The Homeless as a Vulnerable Population Sara Williams Nur/440 9-5-2011 University of Phoenix The Homeless as a vulnerable population This article discusses a framework for understanding the nature of the homeless population. It discusses four pathways‚ increased heat waves‚ and increased air pollution‚ increases severity of floods and storms‚ and it also talks about the distribution of the West Nile Virus. The article discusses why the homeless are amongst the most vulnerable groups to
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New Cue-Based Feeding Policy for NICU Each year over half a million infants are born prematurely and admitted to NICU who are at increased risk for nutritional‚ growth‚ motor and sensory problems (Shaker‚ 2012). The risk of feeding difficulties increases as the gestational age decreases. Statistics show that 62% of infants born weighing less than 600 grams had continued feeding issues at two years corrected age and 29% had gastrostomy tubes (Shaker‚ 2012). Early feeding difficulties of premature
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The article that I choose as the one for deeper study was the article‚ “Writing and Retelling Multiple Ethnographic Tales of a Soup Kitchen for the Homeless”. The reason that I choose this article is because it relates to my own area of interest Ethnography and the study of culture-sharing groups. By taking this study I began to break it down into the characteristics of qualitative approaches: Focus: The article is very successful in defining who the target group for the study is to the reader.
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to breastfeed or formula feed an infant seems to be one of the more crucial decisions. Moms new to nursing a baby need all the information that they can get in order to help choose which method of feeding is more suitable‚ because every mother wants what is best for their child. Unlike formula feeding‚ the benefits of breastfeeding are substantial for both mother and baby. Moreover‚ choosing to breastfeed will lead to brighter‚ happier‚ and healthier lives. Infant nutrition is vital for growth
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The homeless population encounters a variety of public health problems that concerns not only the medical community but the general community as a whole . HIV/AIDS is one of the most prevalent communicable public health problems and it is still an increasing problem worldwide. According to the Center of Disease Control and Prevention [CDC] report of worldwide epidemiologic studies‚ the prevalence rate of HIV infection among the homeless population is from 6.3-35% (Badiaga et al.‚ 2008). In order
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1988 called “The Homeless and Their Children” where He told a story of a woman and her four children called Joanne (Kozol‚ 1985). Jonathan spent a lot of time to get to know Rachel and her children who lived in a homeless hotel in New York called the Martinique‚ which was located at Sixth Avenue and Thirty Second Street. This hotel was known to be the largest hotel for the homeless people in New York. Jonathan Kozol was enlightening the facts that there were so many homeless and illiterate people
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There are many homeless people out on the streets. When being without a job still hasn’t gotten near zero and new jobs are being created every day‚ people are starting to ask why there are still homeless people in the streets. This seems to be a serious problem even though it would be so easy for homeless people to just get a job. For a person to get a job all you have to do is have nice clothes to make a respectable impression‚ a home address and some way to be reached in. So we have reached a solution
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D. Purpose of bottle-feeding II. A. Equipment Needed for Bottlefeeding 1. nursing bottles 2. nipples 3. bottle brush B. Preparing formula for Infant 1. Sanitary care 2. Using water from a well a. Notify health department to test water C. How to Bottlefeed 1. Holding your baby 2. Positioning the bottle 3. Knowing when your baby is full 4. Burping your baby after feeding \ spitting up 5. Switching arms when feeding D. How much to feed
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I attended a soup kitchen for the homeless at a Hospitality Center located at the Charles Town Presbyterian Church and also a fundraiser event to benefit the Jefferson County Homeless Coalition. At the soup kitchen‚ I helped volunteer’s setup tables and chairs for prospective patrons to dine. Guests had formed a line outside the doors of the church and waited patiently to be admitted. Once dining hours commenced‚ volunteers welcomed guests to be seated. Upon entering the building and finding a seat
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also been seen in young males as well. Anorexia nervosa can be life threatening. The first goal in treating a person with anorexia is to get them to gain weight. The best medical approach to get anorexics to gain weight is by force-feeding them. Force feeding is done through a nasogastric tube or tube through the nose. This is a very noninvasive treatment that seems to be very effective. This way patient receives directly to their stomach all the nutrients needed to survive. In extreme cases
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