Vulnerable Neighborhood Nur/440
Vulnerable Neighborhood
Jessica Garcia
Nur/440
11/28/2011
Sheila De Vaugh
Vulnerable Neighborhood
Angelo Reyes is the character that I pick in the Neighborhood who is in a vulnerable population. Angelo is a 40 year old Hispanic married male architect. Angelo has been married for three years and has been a compliant diabetic since he was thirteen years old. Angelo’s community is 15 % Hispanic population. Angelo and his wife Rachael are in the process of getting worked up for infertility since they have not been able to have a baby for three years. Angelo is very embarrassed about the process of going to the infertility doctor. He is very private with his co-workers about where he is going and has even told them his diabetes was out of control is why he had to leave work. Angelo is uncomfortable in having sex in the doctor office and feels like it is more stressful. Angelo takes his food for his diabetes to all his appointments and leaves the infertility appointments humiliated. Angelo is worried about the cost of the infertility. Angelo’s blood sugars have been normal until the last few days and there has been some tension between them about the infertility. Rachael wanted Angelo to with her for her examines but he was not comfortable seeing another man do a physical exam on his wife. Angelo agrees to the infertility process because it is so important to Rachael. After all the test Angelo is not the reason that is causing the infertility. Angelo is part of a vulnerable population primarily due to his Hispanic culture being a diabetic, and the infertility situation.
The Hispanic population is a very private culture and is very family oriented. My own personal awareness of the Hispanic population has changed over the years. My husband is Hispanic and we live within a Hispanic community. Prior to moving to Northern New Mexico I was not aware of the Hispanic culture. I lived in the Southern part of New Mexico where the culture is Mexican. My
Jessica Garcia
Nur/440
11/28/2011
Sheila De Vaugh
Vulnerable Neighborhood
Angelo Reyes is the character that I pick in the Neighborhood who is in a vulnerable population. Angelo is a 40 year old Hispanic married male architect. Angelo has been married for three years and has been a compliant diabetic since he was thirteen years old. Angelo’s community is 15 % Hispanic population. Angelo and his wife Rachael are in the process of getting worked up for infertility since they have not been able to have a baby for three years. Angelo is very embarrassed about the process of going to the infertility doctor. He is very private with his co-workers about where he is going and has even told them his diabetes was out of control is why he had to leave work. Angelo is uncomfortable in having sex in the doctor office and feels like it is more stressful. Angelo takes his food for his diabetes to all his appointments and leaves the infertility appointments humiliated. Angelo is worried about the cost of the infertility. Angelo’s blood sugars have been normal until the last few days and there has been some tension between them about the infertility. Rachael wanted Angelo to with her for her examines but he was not comfortable seeing another man do a physical exam on his wife. Angelo agrees to the infertility process because it is so important to Rachael. After all the test Angelo is not the reason that is causing the infertility. Angelo is part of a vulnerable population primarily due to his Hispanic culture being a diabetic, and the infertility situation.
The Hispanic population is a very private culture and is very family oriented. My own personal awareness of the Hispanic population has changed over the years. My husband is Hispanic and we live within a Hispanic community. Prior to moving to Northern New Mexico I was not aware of the Hispanic culture. I lived in the Southern part of New Mexico where the culture is Mexican. My
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