The geriatric nurse recognizes that the body's homeostatic mechanisms may be compromised in the:

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Declining physiologic function and increased prevalence of disease, particularly in the old-old (age 85 or older), are in part a result of a reduction in the body's ability to respond to stress through all of its homeostatic mechanisms. The important point is that older adults often encounter profound and repeated losses; the time between the occurrences of these losses is often short, resulting in an inadequate period for resolution and return to a baseline state, thus putting them at risk for illness.

The Geriatric Nurse Recognizes That the Body's Homeostatic Mechanisms May