Multidimensional care iv course reflection
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Initial Post
Describe how you achieved each course competency including at least one example of new knowledge gained related to that competency.
Describe how you achieved the transferable skill, Critical Thinking, including at least one example of new knowledge gained related to the transferable skill
Describe how this new knowledge will impact your nursing practice.
Course Competencies
Apply strategies for safe, effective multidimensional nursing practice when providing care for clients with neurological disorders.
Outline appropriate nursing strategies for providing care to perioperative clients.
Compare nursing interventions for clients with complex disorders.
Identify strategies for safe nursing practice of the client with multi-system organ failure.
Prioritize nursing interventions for clients with medical emergencies.
Summarize the nurse?s role and care strategies for clients during disasters.
Transferable Skills
Critical Thinking (Application)
Responses
You are required to give a minimum ofÿtwoÿresponses and follow the criteria listed below:
Review how your classmates achieved each course competency and transferable skill.
Identify new knowledge others gained you had not considered.
Describe how this new knowledge could impact your nursing practice.
Initial post due June 13, 11:59 pm. Two reply posts due byÿ*Fri, June 16 11:59 pm (last day of class)
SON Discussion Rubric
Levels of Achievement
Discussion Rubric Criteria (Points)
Initial Posting Comprehension – Points 12
Initial post does not include explanations with examples or supporting evidence.ÿFailure to submit initial posting will result in zero points for this criteria. –ÿPoints 9
Initial post includes brief explanation with limited or unclear examples and limited supporting evidence. – Points 10
Initial post includes clear explanation with examples and supporting evidence. – Points 11
Initial post includes comprehensive explanation with detailed examples and supporting evidence. Points 12
Response Posting Reasoning – Points 12
Response to peers attempts to contribute to the discussion but lacks suggestions and/or supporting evidence.ÿFailure to submit response postings will result in zero points for this criteria. –ÿPoints 9
Response to peers provides minimal contributions and suggestions with limited or no supporting evidence. – Points 10
Response to peers contributes to the discussion with suggestions and supporting evidence. – Points 11
Response to peers offers substantial contributions and detailed suggestions with supporting evidence. – Points 12
Spelling and Grammar – Points 3
Spelling and grammar contain substantial errors that makes sentences and/or paragraphs incoherent. – Point 0
Spelling and grammar errors occur but are inconsistent. Paragraphs and sentences are coherent but may exhibit spelling errors, run-on?s or fragments, and/or improper verb tense usage. – Point 1
Displays proper grammar application and writing contains minimal to no spelling errors. May contain rare improper uses of words (ex., their vs. there), a misplaced modifier, or a run-on sentence, but does not detract from the overall understanding of the sentence and/or paragraph. – Points 2
Demonstrates an exemplary application of spelling and grammar. – Points 3
APA Citation – Points 3
Citations do not follow APA Style. Quotations, paraphrases, and summaries are not cited, or there is no attempt to cite them using APA style. – Point 0
Errors in APA citations are noticeable and may detract from the ability to locate the original source (for example, no title provided, year of publication is missing, no punctuation). – Point 1
Errors in APA citations are less noticeable and do not detract from the ability to locate the original source (for example, a missing or misused comma or period, missing parentheses, author name not properly abbreviated, indentation is misaligned). – Points 2
APA citations are free of style and formatting errors. – Points 3
WVU Impact of The War Discussion
please respond to this it doesn’t have to be long nor long:Question 2: What impact did the war have on Northern and Southern society, respectively? What were the primary ways in which it changed the nation?At the start of the Civil War, all races, ethnicities, and social classes were forced to choose sides- the southerners that represented the Union and the northerners that fought for the Confederacy. The Union states were led by Abraham Lincoln while Jefferson Davis was the president of the Confederacy. To me, the Union had a much greater advantage due to the fact that they had twelve more states than the Confederacy did. Not only this, but their advancements in industrialization was much more developed than those of the southern states. The Confederates had some advantages including an experienced militia and their geographic location. At the victory of Antietam, Abraham Lincoln announced the Emancipation Proclamation which ?warned the Confederacy that if it did not stop fighting, all slaves in the Rebel states were to be made forever free in exactly 100 days, on January 1, 1863? (Shi, 502). Although the idea of this sounds moral, Lincoln?s intentions were more on a militant point of view; this event would drastically change America though the passing of the thirteenth amendment which ended slavery in all states. One of the most significant impacts the war had on both societies included the mass number of casualties occurred. According to the Nation Park Service, 642,427 people were affected