The nursing instructor is discussing the concept of steady state with her first-semester nursing students. What would be the most complete statement to the students about this concept?
A) "The concept of steady state preserves life."
B) "The mechanisms of steady state work to restore 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
Feedback: 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. Options A and C are correct but incomplete statements. Option D is incorrect because adaptation is a part of the concept of steady state; it is not the concept itself.
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