The mother of a client diagnosed with schizophrenia is tearful and wonders aloud if she passed the illness on to her child and if her grandchild will also develop the disease. The nurse should reply with which statement?
A) "Schizophrenia does have a strong genetic link, but at present there is no specific genetic test for it."
B) "I see you are feeling upset. Do you want to talk?"
C) "You and your child should volunteer for genetic research."
D) "Your grandchild has nothing to worry about."
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