Guidelines for the management of rheumatoid arthritis: 2002 update

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a progressive polyarthritis that is responsible for over nine million office visits annually. It is likely that most nurse practitioners will care for one or more patients with RA because approximately 1% of the adult population is affected by this disabling disorder. The guideline reviewed in this month's column describes the recommended care of patients who have been previously diagnosed with RA.

Published by Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, 2002. The guideline itself is at the source linked here.

doi.org/10.1111/j.1745-7599.2002.tb00072.x