The client states, "I was so upset about my sister ignoring my pain when I broke my leg." The nurse asks, "When are you going to your next diabetes education program?" This is a nontherapeutic response because the nurse has:

A. Using testing would involve quizzing the client to check knowledge or insight, which is not shown here. B. Changed the topic is correct because the nurse shifted the conversation away from the client’s expressed feelings about being ignored to an unrelated subject (diabetes education). C. Advised the client what to do would involve giving direction or suggestions, which did not occur. D. Exhibited an egocentric focus would mean the nurse redirected the conversation to themselves, which is not the case here.