A Client Has Just Recently Been Diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Multiple Choice

A client has just recently been diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) .The client asks the nurse if RA always causes crippling deformities.Which teaching topics will the nurse include as ways to decrease the likelihood of crippling deformities? Select all that apply.

A) Ignore pain as a warning signal.
B) Type instead of hand-writing items if possible.
C) Use stronger joints for most activity.
D) Avoid stress to any current area of deformity.
E) Stop an activity if it is beyond your ability to perform.