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    Cheri W. Bluford Nur/440 June 3‚ 2013 Vulnerable population is not limited to a specific disease‚ race‚ income‚ or gender. There are different situations that can cause an individual to be classified into this category. A Vulnerable population can also include the neighborhood where an individual resides because healthcare resources may be limited. The focus of this will include the understanding of how the different biases affect the delivery of healthcare

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    it. A vulnerable population can be a group of people that show factors of an increased chance of their health status becoming poor. This can be that they are lacking access to care and their chance of illness is higher than other patients (Stanhope and Lancaster‚ 2014). In other words‚ vulnerable populations are at risk for poor physical‚ psychological or social health (De Chesnay‚ 2012). One population in particular are adults living in poverty. Vulnerability can occur in any population leading

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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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    Vulnerable Populations Vulnerable populations are an unfortunate but very genuine aspect of society. Vulnerable populations are groups of people who are at risk or in danger of suffering either physical or emotional harm or both. The children placed in the foster care system make up an exceptionally vulnerable population. Healthofchildren.com (2011) defines foster care as “a full time substitute care of children outside their home by people other than their biological or adoptive parents or

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    Abused Children as a Vulnerable Population Nicole Correia NUR/440 May 26‚ 2013 Leslie Rowan Abused Children as a Vulnerable Population As a vulnerable population‚ abused children are at higher risk for suicide depression‚ aggression‚ delinquency‚ learning disorders‚ and dissociative disorders when compared to non-abused children (Weitzman‚ 2005). If not acknowledged and treated‚ abused children can have more serious mental problems as they age. For example‚ being an abusive relationship

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    Vulnerable Population Vulnerable populations include children‚ the elderly‚ the homeless‚ those with chronic health conditions‚ economically disadvantaged‚ the racial and ethnic minorities‚ immigrants‚ and refugees. Vulnerability may arise from community‚ individual or larger population challenges. Immigrants have been identified as a vulnerable population‚ but there is heterogeneity in the degree to which they are vulnerable to inadequate health care. Factors that affect immigrants’ vulnerability

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    Vulnerable Population Homeless Persons University of Phoenix By: Diana Thornton August 24‚ 2009 What does the word population and Vulnerable mean? Population means the whole number of people or inhabitants in a country or region. Vulnerable population is defined as individuals made vulnerable by: Financial circumstances or place of residence Health age Functional or developmental status Ability to communicate effectively Presence of chronic or terminal illness or disability

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    Vulnerable Populations Kathleen King- Materio BSHS/302 10/01/2012 Maryann Sorrell Vulnerable Populations All communities contain a mentally ill population. Their behavior is considered to be inappropriate and abnormal. Every society has cultivated solutions in which to treat the mentally ill in order to prevent disruption of the strong civil function. Normal behavior varies through generations and societies. When deciding if a person is mentally ill‚ the generation and culture must be taken

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    Vulnerable Populations in Current Events NUR/440 January 24‚ 2010 Vulnerable Populations in Current Events Smith‚ Tingle‚ and Twiss (2010) estimate in the year 2030‚ 20% of all Americans will be elderly adults. This is a vulnerable population that will have barriers including transportation‚ mobility‚ financial‚ and medical. As this vulnerable population continues to age‚ they often find it difficult to ask for help‚ which further increases the barriers they must overcome. Defining a Vulnerable

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    Vulnerable Population Paper Introduction The vulnerable population chosen for this paper is Haitian immigrants. Topics of discussion will include description of the population‚ significant problems related to their vulnerability‚ related health and social problems‚ an evaluation of adequant of current strategies to break the cycle of vulnerability‚ ethical implications of current strategies‚ and proposed community and public health nursing interventions in roles of manager‚ advocate‚ teacher‚

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