The Nurse Is Caring for a Patient with Chronic Lung

The nurse is caring for a patient with chronic lung disease. The patient demands a cigarette after eating breakfast. The nurse responds, "If that was me, I wouldn't be asking for a cigarette. That is what has made you so sick in the first place." This nontherapeutic communication response is an example of:

A) changing the subject.
B) giving advice.
C) a stereotypical response.
D) defensiveness.