“It has been very difficult to care for him.”

“I don’t understand what you mean by that comment.”

“I know how to care for clients such as your husband.”

“It’s too bad you didn’t get some help to care for him at home.”

An older adult male with dementia is admitted to a nursing home. His wife appears frail, tired, and angry when she first visits her husband. She remarks to the nurse in a sarcastic tone, “Let’s see what you can do with him.” What is the nurse’s most therapeutic response?