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The identity and characteristics of nursing are reflected in the components of practice that define the profession. These components include value and ethics, knowledge, nurse as leader, communication, collaboration, professionalism, and advocacy. Nurses live their professional identity by following the Code of Ethics and taking leadership roles in various aspects of nursing practice, such as evidence-based practice, research, quality improvement, informatics, patient-centered care, patient safety, cultural sensitivity, interprofessional collaboration, resource utilization, and environmental health