The Nurse Is Teaching a Client with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)about

question 40

Multiple Choice

The nurse is teaching a client with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) about joint protection principles.What information does the nurse include?

• A) Use smaller joints to rest the larger ones.
• B) Hold objects with two hands, not one.
• C) Sit most often in a reclining chair.
• D) Use assistive-adaptive devices.
• E) Bend at your knees to lift objects.

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