Vulnerable populations are defined as those at greater risk for poor health status and health care access‚ vulnerable groups are categorized by: • Disease: e.g.‚ HIV‚ cancer or any chronic health conditions‚ • Age groups: e.g.‚ the elderly‚ children • Demographics e.g.‚ homeless individuals • Racial and ethnic minorities‚ • low SES populations • And those without adequate potential access to care (e.g.‚ the uninsured or those without a regular source of care) (NCBI‚ 2005). The health
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External Research Introduction Literature Review Section 1 – Rationale Section 2- Approaches to planning Practitioners always plan what they’re going to do in order to meet childrens needs‚ to think about how they are going to achieve the particular task‚ how it’s going to benefit the child‚ what they are going to learn from it‚ is it appropriate and what will it’s short term and long term outcomes be. “Planning starts with observing children in order to understand and consider their current
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FETAC LEVEL 5 NURSING STUDIES COMMUNICATIONS Writed by Monika Kacprzak Introductin My name is monika.I didn’t become care assistant out of choice but feel necesary.I was trust into the role when my grandfather become unable to care for himself. He suffered from multiple sclerosis.I was with him while he was going through all stages of that disease untill the day when the muscles needed to
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UNITED STATES NUR/440 October 27‚2014 Deanna Radford “Latino Immigrants in the United States constitutes a paradigmatic case of a population group subject to a structural violence” (Stange‚ 2009). This group is considered to be in a very low level in the economy of the United States‚ and for this reason they are more prone to be abuse and violent than any others‚ and also due to the fact that some are undocumented they tend not to seek medical services due to fear or being deported. Several
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Child protection: Evaluation of policies and procedures influenced by legislation and historical context. Throughout this evaluation I aim to identify the positive and negative factors that support and influence the formation and structure of our policies and procedures; surrounding safeguarding and child protection. We cannot understand current procedures for child protection unless we understand past experience and how lessons from history have informed current practice. Safeguarding has been
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Level 5 Unit 10 LEAD AND MANAGE A TEAM WITHIN A HEALTH CARE AND SOCIAL CARE SETTING 1. Understand the features of effective team performance within a health and social care setting 1.1 Explain the features of effective team performance Introduction A team is a group of people working together in a related field to achieve an agreed goal‚ target or objective. In order to attain the overall goal activities and tasks are shared between the team members with give individuals their roles and
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BTEC Apprenticeship Assessment Workbook Level 2 Health & Social Care 1 1. THE APPRENTICESHIP AND YOUR ROLE In this induction section you will show that you understand the employer/employee relationship and what someone who works in the health and social care sector is required to do. The Workbook will help you to show that you follow agreed ways of working. KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING Task 1 WorkSkills: Unit 1: 1.1‚ 1.2 Task 1a Complete the spider diagram below to show that you understand
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children. Child Protection is a highly emotive subject‚ evoking strong feelings in most people. In order to provide the most effective support and help for vulnerable children and their families‚ all staff managing services and involved in working directly with children need to be able to acknowledge their feelings and examine their different values and beliefs. Every child can be hurt‚ put at risk of harm or abused‚ regardless of their age‚ gender‚ religion or ethnicity. Safeguarding legislation
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Assignment 031 Task A A - 1.1. Describe the social‚ economic and cultural factors that will impact on the lives of children and young people. Some learners experience barriers to learning as a result of their ethnicity‚ social group‚ race or culture. Learners from lower socio-economic backgrounds and/or specific ethnic and social groups are more likely to underachieve and this can sometimes lead to disaffection‚ marginalisation by others and in some cases‚ exclusion from the learning environment
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Surgical patients as a vulnerable populationHealth Assessment and Promotion for Vulnerable Population / Nur 440October 20‚ 2014Deanna Radford Surgical patients as a vulnerable population I have worked in the surgical field for about eight years. I like to relate what we are learning in the classroom to real life. I read an interesting article about the surgical patient and how they classify as a vulnerable population. A population I am comfortable working with. A population I encounter every shift
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