A group of nursing students are applying the concept of steady state to the nursing care plan of a patient who is undergoing chemotherapy and radiotherapy for the treatment of lung cancer
What would be the most complete statement by the students about the concept of steady state?
A) "The concept of steady state preserves life."
B) "The mechanisms of steady state work to maintain balance in the body."
C) "This concept compensates for biologic and environmental attacks on the body."
D) "Steady state is the same as adaptation."
Ans: B
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Mechanisms for adjusting internal conditions promote the normal steady state of the organism and its survival. These mechanisms are compensatory in nature and work to restore balance in the body. Adaptation is a part of the concept of steady state; it is not the concept itself.
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