A nurse asks a patient in a shelter for hurricane victims if she can be of help. The patient says, "I don't need your help." Using therapeutic communication, how should the nurse respond?
A) Move away from the patient.
B) Call the nursing supervisor.
C) Tell the patient that anger won't help her situation.
D) Tell the patient that anger is understandable in her situation.
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