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A client with rheumatoid arthritis has an elevated serum rheumatoid factor. Which interpretation of this finding should the nurse make?

A. Confirmation of the autoimmune disease process. B. Representative of a decline in the client's condition. C. Evidence of spread of the disease to the kidneys. D. Indication of the onset of joint degeneration.

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Rationale: Elevated rheumatoid factor is an autoantibody indicating the autoimmune nature of rheumatoid arthritis, confirming the disease process, not necessarily its severity or organ involvement.

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