in the Union society through being killed, wounded, diseased, or serving as a prisoner of war; the Confederates had 483,026 casualties (National Park Service, 2015). Another impact that the war had on the states included the increased power of the federal government and the ideology of the power of the planter class slowly dissipated.By the time the Civil War came to an end, the states needed a major reconstruction- politically and economically. Politically, the states lingered on the topic of a new government and what to do with the seceded states. To deal with this, President Lincoln created a Proclamation of Amnesty and reconstruction which said that any Rebel state could create their own government. There was a catch though- it also said that this could only happen whenever ?a number equal to 10 percent of those who had voted in 1860 took a formal oath of allegiance to the Constitution and the Union received a presidential pardon acquitting them from treason charges? (Shi, 536). This led to the creation of Radical Republicans who supported the idea of freed slaves with as many rights as the white men had. Because the thirteenth amendment was passed, $4 billion that were invested in slavery were lost. The end of slavery meant the stagnant production of major crop industries such as tobacco and cotton. This also meant that the millions of freed slaves didn?t have any land, food, or education. To try to solve this, the Freedmen?s Bureau was created which created thousands of new schools, reconnect families, and legalize marriages in the former slave community. The most significant of all reconstruction during this time were the creation of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments which allowed the federal government to be in charge of ?ensuring equal treatment and political equality within the states? (Shi, 565).
CU Quality Assurance and Risk Management Discussion
For this discussion use you?re Measuring Health Care: Using Quality Data for Operational, Financial, and Clinical Improvement by Yosef D. Dlugaczand the Internet to read and review the following:-Read Chapter 3, “Using Data to Improve Organizational Process,” pages 41?64. This reading helps cement the thoughts behind gathering quality data and how this data is used in health care organizations. This chapter discusses the organizational process, noting the similarities and differences between different types of health care organizations.-Read Chapter 4, “What to Measure and Why,” pages 65?93. This chapter provides a wonderful discussion on how we measure what we measure and why. While many may think measuring is all about patient satisfaction, it is not. We measure health care to ensure that we are providing the right treatment, at the right time, to the right patient, for the right reasons. Health care quality measurement is a growing field for health care employment.-Review resources from the American Society for Quality (ASQ) regarding the Plan Do Check Act (PDCA) Cycle. Most health care quality initiatives are based on this simple complex first created by Deming to analyze management issues. This resource provides a nice application for health care use of this valued principle.-Review the 2009 PQRI Measures List. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) help forge a plan for health care providers to measure and report on quality. The Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) is a very new concept of including physicians and other providers who bill using Common Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes. PQRI has front-line providers as part of the data gathering to ensure that evidence-based care is provided to patients. By being part of the PQRI project, physicians and other providers gain financial reimbursement. While providing incentives to physicians to apply evidence-based care may seem odd, the provision of evidence-based care does promise significant overall cost savings and better patient outcomes***Click Launch Presentation to complete the Indicators of Quality drag and drop exercise. You will be asked to identify indicators of quality. Be prepared to share your experience in this unit’s discussion. I will upload the Indicators of quality sheet.1. National Organizations: Measuring QualityBased on the national quality management organization you were assigned in Unit 1, (the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) consider the types of measures that your organization is involved in on the national and local health care scene. In a 250- to 300-word response, discuss one specific measure or quality assurance activity that the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality works on. Do you see evidence of these efforts in the hospital or in your community?.2. Using Data to Improve Organizational ProcessesChapters three and four of the Measuring Health Care Quality textbook concentrate on methods to collect data and to use this data to improve an organizational process. Both chapters provide several case studies to demonstrate this process. Consider the quality process called PDCA (Plan Do Check Act) cycle. From work within an health care organization, consider other situations where data may be collected and used to improve an organizational process.In a 250- to 300-word substantive post:-Provide your own unique case study of a process that could be improved within your own organization.-Discuss what types of data would need to be collected and how that data would be used to seek improvements.-Provide your post following the Plan Do Check Act (PDCA) method.
