A client is in the terminal stage of lung cancer. Outside the room, the client's spouse expresses to the nurse feelings of helplessness and a lack of hope for the future. How should the nurse respond?

B Offer strategies the spouse can use to provide comfort to the client. D Explain that the staff will strive to keep the client comfortable. C Suggest that the spouse go home for a while and get some sleep. A Offer comfort that healing can happen at any point in time.