A nurse manager recognizes the need to expand her professional network as she begins a job search for a middle-management position. Which of the following actions is least likely to ex-pand her job-searching network?
a. Reviewing her address book or card file for names and phone numbers of former colleagues who are now in mid-dle-management positions
b. Making an appointment to meet with a former instructor from her graduate pro-gram in nursing administration
c. Making a long overdue return call to a former colleague who is now a chief nurse executive
d. Attending a state-level conferences for nurse managers and executives and vo-lunteering to help with professional or-ganizations' informal luncheons and re-ceptions
C
Networking is the result of identifying, valuing, and maintaining relationships with a system of individuals who are sources of information, advice, and support. Many nurses have relatively limited networks within the organizations where they are employed. Active participation in nursing organizations is the most effective method of establishing a professional network outside one's place of employment.
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