A nurse asks a nurse manager why consumer partnerships are formed. The nurse manager explains that consumer partnerships offer which of the following?
a. Larger voting block representing different political positions
b. Small funding base of financial support
c. Increase in voices supporting or opposing an issue
d. Maintenance of the power base
C
Consumer partnerships have the following characteristics: an increase in the number of voices
supporting or opposing an issue, a larger voting block that represents the same political position, a
broader funding base of financial support, and enhancement of power.
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