The nurse is caring for a 62-year-old African-American woman who has been placed on Coumadin. The nurse should expect the client's response to this medication to be:
a. greater than usual; she may respond exceptionally well to the medication.
b. less than usual; she will probably have a decreased therapeutic effect.
c. greater than usual; she should be monitored closely for bleeding irregularities.
d. less than usual; she will tend to experience a hypersensitivity reaction.
ANS: B
African-American clients will tend to have a decreased therapeutic effect from Coumadin.
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