A client's wife has been making excuses for her alcoholic husband's work absences. In family therapy, she states, "His problems at work are my fault." Which response by the nurse is therapeutic?
A) "Why do you assume responsibility for his behaviors?"
B) "I think you should start to confront his behavior."
C) "Your husband needs to deal with the consequences of his drinking."
D) "Do you understand what the term enabler means?"
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