Examine the way in which known or suspected lifestyle practices disrupt the normal homeostatic mechanisms of major organ systems.

What specific skills and knowledge that you gained through this course will be most important as you take on your future roles in nursing? Describe a concrete way in which you anticipate using these skills and knowledge. Here are the course objectives to help remind you of what you have learned this term:
Compare normal anatomy and physiology to alterations in function and regulation of body organs and systems in response to stressors.
Correlate clinical signs and symptoms and diagnostic results with the development or progression of disease processes.
Examine the way in which known or suspected lifestyle practices disrupt the normal homeostatic mechanisms of major organ systems.
Propose therapeutic interventions for identified pathophysiologic processes considering age, ethnicity, gender, and co-morbidities of patient.