A nurse working in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) teaches handwashing techniques to the parents of an infant who is receiving antibiotic treatment for a neonatal infection. The nurse determines that the parents understand the primary purpose of hand washing if which statement is made?

C It is primarily done to allow them an opportunity to communicate with each other and staff. A It is primarily done to reduce their fears. B It is primarily done to minimize the spread of infection to other siblings. D It is primarily done to reduce the possibility of transmitting an environmental infection to the infant.