Vulnerable Populations Vulnerable Populations The world’s population continues to rise in large number. Every country‚ state‚ and city cannot deny this increase and the unavoidable multiplying of vulnerable populations. A vulnerable population is made up of individuals but is often looked at in groups‚ as in “alcoholics” or “homeless”. These populations consist of a portion of society that are at an increased risk for
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Vulnerable populations in the United States include economically disadvantaged‚ racial and ethnic minorities‚ low-income children‚ the elderly‚ homeless‚ people living with HIV and other chronic medical conditions that include mental illness. Other factors that contribute to these populations are a lack of healthcare‚ poverty‚ social‚ environmental factors and lack of education. Vulnerable populations divided into three categories physical‚ psychological‚ and social. The vulnerability may arise
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Vulnerable Population in Current Event Paper Vulnerable Population Vulnerable populations are those who don’t quiet have access to healthcare‚ which put them at greater than average risk of developing health problems‚ they as well has limited access to economic America. Immigrants and the poor (including the working poor) have limited access to health care because of the way insurance is obtained. Children‚ women‚ and the elderly are vulnerable to a host of healthcare problems‚ notably violence
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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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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 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 Population in the Workplace __________ NUR/440 4/15/13 Carol Dallred Vulnerable Population in the Workplace Nursing profession is a career with a vast field of different practices with different roles to choose from. This variety makes the nursing field a vulnerable profession for mistakes if not tackled with adequate educational and clinical training. Although there are different specialties for a nurse to choose from to continue their career‚ it is still necessary for every
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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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Self-Awareness with Vulnerable Populations: Hispanic Culture NSG/440 April 29‚ 2013 Self-Awareness with Vulnerable Populations: Hispanic Culture The nursing profession requires caring for a culturally diverse group of patients. Health care professionals need to be mindful that one’s personal cultural background‚ values‚ and beliefs have a profound influence on health and how patients respond to medical care and compliance. There are many vulnerable populations that nurses care for every day
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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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