A patient with rheumatic fever has subcutaneous nodules,erythema marginatum,and polyarthritis.Based on these findings,which nursing diagnosis would be most appropriate?

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The patient's joint pain will lead to difficulty with activity.The skin lesions seen in rheumatic fever are not open or pruritic.Although acute joint pain will be a problem for this patient,joint inflammation is a temporary clinical manifestation of rheumatic fever and is not associated with permanent joint changes.

A Patient with Rheumatic Fever Has Subcutaneous Nodules,erythema Marginatum,and Polyarthritis