Vulnerable Populations in the Workplace Nursing 440 Depression in the Oncology Patient Imagine you are going to the doctor for an annual check-up. No real problems have plagued you over the past year‚ except a few colds. However‚ the past few weeks you have been extremely tired. The doctor‚ being thorough‚ decides they want some blood work drawn. A day after getting the blood work the phone rings. The doctor wants you to have more blood work done because there has apparently been a mistake
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Assessment Tool Analysis Paper Direct participation with vulnerable populations often causes students to develop a better understanding of self and their own strengths and weaknesses. Students develop skills in problem solving‚ critical thinking‚ leadership‚ and ethical decision-making. An increased sense of civic responsibility‚ increased political and global awareness‚ and development of cultural competence may also be outcomes (Mueller & Norton‚ 1998) developed the Perceived Stress Scale
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substance abuse. Leshner is trying to make the reader think about how obvious it is that we should be treating substance abusers. This strategy really works with me as a reader because he is stating something so obvious that it does not make sense to not treat substance abusers. Instead of stating hypotheticals‚ Leshner could have stated facts that are about the same thing as his hypotheticals. Nelson In the first four paragraphs of the essay “Adventures in Equality”‚ Mariah Nelson uses examples of football
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view -- until you climb into his skin and walk around in it”. This quote is a very powerful one because judging people from the outside without knowing them is one of the biggest things people do in this world. This can be seen throughout the streets‚ schools‚ movies and even books such as Butter by Erin Jade Lange and Bruiser Neal Shusterman. In those books it shows a great deal about people judging the main characters before even getting to know them which is wrong. Many people see their peers as
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Priorities and Responses Fire can be a very dangerous thing and is very unpredictable‚ this is why it may cause panic in the if you are at the scene of one. The first step in when a fire is happening is too let everyone in the building know what is going on‚ you do this by raising the fire alarm for everyone to hear‚ and then for someone to ring emergency services. Although it may cause panic and distress it must be done so people start evacuating the building. However the health care professional
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Elderly as a Vulnerable Population According to the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary (2002)‚ vulnerability is the ability to “Be easily physically‚ emotionally‚ or mentally hurt‚ influenced or attacked.” At any given time‚ anyone can become vulnerable. Demographically‚ the nature of society is changing. The population of older people is dramatically increasing. The U.S Census Bureau states that the population of people greater than 65 is projected to double by the year
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INTRODUCTION For the purposes of this essay the Elderly Care Scenario has been selected. The aim of this essay is to discuss the concept of vulnerability and why the patient in the Elderly Care Scenario is vulnerable. With reference to the NMC Code‚ the second part of the essay will discuss how the scenario demonstrates/does not demonstrate professional values and how the staff could have empowered the patient and demonstrated respect and maintained his dignity. The third part then discusses the
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So many kids enter into the adult world with a limited amount of skills to help them in the real world. Livestock judging gives young people many valuable opportunities to develop skills that will help them for the rest of their lives. They’ll be able to apply the skills they learn as a livestock judge to any number of different professional situations they encounter later on in life‚ and for this reason‚ it is something parents should consider encouraging their kids to participate in. Good decision
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You can Judge a Society by how well it treats its Prisoners Tristan Bourne Ms. Stewart 15 January 2015 Prison is for those who fail to abide by the laws that society lays out. Though the individuals fail to comply by the rules of being a member of society‚ they are still the responsibility of the government
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Homelessness Vulnerable Population Eve Martinez NUR/ 440 Karen Harriman March 11‚ 13 The homeless population is a social group that is vulnerable because the homeless are at an increased risk for adverse health-related outcomes. Understanding the nature of homelessness and the relationship between resource availability‚ relative risks‚ and health status is critical for nurses to diagnose and treat health-related problems in this vulnerable population. (PubMed) Poor health is
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