines are duopoly that faces a market demand curve that is p = 120 – Q. American and United both have a constant marginal cost of 20.

a. Calculate the output of each firm, the total market output, the price of each firm and the profit earned by each of them, if there is Cournot equilibrium. Show all the steps for full credit.

b. Draw the market demand curve of the duopoly, the residual demand curve for American Airlines.

c. Draw the best response functions (or the reaction functions) of both firms in a graph.

Assume that the market is in equilibrium and that stock betas can be estimated with historical data. The returns on the market, the returns on United Fund (UF), the risk-free rate, and the required return on the United Fund are shown below. Based on this information, what is the required return on the market,           ? Year Market UF 2011 −9% −14% 2012 11% 16% 2013 15% 22% 2014 5% 7% 2015 −1% −2%           :                   7.00%; rUnited:                   85.00%; Select the correct answer. a. 59.30% b. 59.20% c. 59.10% d. 59.00% e. 58.90%

In 2010, the United Nations claimed that there was a higher rate of college graduates in men than in women from the country of A. A fact finding organization went to country A to conduct a random sample from a population of 10 million people The results revealed that 60 percent of 2500 men and 54 percent of 2510 women had college degrees. Do these results indicate that the United Nations findings were correct? (Assume significance level α=0.01) Be sure to verify the conditions.  

Test an appropriate hypothesis and state your conclusion.

3.2  Should states be required to cooperate with the Federal Government in its policies in fields such as immigration? Should the Federal Government withhold funding or assistance to states, counties or cities which refuse to follow Federal laws? Given national supremacy, is refusing lawful?

When does SBD need to implement Wayfair? That is, when are states expecting Companies to register for sales tax after Wayfair? Which Jurisdictions are highest priority to SBD. Should SBD start collecting and remitting sales tax in all 50 states?

Show all the steps

At December 31, 2017, Cord Company's plant asset and accumulated depreciation and amortization accounts had balances as follows:

At December 31, 2017, Cord Company's plant asset and accumulated depreciation and amortization accounts had balances as follows

Depreciation methods and useful lives:

Buildings—150% declining balance; 25 years.

Machinery and equipment—Straight line; 10 years.

Automobiles and trucks—150% declining balance; 5 years, all acquired after 2014.

Leasehold improvements—Straight line.

Land improvements—Straight line.

Depreciation is computed to the nearest month and residual values are immaterial. Transactions during 2018 and other information:

On January 6, 2018, a plant facility consisting of land and building was acquired from King Corp. in exchange for 32,000 shares of Cord's common stock. On this date, Cord's stock had a fair value of $60 a share. Current assessed values of land and building for property tax purposes are $246,000 and $574,000, respectively.

On March 25, 2018, new parking lots, streets, and sidewalks at the acquired plant facility were completed at a total cost of $234,000. These expenditures had an estimated useful life of 12 years.

The leasehold improvements were completed on December 31, 2014, and had an estimated useful life of eight years. The related lease, which would terminate on December 31, 2020, was renewable for an additional four-year term. On April 30, 2018, Cord exercised the renewal option.

On July 1, 2018, machinery and equipment were purchased at a total invoice cost of $332,000. Additional costs of $11,000 for delivery and $57,000 for installation were incurred.

On August 30, 2018, Cord purchased a new automobile for $13,200.

On September 30, 2018, a truck with a cost of $24,700 and a book value of $10,400 on date of sale was sold for $12,200. Depreciation for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, was $2,340.

On December 20, 2018, a machine with a cost of $20,500 and a book value of $3,150 at date of disposition was scrapped without cash recovery.

Required:

1. Prepare a schedule analyzing the changes in each of the plant asset accounts during 2018. Do not analyze changes in accumulated depreciation and amortization.

2. For each asset category, prepare a schedule showing depreciation or amortization expense for the year ended December 31, 2018.

1.

                                                       Cord company

                                    Analysis of changes in plant assets

                                      For the year ending december 31, 2018

2. For each asset category, prepare a schedule showing depreciation or amortization expense for the year ended December 31, 2018.

                                              Cord company

                              Depreciation and amortization expense

                                 For the year ending december 31 2018

Currently, 11 states have legalized marijuana or cannabis for recreational use. Four more states, 1

including Arizona and New Jersey, are voting to legalize and tax recreational marijuana sales recently . The motivation for legalization includes allowing the government to use police resources against more serious crimes, removing illegal drug dealers, raising tax revenue, and treating addiction as a public health issue instead of a criminal issue.

Question 1

a. Taxing legal marijuana sales is attractive at a time when states are looking for ways to increase their

tax revenues. Illinois has collected more than $100 million in recreational marijuana tax revenue

2 since legalizing sales on Jan 1 this year .

Different states have different approaches toward taxing legal marijuana. Some states adopt an approach like a typical sales tax where the consumer pays a tax on the purchase price. For example, in Oregon, a consumer pays a tax of 17% of the purchase price.

Suppose the recreational marijuana market is perfectly competitive. Use a diagram to discuss the impact of the sales tax on marijuana in Oregon. (18%)

b. A major argument for legalization and taxation as a rational solution to illegal marijuana use is that

high tax would discourage users from consuming. Using over 23,000 actual transaction data,

3 economists have found that the price elasticity of demand for marijuana was about 0.70. Interpret

the price elasticity of demand. Is the demand for marijuana price elastic or inelastic? Does it make sense? If the government wants to reduce marijuana consumption by 20%, by how many percent the marijuana price must increase? (8%)