A 16-year-old patient with anorexia nervosa weighs 76 pounds, is severely emaciated and malnourished, and has developed cardiac dysrhythmias. Nutrition is critical, but the patient refuses to eat any food. The most appropriate response for the psychiatric and mental health nurse is:
A. "You will die if you don't eat"
B. "You will be fed by nasogastric tube if you don't eat"
C. "We can't help you if you don't help yourself."
D. "I can't force you to eat."