Activity 1National Health Coverage Plans, Reimbursements, and QualityBaccalaureate education includes learning opportunities of healthcare policy, finance, and regulatory environments (AACN, 2008). Complete the Nursing Quality Indicators (NQI) virtual simulation activity to explore the impact of nursing designs on quality measures, including cost, systems, processes, and outcomes of various points of care. The goal of this activity is to think about basic quality and safety investigations that are used to create and measures outcomes of quality improvement processes.Please Note: You can navigate to the NQI activity by clicking on 'Sentinel Hospital', entering the lobby, and clicking the brown icon: 'Surgical Services. Introduction & Healthcare Coverage and Vulnerable Populations Describe the importance of healthcare coverage (insurance). End with a clearly worded purpose statement for this project. Discuss two ways healthcare coverage is beneficial (helpful) for the vulnerable/ uninsured populations.Diagnosis Related GroupsDescribe the purpose of Diagnosis Related Groups (DRGs). Explain the impact of DRGs on length of stay and payment of services. Discuss how payments for DRGs are now impacted by quality indicators and measures.Select a Major Healthcare Plan(Label heading with the name of the plan Ex: Preferred Provider Option Plan) Select one of the patients from the cases you reviewed in NQI. Summarize two care options provided by the plan that facilitates access for your selected patient. Summarize two care options that limit access to care for your selected patient.Select a Second Major Healthcare Plan(Label heading with the name of the plan Ex: Medicaid) Repeat this activity with the same patient. Summarize two care options provided by the second plan that facilitates access for your selected patient. Summarize two care options that limit access to care for your selected patient.Impact of Nursing InterventionsSummarize at least four priority nursing interventions or considerations to promote self-care for your selected patient to provide high quality, safe healthcare considering nursing-sensitive indicators. Provide a rationale for each of your selected nursing decisions.ConclusionSummarize the key points of your project.**You will not discuss the deductibles or costs of the insurance plans as this is not the focus of this this assignment.Following the simulated activity, you will examine the relationship between healthcare coverage (insurance), quality care, and reimbursements (payments) to health care organizations. Select two different major national (U.S.) insurance health plans. You may choose Medicaid, Medicare, HMO, PPO, or private insurance plans. You can choose your own personal insurance plan if you prefer. Review healthcare coverage options offered by both plans that benefit (facilitate) and hinder (limit) access to care. Examples of healthcare coverage (insurance) options that facilitate, or limit access include medication coverage, primary care physician office visits, specialists physician office visits, emergency care, lab or blood work and diagnostics, wellness care, prevention services or surgery (these are just a few examples). You will also explore the role of Diagnosis Related Groups (DRGs) and charity care within healthcare facilities (hospitals) and how charity care impacts the vulnerable or uninsured population. Finally, summarize nursing interventions or considerations for your selected patient to provide high quality, safe healthcare considering nursing-sensitive indicators in his/her unique scenario.Textbook and other resourcesCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Additional Instructions:All submissions should have a title page and reference page.Utilize a minimum of two scholarly resources.Adhere to grammar, spelling and punctuation criteria.Adhere to APA compliance guidelines.Adhere to the chosen Submission Option for Delivery of Activity guidelines.Submission Options:Choose One:Instructions:Paper4 to 6-page paper. Include title and reference pages.Microsoft PowerPoint Presentation8 to 10 slides. Add title and reference slides.Follow Rules of 7.Other media (Prezi, etc.) presentation8 to 10 slides with speaker notes. Add title and reference slides.Follow Rules of 7.Video Presentation5 to 8-minute video presentation.Attach reference page or include in video.Professional appearance and background.Video submissions must include a script in Word format, submitted through Turnitin for an Originality Report.TableTable with appropriate columns and headers.Include title and reference pages.Graphs or other illustrationsGraphs or illustrations with appropriate labels. Include title and reference pages.PosterPoster utilizing any applicable poster template. Include visual graphics/images/other formats for visual appeal. Include appropriate title and references on poster.Note: Title and reference pages/slides do not count towards the count requirements. 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Identify a quality improvement opportunity in your organization or practice. In a 1,250-1,500 word paper, describe the problem or issue and propose a quality improvement initiative based on evidence-based practice. Apply "The Road to Evidence-Based Practice" process. Include the following: Provide an overview of the problem and the setting in which the problem or issue occurs. Explain why a quality improvement initiative is needed in this area and the expected outcome. Discuss how the results of previous research demonstrate support for the quality improvement initiative and its projected outcomes. Include a minimum of three peer-reviewed sources published within the last 5 years, not included in the course materials or textbook, that establish evidence in support of the quality improvement proposed. Discuss steps necessary to implement the quality improvement initiative. Provide evidence and rationale to support your answer. Explain how the quality improvement initiative will be evaluated to determine whether there was improvement. Support your explanation by identifying the variables, hypothesis test, and statistical test that you would need to prove that the quality improvement initiative succeeded. ________________________________________________________________________________________________ Topic: "Hildegard Peplau's Interpersonal Relations" Conceptual Model Nursing theories are tested and systematic ways to implement nursing practice. Select a nursing theory and its conceptual model. Prepare a 5 slide PowerPoint in which you describe the nursing theory and its conceptual model and demonstrate its application in nursing practice. Include the following: 1. Provide three evidence?based examples that demonstrate how the nursing theory supports nursing practice. Provide support and rationale for each.

MN507-2: Explain U.S. healthcare policy structures and the role of the nursing leader as a change agent at the public policy table.DirectionsYou will do your work on this template for the Unit 3 Assignment:Each member of the group must identify their state legislators' addresses and phone numbers.The group will decide on a policy issue that needs to be addressed. This policy issue will be used in the unit 3, 6, & 9 Assignments.The group will write a letter to one of their legislators outlining what the issue is and why it is important. The letter will address:The current policy structure.The need for the change.The suggested change.Cost implications if the change is implemented.The role the nurse as a change agent will take at the policy table.Template is attached: VERY IMPORTANT MY STATE IS: FLORIDA.