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EXTRA CREDIT: Write a brief (no more than 5 sentences) summary of the article you selected and explain how it relates to course material. 

Exchange rate manipulation occurs when a government intentionally alters its currency’s exchange rate by adjusting the money supply. 

The account that tracks all payments for goods and services, current income from investments, and gifts between one nation and the rest of the world is known as the current account. 

In the island nation of Talura, people have begun using dried cacao beans as money. These beans are used in local trade and prices are quoted in beans. However, beans are perishable and subject to rot or pest damage, and large transactions require bulky sacks of beans. Using the functions of money — medium of exchange, unit of account, and store of value — analyze whether cacao beans in Talura serve each of these roles effectively. Support your analysis with evidence from the scenario.

What are the three primary causes of current account deficits? 

The capital account tracks payments for real and financial assets between nations and extensions of international loans. 

According to the theory of monetary neutrality, in the long-run, there is a lack of real economic effects from monetary policy. 

The nurse is interviewing an adult who complains of increasing dyspnea. Which question will result in the most complete information about the patient’s symptoms?

A 95 year old, bed ridden, patient is being cared for at home by the family. The home care nurse discovers that the patient has several stage III pressure sores on the hips, coccyx and heels. What is the best nursing action?

During auscultation of an adult patient’s heart sounds, the nurse hears an irregular heart beat with a rate of 148. What will the nurse do first?