The Mental Health Nurse Has Been Meeting with a Client

The mental health nurse has been meeting with a client on a weekly basis and, over the past several weeks, the client has been consistently 15 minutes late. Which of the following nursing actions is appropriate regarding the client's lateness for the scheduled meetings?

A) Ignore the behavior.
B) Tell the client that the meetings will be terminated.
C) Ask the client if something is going on that the client may have difficulty handling.
D) Because the client is consistently late, begin to arrive 15 minutes later than the scheduled time also.