The Nurse Is Caring for a Patient with Chronic Lung

The nurse is caring for a patient with chronic lung disease. When the patient demands a cigarette after eating breakfast, the nurse responds, "If that was me, I wouldn't be asking for a cigarette. That is what has made you so sick in the first place." This nontherapeutic response is an example of what communication technique?

A) Changing the subject
B) Giving advice
C) A stereotypical response
D) Defensiveness

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