Massage therapy is an ancient Asian and Egyptian method based on human touch modalities.

Using the Internet, search the article, “Cortisol decreases and serotonin and dopamine increase following massage therapy.”

On the basis of your research, summarize your thoughts and provide answers to the following questions:

Why does a change in cortisol and serotonin levels demonstrate the effectiveness of massage as a healing therapy?

Why are specific articles that use tangible outcomes and a scientific methodology important to advancing massage therapy as a credible and effective therapy?

How does this article contribute to the study of CAM practices?

What is your opinion of the modality discussed in this article? Do you see any outstanding benefits or detractions from the therapy’s use in contemporary wellness environments?

Write your answers in approximately 2- to 3-pages in a Microsoft Word document.

On a separate page, cite any sources you used in the APA format.

Support your responses with reasoning and examples.

Prepare a 10-minute presentation (PowerPoint of 10-15 slides, not including title or reference slide) on organizational culture and values. Below each slide there must be a speaker notes.

1. Describe how alignment between the values of an organization and the values of the nurse impact nurse engagement and patient outcomes.

2.Discuss how an individual can use effective communication techniques to overcome workplace challenges, encourage collaboration across groups, and promote effective problem solving.

3.Identify a specific instance from your own professional experience in which the values of the organization and the values of the individual nurses did or did not align. Describe the impact this had on nurse engagement and patient outcomes.

While APA style format is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected and in-text citations and references should be presented using APA documentation guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center

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I agree with the description Meilaender used in this reading with the terms procreation Vs reproduction and begotten Vs being made. Every children within the world need to be created through the unity of parents as well as love of God. Human meaning and personal significance in the biological bonds unites the generation. The Roman Catholic churches objects the assisted reproduction and contraception. Reproducing the new individual biologically is called as reproduction. The catholic religion changing their teaching and states that marriage’s primary end is procreation and that should not serve to alarm the faithful catholic. Rather, it should reassure and help us to see the role of husband and wife as well as the grace of the marriage. This will help the society to push against the cultures constant claim that the children are the problem, not the prizes of the marriage. The shift from procreation to reproduction is a part of manifestation of human freedom to master and shape the world (Meilaender, 2013). There is a biological tie which bind parents and children. The sexual union of men and woman is naturally ordered towards the birth of the children and it is a simple biological fact everyone need to be learned. The term “begotten of the father” doesn’t refer to Christ’s humanity. The child who is begotten not made, embodies the union of his/her father and mother. They didn’t simply reproduce themselves and the power of their mutual love given rise to another person to unite them in life. The love of husband and wife is life-living and it is truly a procreation. The marital love and procreation is one of the aspect of human and personal significance to be discerned in the “givenness” of the biological tie between the generation (Meilaender,2013).

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Assignment Information

Before beginning political advocacy, one must identify a problem that needs to be addressed through health care policy. Sometimes, political advocacy is needed when established health care policies are not adequate for solving a problem, or when the legislation creates new problems. This assignment is the first in a three-part project.

The purpose of this three-part project is to guide you through the process of selecting a problem, identifying evidence-based solutions, and designing a political advocacy plan to address the problem with those solutions.

In this first assignment, you will select a consumer challenge related to equity, access, affordability, and/or social justice in health care, and you will analyze how existing policies address this challenge. Completion of this assignment will demonstrate your achievement of the following course outcome:

       6. analyze the impact of sociocultural, economic, and environmental influences on health care policies to understand consumer challenges related to equity, access, affordability, and social justice in health care

Assignment Guidelines

1. Identify a nursing or health care issue that relates to a current health policy or political issue pertaining to equity, access, affordability, and/or social justice in health care.
2. In a 3–4-page paper, complete the following:
   1. Identify the problem, noting its relationship to equity, access, affordability, and/or social justice in health care.
   2. Describe the population most affected by this problem, noting whether this is a vulnerable population.
   3. Describe health care and health disparities that may be related to this problem and population.
   4. Summarize legislation and/or political activities that relate to the identified problem.
   5. Analyze the effect that this legislation has had on the consumer challenge.
   6. Uses APA style for your citations and references.

Part 2

Literature Review and Evidence-based Practice Recommendations

Assignment Information

In the first part of this project, you identified a consumer challenge related to equity, access, affordability, and/or social justice in health care and analyzed the impact of legislation on the problem. Now, you will be searching the literature to identify potential solutions and ways of recommending them.

Searching for evidence is a critical step in evidence-based practice. You must perform this step to be prepared to offer evidence-based solutions. In this assignment, you will conduct a literature review to find evidence-based approaches to address your identified issue.

