American Nurses Association
The ANA states nursing is the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury, alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response, and advocacy in the care of individuals, families, communities, and populations. Wikipedia*
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American Nurses Association has hosted 3 events in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first program was a 1987 Forum.