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Nursing aims to promote health, prevent illness, care for the ill, and assist in coping with disability and terminal illness.

First, promoting health means encouraging individuals to adopt healthy habits, such as eating a balanced diet, proper stress management, and regular exercise, helps to enhance the quality of life and reduce the risk of illness.

Second, nurses participate in preventative health efforts, such as health education, prenatal care for pregnant women, immunization programs, and blood pressure screening.

Third, caring for the ill involves restoration of health by early detection, promotion of healing, rehabilitation, and education during recovery. Nurses use the best evidence-based practice to assess, diagnose, plan, implement, and evaluate patient-centered nursing care.

Fourth, the care of the disabled includes improving their strength and capability through patient education, clear communication, and referral to the community support system.

Finally, care for the terminally ill involves providing comfort by managing symptoms, assisting the patients and families in preparing for death, giving psychological support, and facilitating peaceful death while respecting the patient's culture, beliefs, values, and decisions.