a nurse practitioner is a following a child with juvenile rheumatoid
a nurse practitioner is a following a child with juvenile rheumatoid
arthritis who has been previously diagnosed and is being managed for the disease by a pediatric rheumatologist. the mother asks for information about the childs long term prognosis. what is the most appropriate reply?
1) since her child is under the care of a rheumatologist,she should direct questions concerning the JRA to him.
2) JRA is a childhood form of rheumatoid arthritis and her child will have the illness of a life time
3) most children with JRA achieve complete remission by adulthood,but the effects may cause lifelong limitations.
4) most children with JRA do not live to adulthood