Completion of this assignment will demonstrate your achievement of the following course outcomes:

       4. analyze the impact of sociocultural, economic, and environmental influences on health care policies to understand consumer challenges related to equity, access, affordability, and social justice in health care

       5. evaluate the political advocacy process to identify opportunities for nursing professional involvement

Assignment Guidelines

1. Identify at least five sources pertinent to the consumer challenge you identified in the first part of this project. At least three of the sources must be articles from professional peer-reviewed publications.
2. In a 5–6-page paper, complete the following:
   1. Synthesize your findings from the literature.
   2. Based on your findings, identify evidence-based solutions to the problem.
   3. Describe methods of advocacy that you could use to present your recommendations.
   4. Use APA style for your citations and references.

Part 3

Advocacy  plan/Presentation

Assignment Information

You have made it to the final part of the social justice project. In this part of the project, you will present a plan to politically advocate on behalf of the population plagued with the health care problem you identified in part 1 of this project. You will be taking this opportunity to propose the evidence-based solutions that you identified in part two of the project.

Of the many possible ways to advocate, you will choose those strategies that you feel are most appropriate and that will be most effective. This is the most exciting part—very similar to developing a plan of care once you have assessed your patient and decided on which evidence-based interventions to deliver!

Completion of this assignment will demonstrate your achievement of the following course outcomes:

       5. evaluate the political advocacy process to identify opportunities for nursing professional involvement

       6. delineate strategies that nurses can use to engage in advocacy for health care policy to support equity, access, affordability, and social justice for consumers and in support of the nursing profession

Assignment Guidelines

Develop a PowerPoint presentation with speaker notes that includes the following:

1. summary of the problem
   1. identification of the consumer challenge and its relationship to equity, access, affordability,and/or social justice in health care
   2. identification of the population most affected by this problem, and whether it is a vulnerable population
   3. identification of any healthcare or health disparities related to the problem or population
   4. summary of legislation and/or political activities that relate to the identified problem
   5. analysis of impact of legislation
2. summary of the evidence-based recommendations
   1. list of evidence-based solutions with in-text citations of supporting sources
   2. summary of political advocacy strategies that could be used to advocate for the implementation of the evidence-based solutions
3. plan for political advocacy
   1. identification of the audience you plan to address regarding this challenge. Will you speak out to the workplace or workforce, legislative representatives, professional organizations, the community, or a combination of these entities? Give your rationale for choosing this audience.
   2. identification and description of the strategies you will use to communicate your recommendations. Examples include writing letters, using the media, and building coalitions. This is where you get to be creative!
   3. description of what you learned on this project and how you can apply the lessons in your work
   4. reference list in APA formatting
   5. Upload your PowerPoint presentation to the specified discussion forum

Part 4

Letter to the Legislator

Assignment Information

This assignment provides you with the opportunity to use a specific political advocacy strategy: communication with a legislator via a letter. Expressing your support or lack of support for proposed legislation (bills) can be a powerful way to speak up about an issue. In this assignment, you will identify a proposed bill and voice your support for, or argument for not, passing that particular bill.

Completion of this assignment will demonstrate your achievement of the following course outcomes:

       describe the impact of health care policies on nursing practice and health care work environments to determine the financial and regulatory influences on patient care

       evaluate the political advocacy process to identify opportunities for nursing professional involvement

       delineate strategies that nurses can use to engage in advocacy for health care policy to support equity, access, affordability, and social justice for consumers and in support of the nursing profession

Assignment Guidelines

1. 1. Select a piece of legislation proposed either in your state or at the national level.
   2. Identify your state representative at the level of the bill—this will be either your state, House of Representatives, or Senate representative, depending on the bill that you selected.
   3. Conduct a literature review to identify evidence pertaining to the issue addressed in the bill. Find at least three sources.
   4. Develop a letter to send to your state legislator. This letter should integrate the evidence supporting your position. The following websites offer templates, examples, and/or guidelines for letters to legislators that you may want to consider.
      1. https://www.ncsbn.org/APRN_formletter_Legislator_web.pdf
      2. http://allnurses.com/general-nursing-discussion/how-write-your-402285.html
      3. http://www.aacn.org/wd/practice/content/publicpolicy/legislators.pcms?menu =

Grading Criteria

Follow these guidelines in writing your letter.

1. 1. 1. Write the letter in a business letter format.
      2. Include the following:
         1. introduction of self and professional position
         2. overview of the bill you want to address
         3. clear argument in support of or not in support of the bill
         4. integration of evidence from scholarly literature to support your position
         5. legal name, credentials, and contact information