To facilitate the building of community partnerships, nurses must have the ability to:
a. Create seamless systems of care.
b. Lobby with legislators.
c. Listen and collaborate with lay community members.
d. Coordinate care across agencies.
C
The building of community partnerships includes increasing involvement of the public to address their needs and concerns. The nurse can best facilitate this by listening and collaborating with lay community members who may have goals and ideas different from that of health care profes-sionals.
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