A nurse is using motivational therapy with a female client with alcoholism. The client, who is unwilling to consider changing her drinking behavior, emphatically states, "I am not an alcoholic; you can't make me stop drinking"
Which response by the nurse would be most appropriate?
A) "You have to stop drinking and driving; you could kill someone."
B) "You're right; you're not an alcoholic."
C) "You should consider what you are doing to your marital relationship."
D) "You're the only one who can make yourself stop drinking."
D
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