Week 1 Individual Assignment: Vulnerable Population Article Cynthia Davis NUR/440 February 4‚ 2013 Sheila De Vaughn Week 1 Individual Assignment: Vulnerable Population Article Based on my understanding of what I have read over the past week‚ I would define a vulnerable population as any individual or group of people with a decreased capacity to communicate effectively in a given setting. The term vulnerable populations is be defined as “people with questionable capacity.” It is further
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Q1. Health Disparities Health disparities refer to the glaring differences in the distribution of the burden of diseases‚ injuries and opportunities to access the available healthcare services from the facilities in a given society. Each of these differences‚ as Flores & Lin (2013‚ p. 10) observe‚ is preventable and almost always affects the segments of the society that are at the most disadvantage. These obstacles to healthcare access are brought about by among others racial or ethnic origin‚
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Eliminating Health Disparities Despite major advances in the fields of medicine and healthcare services over the past years‚ a significant health gap between rich and poor remains. As populations grow‚ so apparently do health disparities. The poor continue to shoulder a particularly disproportionate social burden in terms of inequitable access to decent healthcare‚ rising costs and higher rates of morbidity and mortality. People of color are receiving special attention in medical‚ social‚ and
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and services of a population in terms of health care. The population in general is something that typically cannot be controlled. According to Yali and Revensons‚ (2004)‚ “Given the current levels of social and racial disparities in health and the likelihood that these disparities will not decrease under the current health system‚ we presume that as the American population continues to change‚ these disparities will have an even greater impact on health “(pg. 147).With the population constantly growing
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It is important that one addresses health disparities in medically underserved communities because it can most importantly‚ improve quality of life as well as decrease health care cost nationwide. The decrease in health care cost will have an exponential effect on the economy by allowing more governmental funding opportunities to other important issues such as education‚ social security and other community services. By addressing health disparities within these communities it can allow for social
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Homeless People as a Vulnerable Population Homeless people are a part of a vulnerable population who face a very real risk of developing health issues at a rate higher than the rest of the population due to certain disadvantages and co-morbidities. The homeless population is often exposed to the harsh elements of the weather and lack access to basic necessities such as food‚ shelter‚ clothing‚ and medication. Housing in shelters and transitional homes are not constant and reliable‚ leaving the homeless
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physical‚ or sociological standpoint. De Chesnay & Anderson (2012) explain the idea of an entire population being vulnerable as “a public health concept that refers to vulnerability by virtue of status: that is‚ some groups are at risk at any given point in time relative to other individuals or groups.” The chronically mentally ill and the elderly go under this definition of vulnerable populations and could be helped by two conceptual models of nursing. Because those with mental illness usually
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Disparities in Health Care: Why Ethnic Minorities Struggle Compared to Caucasians Cameron Schilling 2/30/13 BIO-365 Professor Ensworth Healthcare is one of the most talked about topics in America. According to PBS‚ the healthcare industry accounts for eighteen percent of the nation’s gross domestic product(Kane‚ 2012). The cost of healthcare continues to rise and problems are brought to the surface each year. One growing problem is gap between ethnic minorities and the Caucasian population
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are not top priority. There are multiple things that are going on in a domestic violence situation‚ but to someone on the outside looking in‚ the obvious choice would be to get out of the situation and leave. History of the Domestic Violence Population Domestic violence wears many different masks and is even accepted in some societies. Many different cultures around the world have been and continue to be affected by the results of domestic violence. The term‚ “domestic violence‚” was first
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How can we define health care disparity? In a world in which we have set parameters‚ measurements and numbers‚ health care disparity is one of those concepts that are not easy to explain or to define‚ unless you have experienced it. As a minority myself‚ I have always wondered if this is a reality in our current health care system or just merely a difference in outcomes between races. The reality is that‚ there is a difference‚ as I have experienced it many times as a patient myself and in the work
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