Vulnerable populations Despite efforts and goals in the United States to reduce or eliminate disparities in healthcare by 2010‚ significant disparities‚ including risk factors‚ access to healthcare‚ morbidity‚ and mortality‚ continues in vulnerable populations. For example‚ studies find that Americans living in poverty are much more likely to be in fair or poor health and have disabling conditions‚ and are less likely to have used many types of healthcare. I believe that more effort
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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 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 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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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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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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Vulnerable Population in the Workplace When diagnosed with breast cancer‚ “Older women face a range of issues that differs greatly from those of younger women” ("Breast cancer issues for older women‚" 2011‚ para. 2). For example‚ older women often think about how to keep their remaining years more meaningful. Whatever choice for treatment is‚ when a member of this vulnerable population is diagnosed‚ there is the strong possibility that she may not have a sufficient support system. This paper
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Vulnerable Population in the Workplace NUR 440 February 11‚ 2013 Vulnerable Population in the Workplace One has chosen to focus on the substance abuse patients as the vulnerable population for the project. Frequently one has identified and seen stigmatization‚ prejudgments‚ and poor care given to this population in the workplace. Many patients are discharged each day with no plan of care‚ no education on resources and no instructions for follow up care. The outcomes and possibilities
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