A nurse is teaching a class about drugs. To evaluate the group's understanding, the nurse asks, "What age group would be more at risk for sensitivity to central nervous system drugs?" The class would be correct to answer
a. the elderly.
b. infants.
c. children.
d. adolescents.
ANS: B
The blood-brain barrier is not fully developed at birth. Therefore infants are much more sensitive to central nervous system drugs than are children and older adults.
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