You will critically appraise a research design nursing
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You will critically appraise a research design
APA
5pg excluding the title, abstract and referencesÿ
min 3 references ÿ(published within last five years) scholarly journal articles ÿor primary legal sources (statutes, court opinions) within your work.
Content Requirements:ÿ
You will select one research report with a qualitative design and one with quantitative design and answer the following questions regarding the following categories:
Discuss what is meant by the term Qualitative Research
Briefly, describe the characteristics of qualitative research and identify nursing issues/phenomena that lend themselves to a qualitative research approach.
Compare and contrast three different qualitative research methodologies.
Briefly, discuss the strengths and weaknesses of qualitative research evidence for informing nursing practice.
Communicate how this research design used in research.
The study, sampling, data collection, analysis, rigor, findings and limitations
Identify the purpose of the study.
Briefly, describe the design of the study and explain why you think it is either appropriate or inappropriate to meet the purpose.
Identify ethical issues related to the study and how they were/were not addressed.
Identify the sampling method and recruitment strategy that was used.
Discuss whether sampling and recruitment were appropriate to the aims of the research.
Identify the data collection method(s) and discuss whether the method(s) is/are appropriate to the aims of the study.
Identify how the data was analyzed and discuss whether the method(s) of analysis is/are appropriate to the aims of the study.
Identify four (4) criteria by which the rigor of a qualitative project can be judged.
Discuss the rigor of this study using the four criteria.ÿ
Briefly, describe the findings of the study and identify any limitations.
Use the information that you have gained from your critique of the study to discuss the trustworthiness and applicability of the study. Include in your discussion any implications for the discipline of nursing.
Discuss what you understand by the term Quantitative Research – Use the following dot points to guide your discussion (give reasons for your argument and support with references):
Describe the characteristics of quantitative research.
Identify nursing issues/phenomena that lend themselves to a quantitative research approach
Differentiate between observational and interventional research designs and also between experimental and quasi-experimental designs.
Briefly, outline the difference between inferential and descriptive statistics and their relationship to levels of measurement.
Communicate how this research design used in research.
Critique the Quantitative Research Report – Use the following headings to guide your critique (in all discussions and explanations give reasons for your argument and support with references):
The study
Identify the purpose and design of the study.
Explain what is meant by ?blinding? and ?randomization? and discuss how these were addressed in the design of the study.
Identify ethical issues related to the study and how they were/were not addressed.
ÿSampling
Explain the sampling method and recruitment strategy that was used.
Discuss how the sample size was determined ? include in your discussion an explanation of terms used.
Data collection
Briefly, outline how the data was collected and identify any data collection instrument(s).
Define the terms validity and reliability and discuss how the validity & reliability of the instruments were/were not addressed in this study and why this is important.
Data analysis
Outline how the data were analyzed.
Identify the statistics used and the level of measurement of the data described by each statistical test ? include in your discussion an explanation of terms used.
Findings and limitations
Briefly, outline the findings and identify any limitations of the study
Use the information that you have gained from your critique of the study to briefly discuss the trustworthiness and applicability of the study. Include in your discussion an explanation of the term statistical significance and name the tests of statistical significance used in this study.
