The nurse is taking a patient who has Alzheimer disease to the bathing room for a tub bath.The patient states,"Please don't make me take a bath today.I am so afraid that I will be washed down the drain." The nurse's best response would be:
A) "Don't be silly, there's no way you would fit in the drain."
B) "I am your nurse, and I will stay with you, so you shouldn't be afraid of your bath."
C) "Let's go back to your room, and I will bathe you there."
D) "Today is your day for a bath."
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