A Nurse Is Using Motivational Therapy with a Client in Treatment

A nurse is using motivational therapy with a client in treatment for alcohol dependency after being arrested for DUI. The client, who is unwilling to consider changing the established drinking behavior, emphatically states, "I am not an alcoholic; you can't make me stop drinking." Which response by the nurse would be most appropriate?

A) "You have to stop drinking and driving. You could kill someone."
B) "You're right. You are not an alcoholic."
C) "You should consider what you are doing to your marital relationship."
D) "You're the only one who can make yourself stop drinking."