The nurse shares with the nurse manager, "My patient is Jewish, and when I tried to teach her about her antihypertensive medication, she said, 'I'd rather eat chicken soup than take those medications.'" Which is the most appropriate response by the nurse manager?
A) "This is common folk medicine among some Jewish people. You can talk to her about taking her medications and eating chicken soup."
B) "There is no scientific evidence to support chicken soup as a substitute for antihypertensive medications. Maybe you should do some research on this."
C) "The patient can make her own choices and decisions, and there is nothing we can do about this."
D) "You can tell the patient she can eat her soup, but she needs to understand that she has to take her medications first."
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