Serving Vulnerable Populations in America In society today we are faced with many challenges‚ some more difficult than others. Many of these challenges have a huge impact on society today. For instance‚ vulnerable populations present some huge issues such as increased health care expenditures and disparities. Vulnerable populations include children‚ the economically disadvantaged‚ elderly‚ racial and ethnic minorities‚ the uninsured‚ the homeless‚ those with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
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Immigrant Farm Workers as a Vulnerable Population Ronda LaVigne HCS 531 August 29‚ 2011 Doris Chimera‚ RN‚ MA‚ MHA Immigrant Farm Workers as a Vulnerable Population This essay will provide an overview of immigrant farm workers as an example of a vulnerable population in society. A sample population demographic and background information about the community provides characteristics and context about why this group constitutes a vulnerable population. A discussion about
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Vulnerable Populations Introduction to Human Services‚ BSHS 302 June 21‚ 2010 Introduction Chronic illnesses are disorders that require ongoing care and treatment for much of the patients’ life to manage the illness. Examples of such illnesses are diabetes‚ high blood pressure‚ or heart disease. When discussing chronic mental illness‚ such diseases or disorders would be those that require ongoing treatment and care throughout much of the patients’ life. Examples would be schizophrenia
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Teenage Mothers a Vulnerable Population Joy Carr Nur/440 April 24‚ 2011 Maria Mendez Teenage Mothers a Vulnerable Population Teenage Mothers‚ a Vulnerable Population While there are a number of vulnerable populations in the world‚ very few receive the publicity‚ funding‚ and assistance that they need to survive in today’s society. There is a vast amount of media coverage on the elderly population and homeless children. However‚ most vulnerable populations are not recognized and assisted
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Vulnerable Populations and Self-Awareness NUR/440 October 29‚ 2012 Dawn Talbert MSN‚ RN‚ BC-FNP Vulnerable Population and Self-Awareness Vulnerable populations are those with a greater-than-average risk of developing health problems (Aday‚ 2001; Sebastian‚ 1996) by virtue of their marginalized sociocultural status‚ their limited access to economic resources‚ or their personal characteristics such as age and gender (de Chesnay & Anderson‚ 2012‚ p. 5). Individuals with behavioral health
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The Vulnerable Population of the Amish With being a vulnerable population‚ the Amish population struggles with seeking adequate healthcare and is at an increased risk for health problems. With the lack of education and coaching to the Amish communities‚ new problems have surfaced which have changed the way nurses educate. Vulnerable Population Definition "Vulnerable populations are those with a greater than average risk of developing health problems (Aday‚ 2001; Sebstian‚ 1996) by virtue of their
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A Vulnerable Population the Homeless Veterans Patricia Dilbert NUR/440 April 7‚ 2014 Deanna Radford‚ MSN‚ RN‚ CNE A Vulnerable Population the homeless Veterans In this presentation‚ we will explore a vulnerable population with the focus on the homeless veterans. According to Mckinney Act”(1987) A homeless person is one who lacks a fixed‚ regular and adequate nighttime residence. One who has a primary nighttime residence that is a supervised publicly or privately operated shelter
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Vulnerable Population and Self Awareness One of the most common vulnerable populations are those individuals with a cognitive disorder such as Alzheimer’s disease. People with advanced AD are more challenging to assist in a health care setting because of their difficulty with expressing their needs. Health care professionals must use their strong assessment skills to determine what the persons needs are. My personal experience in working with patients with AD has rarely been the best. When
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Vulnerable Population in the Workplace Ronya Bentz NUR/440 February 27‚ 2010 Pauline Rogers Vulnerable Population in the Workplace Most staff members become anxious when asked to speak with a group of teachers about educating children with Attention-Deficit-Hyperactivity-Disorder
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Vulnerable Population and Self-Awareness Paper V.V. NUR 440 October 24th‚ 2011 Vulnerable Population and Self-Awareness Paper Following long hours of thinking‚ outlining‚ investigating‚ and reading about different topics it was not easy to choose a vulnerable population. After going through the Neighborhood it became apparently clear that my desire is to write on the subject of the Down syndrome population. This vulnerable population is like no other. The individuals living with
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