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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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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Society and the Vulnerable What does it mean to be “vulnerable” and who are they? Being vulnerable is anyone who is helpless‚ defenseless‚ weak‚ or susceptible. Which for the most part is anyone. But specifically I believe the vulnerable are anyone who are homeless or living in poverty. Over the years many charities‚ organizations‚ and homes have been established for people living under these circumstances. The organizations and charities have helped these people drastically when it
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and protection in relation to | | |concept of safeguarding and the |vulnerable adults it is important to highlight that there is an overlap between the 2 concepts‚ the | | |concept of protection in relation to |differences are not as clear cut and established as perhaps first anticipated. The process of | | |vulnerable adults. |safeguarding of adults has stemmed from the overall fields of adult protection
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For the reason of potentially unknowing what your major rights are‚ they will be further explained. Civil rights are the rights of citizens to political and social freedom and equality. Constitutional rights are also known as amendments‚ a list of rights of citizens. Some examples would be the first amendment - freedom of speech‚ press‚ assembly and religion; another example‚ the right to vote. These rights were made to ensure there would be no discrimination of the sexes‚ races‚ or religions.
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Analysis of Organization (VI) Mission‚ Vision‚ Core Values‚ Operating Guidelines‚ Core Competencies‚ Goals The mission and vision statement of Lowes is true and acquire statement that speaks to their customer and their internal personnel which is their employee as these person guides the company’s to success. The vision statement is where the image comes to place for the business and the mission speaks on the objectives and values of the company. Lowes is about Improving Home for their customers
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Your mission statement is not for your marketing purposes. The primary goal is for you and your business to continue with purposeful building one by one blocks until the success. Important part of each business success is the foundation of that business. One of the fundamental elements that built foundation of the businesses is mission statement. In one of the previous posts (What is your mission statement?)‚ I write about the mission statement and mention of the problems when the mission statement
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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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Introduction A Vulnerable population is a group of individuals that lack the ability to protect themselves or their interests fully or independently. This can also be interpreted as lacking the ability to give informed legal consent. Lack of this could lead to economic exploitation‚ risk of incarceration‚ or being taken unfair advantage of. The USA Code of Federal Regulations stipulates that Vulnerable populations includes children‚ pregnant women‚ prisoners‚ educationally or economically disadvantaged
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Reflective Journal: Chapter1 Heflin Text: What are the core deficit areas? The core deficit areas of autism spectrum disorders are defined by deficits in three core areas: social skills‚ communication‚ and behavior and interests. Social skills/interactions: This affects children with autism mainly in reciprocal social interactions. These includes lack of showing‚ pointing or following objects‚ a lack of spontaneous seeking to share enjoyment with their caregiver‚ being non-responsive to their
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