A client tells the nurse that her husband is an alcoholic and hasn't worked for the past 3 months. The nurse's most appropriate response would be:
a. You should go to Al-Anon meetings.
b. You sound worried. I think you should talk to the chaplain.
c. I'm really sorry to hear that.
d. What have you tried before to cope with this problem?
ANS: D
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