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I need a response to a peer’s discussion post
Prompt
Define complementary and alternative medicine. Choose one example of
complementary and alternative medicine. Describe the nurse
practitioner’s role in utilizing your chosen complementary and
alternative medicine. Support your answer with evidence-based research.
In your
response, it is important to be respectful, make your response
meaningful, and express yourself clearly.    It is a best practice to
not use unsupported personal opinions, generalizations or language that
might be viewed as offensive to others.  If you are trying to extend a
discussion, consider using probing questions.  If providing a
disagreement to a peer post remain respectful, considerate, and maintain
an academic tone.
Respond to this post please
Complementary
and alternative medicine (CAM) refers to medical practices and products
that are not part of the standard medical care. Patients may utilize
CAM to assist in coping with side effects of treatments, provide comfort
and ease the worries that patient may have on treatment and related
stress, and also help cure or treat some diseases (Barcan, 2020). CAM
can comprise mind-body therapies, biological based practices,
body-based and manipulative practices, energy healing and whole medical
systems. Mind-body therapy combines mental focus, body movements and
breathing to help in relaxing the mind and the body. They include;
meditation, biofeedback, hypnosis, taichi, yoga, creative outlets and
imagery. Biological based practices are when CAM utilizes things found
in nature including vitamins, botanicals, dietary supplements, and
special foods or diets. Body-based and manipulative practice is based on
working with body parts like massage therapy, reflexology, and
chiropractic therapy. Energy healing is about belief that an important
energy flow through the body. Lastly, whole medical systems comprise
healing system and beliefs that have evolved over time to diverse
cultures and areas in the world.
Acupuncture
is an example of CAM. It is an alternative therapy that involves
inserting thin needles in the body at distinct locations and depths to
help balance the life forces responsible for various health problems.
The role of nurses is to educate and encourage patients to do their
research and make informed decisions regarding their health and also
making decision to using the alternatives (Barcan, 2020). It is important for nurses to talk to the patient before they try new CAM practices.
Reference
Barcan, R. (2020). Complementary and alternative medicine: Bodies, therapies, senses.

please share as much as you know about your plans to complete the course and describe the experience you anticipate. Many of the assigned reports have to do with the community. When you are completing the assignments and reports, consider the following thoughts.
What do you expect to observe or have you observed to be barriers to and facilitators of the good health of your community?
What factors of the community do you believe positively or negatively impact the health of the individuals in your community?
How can the nursing profession positively impact these factors?
Please share with your colleagues in the class your ideas, observations and reflections on these topics.

For this assignment, you will synthesize the independent evidence-based practice project proposal assignments from NUR-550 and NUR-590 into a 4,500-5,000-word professional paper.
Final Paper
The final paper should:
Incorporate all necessary revisions and corrections suggested by your instructors.
Synthesize the different elements of the overall project into one paper. The synthesis should reflect the main concepts for each section, connect ideas or overreaching concepts, and be rewritten to include the critical aspects of the project (do not copy and paste the assignments).
Contain supporting research for the evidence-based practice project proposal.
Main Body of the Paper
The main body of your paper should include the following sections:
Problem Statement
Organizational Culture and Readiness
Literature Review
Change Model or Framework
Implementation Plan
Evaluation Plan
Appendices
The appendices at the end of your paper should include the following:
Complete the “APA Writing Checklist,” provided in Class Resources, to ensure that your paper adheres to APA style and formatting criteria and general guidelines for academic writing. Include the completed checklist as the final appendix at the end of your paper. In each preceding course, you have been directed to the Student Success Center for assistance with APA style and have submitted the “APA Writing Checklist” to help illustrate your adherence to APA style. This final paper should demonstrate a clear ability to communicate your project in a professional and accurately formatted paper using APA style.
General Requirements
You are required to cite 10-12 peer-reviewed sources to complete this assignment. Sources must be published within the last 5 years and appropriate for the assignment criteria and nursing content.
Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. A link to the LopesWrite technical support articles is located in Class Resources if you need assistance.
Benchmark Information
This benchmark assignment assesses the following programmatic competencies:
MBA-MSN; MSN
1.1: Translate research and knowledge gained from practice, while adhering to ethical research standards, to improve patient outcomes and clinical practice.
5.1: Design ethically sound, evidence-based solutions to complex health care issues related to individuals, populations, and systems of care.