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

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Rationale: Elevated rheumatoid factor is a marker of the autoimmune process in rheumatoid arthritis, confirming the diagnosis and indicating disease severity, not specific organ involvement or decline.

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