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Homeostasis


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Homeostasis
An overview of homeostasis and its importance to the body.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages) | 4 sources | APA | 2005 United States


Paper Summary:

This paper discusses the importance of homeostasis and epithelia in nursing, as well as the criteria used to classify the covering and lining epithelia. The paper also explains why maintaining a patient's homeostasis is one of the most important objectives in nursing.

From the Paper:

"Homeostasis is important in nursing because the body mobilizes its fight-or-flight reaction in an attempt to maintain homeostasis. This can result in sweating, breathlessness, rapid heartbeat, shivering and trembling. The internal equilibrium of the body is the gauge of whether it is functioning properly or not. With homeostasis the body's systems are stable and self-perpetuating. Many of the tests that a nurse performs on a patient, such as taking a temperature or a blood pressure, are tests to determine whether the patient's body is in homeostasis or..."

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APA Citation:

Homeostasis (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 11, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Essay-Homeostasis/72815

MLA Citation:

"Homeostasis" 15 January 2012. Web. 11 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Essay-Homeostasis/72815>




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