Instructions Consider the Definition of Nursing (Links to an external site.) developed by the American Nurses Association (ANA): Nursing is the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury, facilitation of healing, alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response, and advocacy in the care of individuals, families, groups, communities, and populations. Summarize the different meanings and significance of some key terms from this definition: promotion, prevention, healing, alleviation, diagnosis, treatment, human response, and advocacy.