AGS Dr Calvin Financial Plan
The final exam for this course is to complete a financial plan based on the circumstances provided. Since most individuals take the general principals course as their introduction to the field of financial planning, it is understood that students will not yet have gained technical expertise in the other areas of the field that may be addressed. The purpose of this project is to present a basic condensed version of the type of full plan you will complete in the capstone course should you continue your studies and to expose those with other objectives to the financial planning process.A successful plan in this context will be one that is understandable by the client in plain English as if delivered as a summary by telephone. You will need to include a recommendation from each area of financial planning. These again are general principles, investments, insurance, retirement planning, tax planning and estate planning.The client whose circumstances we will examine is Sam Calvin, a physician in California. Although many planners will collect substantially larger amounts of information prior to presenting a plan, the condensed data available should be sufficient to demonstrate the process in action and introduce new planners to some of the common issues that will be encountered. The following is the client information you have already received:Dr. Calvin is divorced, 48 years old and lives in Riverside, CA.He makes $120,000 annually as a physician in an urgent care center.His mortgage is $1,500 monthly. Currently he pays 6% on an adjustable loan.His divorce was settled without alimony payments. There were no children.In addition to funding his company retirement plan annually at 10% of earnings, he also contributes to a taxable account where mutual funds are purchased for $250 per month. He is pleased with the performance of the funds overall but has not reviewed their progress in relation to one another or rebalanced since opening the account four years ago.He inherited 500 shares of a single internet stock valued at $100 per share for a total value of $50,000 but does not know if he should sell or hold.Dr. Calvin’s malpractice insurance as well as group health and group term life are covered by the facility he works for. He does not have disability coverage.Dr. Calvin has comprehensive auto coverage and a homeowner?s policy but has not elected to purchase an umbrella policy.Although contributing 10% to his group retirement plan, Dr. Calvin in concerned that at 48, he may not be able to maintain his current level of income based on a present combined balance of $350,000 in his group plan and IRA from a past employer, the latter of which accounts for $200,000 of the overall balance. He would like ideas on additional ways to supplement his retirement savings. The Dr. enjoys working and is willing to continue to do so until 65, but may wish to cut back on hours gradually.Dr. Calvin pays a hefty tax bill as a single filer who has only his retirement account contributions and mortgage deductions as write offs. He is willing to look at other opportunities including charitable giving or other tax advantaged strategies but does not know where to start.Dr. Calvin has a will but it has not been updated since he was divorced seven years ago. He would like members of his own family and potentially his Alma Mater, the University of San Francisco School of Medicine to receive the proceeds of his house and other accounts and possessions. He has not established a trust since his divorce but would like to do whatever necessary to preserve the majority of assets after his death and avoid probate.Like many clients, Dr. Calvin is busy and will try to follow actionable easy to understand recommendations. He looks forward to interacting with a planner over an extended relationship.
Crjs390 unit 3 | Law homework help
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You are the senior veteran partner of a special highway patrol unit that is working a major interstate that is a corridor for drug and gun smuggling.ÿYour partner has the highest marks ever in the academy and has a great civilian education in criminology.ÿHe knows the laws and regulations by heart.ÿHe is a staunch family man who is faithful to his wife, and except for an occasional beer with the boy, does not abuse alcohol.ÿHe has an exemplary work record and is extremely reliable.ÿAs such, he is assigned as your partner in a very hazardous detail of drug and gun intervention.
The job requires the officers to make legitimate profiling assessments of potential smugglers and wait for them to make a motor vehicle violation so that they can be stopped.ÿOnce stopped, minimal interview techniques almost always lead to the discovery of contraband and a subsequent arrest.
