A Community Health Nurse Is Performing a Visit to the Home

Multiple Choice

A community health nurse is performing a visit to the home of a patient who has a history of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) . On what aspect of the patients health should the nurse focus most closely during the visit?

A) The patients understanding of rheumatoid arthritis
B) The patients risk for cardiopulmonary complications
C) The patients social support system
D) The patients functional status