A client is admitted to the rehabilitation unit following a spinal cord injury that resulted in paraplegia. After a week on the unit, the nurse notes that the client is withdrawn and increasingly resistant to rehabilitative efforts by the staff. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
A. Inform the client that privileges are related to participation in therapy.
B. Limit visiting hours until the client begins to participate in therapy.
C. Allow the client to control the timing and frequency of the therapy.
D. Establish a plan of care with the client with mutually set attainable goals.