Your Colleague Mary,a Recent Graduate,announces That She Intends to Leave

question 9

Multiple Choice

Your colleague Mary,a recent graduate,announces that she intends to leave nursing in 3 to 4 months to pursue a position in marketing.While at your agency,she plans to give patients excellent care and to learn as much as she can,because "Who knows? Nursing is a great job with a great pay and I may return someday." Mary's statements most accurately exemplify which orientation to the concept of nursing? Nursing as a(n) :

• A) profession.
• B) occupation.
• C) flexible discipline.
• D) career with off and on ramps.

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Definitions:

Philanthropic Goodwill

The benefit or positive reputation gained by a company through charitable acts, contributions, and involvement in the community.

Social Responsibility Pyramid

A model describing the layers of responsibility that companies have, ranging from economic, legal, ethical, to philanthropic duties.

Obligation

A duty or commitment that one is bound to, legally or morally, which often involves completing certain actions or adhering to agreements.

Social Responsibility

The idea that businesses should balance profit-making activities with activities that benefit society; it involves developing businesses with a positive relationship to the society in which they operate.