When Doing an Admission Assessment for a Patient, the Nurse

When doing an admission assessment for a patient, the nurse notices that the patient pauses before answering questions about the health history. The most appropriate action by the nurse is to

A) ask the patient why the questions require so much time to answer.
B) stop doing the assessment and return later.
C) give the patient an assessment form listing the questions and a pen.
D) wait for the patient to answer the questions.