A Patient Is Admitted to a Psychiatric Unit for Crisis

A patient is admitted to a psychiatric unit for crisis intervention. When caring for this patient, the nurse recognizes that crisis intervention is

A) a long-term treatment to improve coping skills.
B) a system for focusing on future problem-solving skills.
C) a method of intervention with a goal of returning the patient to a level of functioning higher than their precrisis level.
D) a time-limited treatment focused on the immediate problem and its resolution.