Which statement indicates the nurse understands the Latin origin of "nurse?"

a. "The Latin word for ‘nurse' is carena, meaning ‘caring.'"
b. "The Latin word for ‘nurse' is nimphe, meaning ‘nurture.'"
c. "The Latin word for ‘nurse' is succurus, meaning ‘relief.'"
d. "The Latin word for ‘nurse' is nutricius, meaning ‘nourishing.'"


D
The word "nurse" is derived from the Latin word nutricius, meaning nourishing. It was said in Roman mythology that the goddess Fortuna, who was considered the goddess of an individual's fate, was Jupiter's nurse. Carena is the Latin word for "caring," nimphe means to "nurture," and succurus means "relief.".

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