Project Summary: Choose one of the following discussion question options and answer all questions related to it. Please review the Discussion Rubric for detailed requirements of your posts. When you click "Reply", change the subject line to read either "Option 1" or "Option 2". Option 1: What characteristics make up a profession? Based on the characteristics explain why nursing is considered a “profession”. How has the image of nursing changed over the years? How do you see the nursing profession reflected in the media today? (news, television, social media)? Cite examples. Is the profession where it needs to be as a profession? Why or why not? Option 2: Compare and contrast the general concepts and ideas outlined in the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice, the ANA Nursing Social Policy Statement, and the Code of Ethics for Nurses. Then answer the following: How do the American Nurses Association (ANA) Essential textbooks support nursing as a profession and YOUR practice?