Ms. Kitty
UOP Nursing 440 10/17/11
Vulnerable Populations in Current Events Paper
I would define a vulnerable population like Mary de Chesnay states in her book “Vulnerable Populations: Vulnerable People, “Vulnerability is a general concept meaning “susceptibility,” and its specific connotation in terms of health care is “at risk for health problems” (De Chesnay & Anderson, 2008, 3). I would also add Aday’s (2001) definition to this, “Vulnerable populations are those at risk for poor physical, psychological, or social health (De Chesnay & Anderson, 2008, 3). From the University Library, I choose to read the journal article from Contemporary Nurse, “Nursing care of vulnerable populations using a framework of cultural competence, social justice and human rights” (Pacquiao, 2008). This article focused on the vulnerable groups of refugees and asylum seekers. It attempted to present a model connecting cultural competence with advocacy for social justice and protection of human rights in caring for these vulnerable groups. She identified compassion as the key component for culturally competent advocacy for social justice and human rights protection of these groups of vulnerable populations (Pacquiao, 2008, 189). Some barriers that may prevent refugees and asylum seekers from obtaining needed health services could include the following: racism, inadequate transportation, poverty, oppression, violence, culturally incompetent health care services, unavailable health services for refugees or asylum seekers in the new country they live in, inadequate resources of receiving country, sociocultural vulnerabilities, war, natural disaster, discrimination, isolation, and deprivation of available resources from other citizens in the area, or cultural conflicts between the migrant and the healthcare provider (Pacquiao, 2008, 190). I have had many experiences with vulnerable groups in my life. I grew up in southwest Michigan. In this area, there were
Vulnerable Populations in Current Events Paper
I would define a vulnerable population like Mary de Chesnay states in her book “Vulnerable Populations: Vulnerable People, “Vulnerability is a general concept meaning “susceptibility,” and its specific connotation in terms of health care is “at risk for health problems” (De Chesnay & Anderson, 2008, 3). I would also add Aday’s (2001) definition to this, “Vulnerable populations are those at risk for poor physical, psychological, or social health (De Chesnay & Anderson, 2008, 3). From the University Library, I choose to read the journal article from Contemporary Nurse, “Nursing care of vulnerable populations using a framework of cultural competence, social justice and human rights” (Pacquiao, 2008). This article focused on the vulnerable groups of refugees and asylum seekers. It attempted to present a model connecting cultural competence with advocacy for social justice and protection of human rights in caring for these vulnerable groups. She identified compassion as the key component for culturally competent advocacy for social justice and human rights protection of these groups of vulnerable populations (Pacquiao, 2008, 189). Some barriers that may prevent refugees and asylum seekers from obtaining needed health services could include the following: racism, inadequate transportation, poverty, oppression, violence, culturally incompetent health care services, unavailable health services for refugees or asylum seekers in the new country they live in, inadequate resources of receiving country, sociocultural vulnerabilities, war, natural disaster, discrimination, isolation, and deprivation of available resources from other citizens in the area, or cultural conflicts between the migrant and the healthcare provider (Pacquiao, 2008, 190). I have had many experiences with vulnerable groups in my life. I grew up in southwest Michigan. In this area, there were
References: De Chesnay, M., & Anderson, B.A. (Eds.). (2008). Caring for the vulnerable: Perspectives in nursing theory, practice, and research (2nd ed.). Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett. Pg. 3. Pacquiao, D. F. (2008). Nursing care of vulnerable populations using a framework of cultural competence, social justice and human rights. Contemporary Nurse: A Journal for the Australian Nursing Profession, 28(1/2), 189-197. Retrieved from EBSCOhost.