The first 3 months on the job with your new partner have been great.ÿThe two of you have made 18 felony arrests for narcotics and gun possession.ÿSix of the drug arrests were major weights of crack and heroin.ÿTwo of the gun arrests involved the seizure of numerous fully automatic weapons.ÿ
In the beginning 2 weeks of month 4, things start to get dicey.ÿThree of the last 12 traffic stops have resulted in shootouts with the occupants of the cars stopped.ÿWhile nobody was killed and only two people wounded (both of them suspects), the shooting appears to be taking its toll on the new officer.ÿ
When going to the car last week at the start of shift, an officer in an adjacent car slammed the trunk lid, causing a loud bang. As you turned toward your car, you found your partner on the ground trying to scoot under the vehicle.ÿFour nights earlier, you were called to back up another unit that had a high-risk stop.ÿUpon your arrival, you drew your weapon and ran up to the other unit, two officers who were wrestling with two suspects.ÿAfter the suspects were handcuffed, you turned to find your partner crouching behind your unit shaking.ÿWhen you tried to talk to him about it, he said he was starting to get the flu.ÿThe next night he called in sick.
The night following the sick night, while on patrol, you stopped a suspect vehicle, and the driver was a huge sawmill worker with 3 outstanding felony warrants for robbery and assault.ÿThe suspect attacked you, and you rolled around on the ground for a full 45 seconds trying to get the suspect handcuffed.ÿAfter getting him under control, you looked up to see your partner frantically screaming on the radio for back up about 30 feet away.ÿHe never came to your aid during the incident.
The unit commander suspects that there is a problem and asks you to write a fitness report on your new partner with recommendations for follow-up on the report you submit.
In a report to the unit commander of the special highway patrol unit, indicate the issues in the scenario that cause you concern about the new officer. You will identify how the symptoms displayed by the new officer are consistent with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). You will provide at least 2 recommendations for action concerning the new officer.ÿYou will provide the commander with options on what you think can be done to prevent this type of problem in the unit.
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Address the following
How important is it for partners to react appropriately in the field? Explain.
What are the key symptoms that may be observed in the partner’s actions and reactions in the scenario? Explain.
What are the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder on the part of the partner in the scenario? Explain.
What are 2 specific actions that should be taken concerning the partner? Explain.
Address the followingÿ
Select 2 personality disorders common to surviving victims of a life-threatening experience other than post-traumatic stress disorder.
For each selected personality disorder, address the following questions:
What are the symptoms of this disorder? List and describe.
What types of people typically succumb to this disorder? Explain.
How can individuals with this disorder be treated? Explain.
Sources of Financial Aid
In this Assignment, you will examine a variety of sources of financial aid and write a paper in which you present key aspects of four specific financial aid programs, compare the similarities and differences of these types of aid, and provide some implications financial aid types have on policy. For this Assignment, you should use websites and printed materials distributed by institutions, private and public financial aid providers, and other reliable, published information to identify and present the provisions of four financial aid programs. Remember to include the Library and other resources in your research.This is the sort of information you might gather as an employee in a higher education institution investigating the financial aid available to support current and prospective students. The information is used by higher education administrators when making decisions about tuition and fee increases.Your Assignment is to provide an example for four out of the of the following five financial aid sources:Completing your Sources of Financial Aid AssignmentFormatYour Assignment should adhere to the following format (choosing 4 of the 5 types of aid listed below):Introduction: Provide a context and purpose for your paper, including why you chose the state and school you did and provide information on the cost of attendance (e.g., tuition, fees, housing, books, etc).Federal government grant/award: Identify the name of the grant or award you select. Present the provisions of the program such as eligibility criteria, rules governing the award, how the amount is determined, duration of the award, how many awards are available, and stipulations of the award, including how the funds may or may not be used, etc. Also, include the portion of the cost of education at your sample school covered by the funds and what the student must bear.Private funded grant/award: Identify the name of the grant or award you select. Present the provisions of the program such as eligibility criteria, rules governing the award, how the amount is determined, duration of the award, how many awards are available, and stipulations of the award, including how the funds may or may not be used, etc. Also, include the portion of the cost of education at your sample school covered by the funds and what the student must bear.Federal loan: Identify the name of the grant or award you select. Present the provisions of the program such as eligibility criteria, rules governing the award, how the amount is determined, duration of the award, how many awards are available, and stipulations of the award, including how the funds may or may not be used, etc. Also, include the portion of the cost of education at your sample school covered by the funds and what the student must bear.Private loan: Identify the name of the grant or award you select. Present the provisions of the program such as eligibility criteria, rules governing the award, how the amount is determined, duration of the award, how many awards are available, and stipulations of the award, including how the funds may or may not be used, etc. Also, include the portion of the cost of education at your sample school covered by the funds and what the student must bear.Institution-funded award: Identify the name of the grant or award you select. Present the provisions of the program such as eligibility criteria, rules governing the award, how the amount is determined, duration of the award, how many awards are available, and stipulations of the award, including how the funds may or may not be used, etc. Also, include the portion of the cost of education at your sample school covered by the funds and what the student must bear.Comparisons and Implications: Compare the four types of financial aid programs you outlined, addressing the differences and similarities among them. Provide a brief discussion of implications the different types of available aid have on higher education policy.Conclusion: Wrap up your paper, summarizing your major points.The length of the paper for content is 2?3 pages long. Before you submit it, make sure it has proper cover and reference pages and follows APA (6th ed.) style.
