The nurse is providing group education about warfarin (Coumadin) to minority patients who have experienced strokes (brain attacks). The nurse determines that learning has occurred when the patients make which statement?
1. "We may need to have more frequent blood tests."
2. "We may need to have less frequent blood tests."
3. "We may need more medication than other ethnic groups."
4. "We may need less medication than other ethnic groups."
Correct Answer: 4
Rationale: Asian and African American patients are poor metabolizers of warfarin (Coumadin), so they will often require lower dosages. There is no need for Asian and African American patients to have more frequent blood tests than Caucasian patients. Asian and African American patients are poor metabolizers of warfarin (Coumadin), so they will often require lower, not higher, dosages. There is no need for Asian and African American patients to have less frequent blood tests than Caucasian patients.
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