Define mentoring and networking and how nurses can benefit from both.

Mentoring and MentorshipOn page 128 and 129 of your textbook,(SEE BELOW REGARDING THE PAGES FROM THE TEXTBOOK)the author discusses mentoring and networking. For this Discussion Forum (DF) assignment you will research and provide answers to the forum with an initial post. This is from the textbook on pg 128-129Networking and MentoringProfessional nurses use networking and mentoring to develop themselves and to help peers. Consequently, you need to understand what these concepts areand begin to work toward using networking and mentoring.Networking is a strategy that involves using any contact that might be helpful to you. Applying networking effectively is a skill that takes time to develop. Nurses typically use networking at professional meetings. You can begin to network in student organization activities, whether local, statewide, or national. Networking allows a person to meet and communicate with a wide variety of people, exchange ideas, explore new approaches, and obtain information that might be useful. Some networking skills are knowing how to meet new people, approaching an admired person, learning how to start a conversation and keep it going, re- membering names, asking for contact information, and sharing because networking works both ways. Networking can take place anywhere: in school, in a work setting, at a professional meeting or during organizational activities, and in social situations. It can even happen online through the use of social networking media such as LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter, but you have to be careful with what is communicated and how—today information can become public very quickly and once public it is difficult to change it or delete it.Mentoring is a career development tool. A mentor–mentee relationship cannot be assigned or forced. A mentor is a role model and a career advisor. The mentor should not have a formal relationship, such as a supervisory or managerial relationship, with the mentee. Such a linkage could cause stress and not allow the mentor and mentee to communicate openly without concern about possible repercussions; how- ever, there may come a time when a past supervisor becomes a mentor to a former employee.The mentee needs to feel comfortable with the mentor and usually chooses the mentor. The mentor, of course, must agree to be part of this relationship. A mentorship can be short term or long term. It does take some time to develop the mentor–men- tee relationship. Today, such a relationship could occur virtually.Answer the following items in your initial DF post:1) Define mentoring and networking and how nurses can benefit from both.2) Give an example of a mentor you had experience with and why they were considered a mentor to you.You may use first person for this post. Instructions for Discussion Forum Post (DF) Initial Post:Do not write in a question and answer format. The Initial Post must be 300 words or less, your reference list does not count in the word count.