EBP In Health Care Institutions Discussion
Hi, please reply to the following discussions with 100-150 words each reply. Should you have any questions pls do not hesitate to contact me. 1- Chiamaka, Evidence-based health care practices are available for a number of conditions such as asthma, heart failure, and diabetes. However, these practices are not always implemented in care delivery, and difference in practices abound. Implementing evidence-based safety practices are difficult and need strategies that address the complication of systems of care, individual practitioners, senior leadership, and ultimately changing health care cultures to be evidence-based safety practice environments.Evidence-based practice (EBP) is the thorough and thoughtful use of current best evidence in conjunction with clinical expertise and patient values to guide health care decisions. Best evidence includes empirical evidence from randomized controlled trials; evidence from other scientific methods such as descriptive and qualitative research; as well as use of information from case reports, scientific principles, and expert opinion. When enough research evidence is available, the practice should be guided by research evidence in conjunction with clinical expertise and patient values.Steps of promoting adoption of EBPs can be viewed from the perspective of those who conduct research or generate knowledge, those who use the evidence-based information in practice, and those who serve as boundary spanners to link knowledge generators with knowledge users.ReferenceTitler, M. (2008). The Evidence for Evidence-Based Practice Implementation.2- Hiro, Healthcare organizations and leaders are under pressure to improve outcomes by creating a structure/culture/environment in which exploration of critical inquiry and the available body of evidence is an integral part of daily nursing practice (Mick, 2017). The problem with the organization adopting EBP is lack of resources and the lack of awareness from nursses on how EBP can help them practice better in providing effective patient care. Learning how to better link dollars to outcomes to portray a return on investment that demonstrates how EBP contributes to an organization’s profit margin could possibly justify additional investment in time and resources (Mick, 2017). ReferenceMick, J. (2017). Call to action: How to implement evidence-based nursing practice. 3- Alicia, Evidence-based practices are an important aspect in patient care and outcome and implementing those practices may be a challenge for numerous reasons such as ineffective leadership or communication, inadequate support or knowledge, and opposing attitudes and behaviors from staff members reluctant to change. Evidence-based nursing is intended to standardize health care practices to the latest and best science available in order to minimize variations in care and avoid unanticipated health outcomes. How findings from evidence-based research are translated into effective nursing practices and policies considerably impacts health outcomes, the improvement of health care systems, and the performance of individual and group providers; significant barriers still exist in adopting or implementing evidence based nursing (Correa-de-Araujo, 2016). The main issue we are facing in addressing a solution to evidence-based practice is reluctant and hesitation from the staff members to actually initiate those new changes. Senior staff members don?t feel the need to implement those new changes and don?t see why there needs to be a change in how certain things are done. Also, lack of proper education and communication adds to the reluctance staff members feel because staff members aren?t adequately prepared or educated on these new evidence-based practices. I, too, feel lost at times when we are told to do something a new way without proper introduction or explanation. Ineffective communication and education leaves us feeling confused and hesitant to carry out those new practices. Ensuring that we provide safe, evidence-based, cost-effective care to all patients is an assumption of today?s health care system; on the other hand, elements that foster effective translation of best evidence into daily practice are influenced by nurses? understanding and believing that EBP improves patient care outcomes, clinical leaders? modeling EBP in daily practice, and a culture that supports practice change based on best evidence (Makic, Rauen, Jones & Fisk, 2015). Evidence-based practices are necessary to ensure the best patient care and outcome and in order to see successful results, staff members should be willing to be open to changes and stay educated on the most current practices.Reference:Correa-de-Araujo, R. (2016). Evidence-Based Practice in the United States: Challenges, Progress, and Future Directions. Health Care for Women International, 37(1), 2?22.
