A woman grieving her husband's sudden death tells the nurse,"Yesterday,I saw my husband walk through the door,smile at me,but then he just faded away." Select the nurse's most appropriate action.
A) Assess for substance use and abuse.
B) Assess the patient's psychiatric history.
C) Refer the patient to the mental health center.
D) Counsel that visualizations are a normal part of grieving.
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