Working with suppliers | Accounting homework help
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Assignment # 4 ? Working with Suppliers [5%]
This assignment relates to the following Course Learning Requirements: ÿ
CLR 1: Using accounting software, identify and use the basic features, modules, and aids to produce reliable and accurate financial information.
CLR 2: Using accounting software, create a computerized accounting system for a new company.
CLR 3: Using accounting software, record all transactions in the accounting cycle.
Objective of this Assignment: ÿ
The objective of this assignment is to enter a suppliers list and record accounts payable.
Assignment Scenario:
Beautiful Blooms Floral Company is a relatively new and growing business that is switching its bookkeeping to QuickBooks Online. As their bookkeeper, in this assignment, you will enter the required start-up information by following the steps inÿ
ú the Chapter 5 Reinforce Your Skills exercises andÿ
ú the Chapter 5 Apply Your Skills exercises. ÿ
Pre-Assignment Instructions:
1. To prepare you for this assignment, please read the content in Chapter 5 and follow the embedded learning activities (the Develop Your Skills exercises).
To follow along with the examples in the text before doing the assignment:
a. Use the QuickBooks Online sample company to follow along with the practice Develop Your Skills exercises in the textbook. See Module 3 for more information about the QuickBooks Online sample company.ÿ
b. Remember that the sample company will refresh after a couple of hours of inactivity, so it is best to complete all the practice exercises in one session. You do not need to submit these practice reports. All exercises using the sample company are ungraded.
Assignment Tasks:ÿ
1. Open the QuickBooks Online application software.
2. Use the chapter steps to complete the Chapter 5 Reinforce and Apply Your Skills exercises. Enter each transaction based on the information provided.ÿ
3. Follow the steps in the Apply Your Skills exercises to export each report to Excel. You will only be submitting reports from the Apply Your Skills exercises. You do NOT need to submit the reports saved from the Reinforce Your Skills exercises.ÿ
4. In order to submit your assignment into one excel workbook, you will need to cut and paste each report into ONE excel workbook.
5. Check to ensure that the asset and expense accounts have the correct debit balances.
6. Check to ensure that revenue and liabilities account have the correct credit balances.
Submissions:
You should be submitting ONE Excel file that contains one worksheet for each of the following reports (from the Apply Your Skills exercises):
1. Transaction List by Date June 2026 (from Apply Your Skills 5-2)
2. AP July 15
3. Supplier Balance Summary
4. Profit and Loss Detail
5. Balance Sheet
Do NOT submit the reports from the Reinforce Your Skills exercises.
Save file as:
D5 Beautiful Blooms Floral Co Report Name ? Student Name
Scoring Rubric ? Assignment #4 [5%]
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ITEM
REQUIREMENTS
MARK
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Transaction List by Date June 2026
– Heading is complete ÿÿwith company name, name of report and date centered at the top three lines
– All required journal ÿÿentries are included (corrections are excluded)
– All expenses are in the ÿÿdebit column
– All revenues are in the ÿÿcredit column
– Both columns are ÿÿtotaled
– Totals are equal
– Totals have a single ÿÿline above and double line underÿ
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Accounts Payable July 15
– Heading is complete ÿÿwith company name, name of report and date centered at the top three lines
– Report is aged
– Report is a summary
– All vendors included
– The correct number of ÿÿvendors included
– The correct balance is ÿÿincluded
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Supplier Balance Summary
– Heading is complete ÿÿwith company name, name of report and date centered at the top three lines
– Correct report ÿÿsubmitted
– All required ÿÿinformation is included
– All account ÿÿDescriptions are included
– All account balances ÿÿare included and correct
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Profit and Loss Detail
– Heading is complete ÿÿwith company name, name of report and date centered at the top three lines
– All accounts with ÿÿbalances are listed with account numbers
– All expenses are in the ÿÿdebit column
– All revenues are in the ÿÿcredit column
– Both columns are ÿÿtotaled
– Totals are equal
– Total have a single ÿÿline above and double line under
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Balance Sheet
– Heading is complete ÿÿwith company name, name of report and date centered at the top three lines
– All accounts with ÿÿbalances are listed with account numbers
– All assets are in the ÿÿdebit column
– All liabilities and ÿÿcapital are in the credit column
– Both columns are totaled
– Totals are equal
– Total have a single ÿÿline above and double line under
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Format
– Assignment submitted in ÿÿExcel Format
– All reports included in ÿÿONE workbook
– All required reports ÿÿincluded
– All reports are correct
– Consistent format ÿÿthrough workbook
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TOTAL
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Integrated Tool in IMC
The purpose of this assignment is for you to evaluate the tools within an integrated marketing communication (IMC) program and to contrast the advantages and disadvantages of using various types of media to reach a target market. In this assignment, you will fill the shoes of a marketing manager within a company of your choice. As the marketing manager, you are responsible for evaluating the effectiveness of five advertising/promotional tools used by your selected company as well as the effectiveness of the media used. Begin by selecting a publicly-traded company. Utilizing a publicly-traded company will provide you with sufficient access to the promotional tools that you will evaluate. It is your responsibility as marketing manager to compile a 12-slide PowerPoint presentation that includes the following information: Provide an overview of your company. Identify the primary target market(s) that your company attempts to reach. Identify five advertising/promotional tools used by this company. Evaluate the effectiveness of each of the tools in reaching the target market. Include promotional tools for at least three different mediums (i.e., television, internet, radio, direct mail, newspaper, yellow pages, magazines, outdoor, and cinema) that your company regularly uses. Evaluate the effectiveness of these media tools. The promotional tools that you will be evaluating use various types of media. Describe the advantages and disadvantages of using various types of media to reach a target market. As you are compiling your PowerPoint presentation, note that there is no need for a references slide, as you are not required to conduct research for this assignment. Use the ?Notes? area to describe (or narrate) the contents on each slide. Feel free to be creative with the format of your presentation; however, be sure your presentation is professional and legible.Although the format below is not required, the following demonstrates one way that the content within the presentation can be organized:Slide 1: The title slide can include your presentation?s title, your name, and the university?s name. Slide 2: Briefly introduce the company and the product/service it offers. Slide 3: State an objective for the IMC program, and identify the target market. Slide 4: Discuss the first advertising/promotional tool, and evaluate the tool. Slide 5: Discuss the second advertising/promotional tool, and evaluate the tool. Slide 6: Discuss the third advertising/promotional tool, and evaluate the tool. Slide 7: Discuss the fourth advertising/promotional tool, and evaluate the tool. Slide 8: Discuss the fifth advertising/promotional tool, and evaluate the tool. Slide 9: Provide an overview of the media?s advantages and disadvantages. Slide 10: Discuss media tool #1 that is currently being used by this company, and evaluate the media tool. Slide 11: Discuss media tool #2 that is currently being used by this company, and evaluate the media tool. Slide 12: Discuss media tool #3 that is currently being used by this company, and evaluate the media tool.
