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    Sexual Abuse. Sexual abuse is when a sexual activity that is NOT consented is performed on an individual/individuals‚ it is an abuse of power or position. This can include sexual penetration with any part of the body‚ touching parts of the body in an inappropriate manner‚ exploitation‚ exposure to forms of pornographic scenes‚ exposing sexual rituals and even making threats of a sexual nature. Sexual Abuse. Sexual abuse is when a sexual activity that is NOT consented is performed on an individual/individuals

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    Booklet on safeguarding

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    SAFEGUARDING FROM ABUSE This booklet is to help care givers recognise the different forms and signs of abuse. The correct actions to take if you has a care giver suspect or told that someone is being abused. ABUSE COMES IN MANY DIFFERENT FORMS Physical Abuse‚ is a form of abuse which causes physical harm to an individual. This can be biting‚ burning‚ force feeding‚ hitting‚scalding‚ suffocating‚ shaking and throwing. Sexual Abuse‚ is when consent is not given to sexual activity‚ this can

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    categories. (LGBT Health‚ 2013) With this in mind it becomes a little more difficult to pin down just whom the people are that make up this vulnerable population. Vulnerable because of their limited access to proper health care and a resultant risk for poor health as a result of their economic status‚ age‚ ethnicity‚ disease process and other factors. (Vulnerable Populations: Who Are They?‚ 2006) A first of its kind 2012 Gallup poll will help give a clearer picture. Poll results show 3.5% of the

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    Vulnerable populations La Donna F. Manuel HCA430: Special Populations Instructor: Nancy Silva October 14‚ 2012 Vulnerable populations Vulnerable populations include the economically disadvantaged‚ racial and ethnic minorities‚ the un insured‚ low-income children‚ the elderly‚ the homeless‚ those with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)‚ and those with other chronic health conditions‚ including severe mental illness.(Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

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    Homelessness Vulnerable Population Eve Martinez NUR/ 440 Karen Harriman March 11‚ 13 The homeless population is a social group that is vulnerable because the homeless are at an increased risk for adverse health-related outcomes. Understanding the nature of homelessness and the relationship between resource availability‚ relative risks‚ and health status is critical for nurses to diagnose and treat health-related problems in this vulnerable population. (PubMed) Poor health is

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    Safeguarding Children

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    Unit TDA 2.2: Safeguarding the welfare of children and young people – Task 2 2.4: Describe the actions to take in respond to emergency situations‚ including Fires‚ Security Incidents and Missing children or young people. Fire and other emergencies Buildings need to be evacuated quickly in the event of a fire‚ gas leak or bomb scare. There will be clear procedures on how to do this in our school/nursery. These procedures must be displayed in each area of the school/nursery‚ giving information

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    Vulnerable populations are groups that are not well integrated into the health care system because of ethnic‚ cultural‚ economic‚ geographic‚ or health characteristics. This isolation puts members of these groups at risk for not obtaining necessary medical care‚ and thus constitutes a potential threat to their health. Commonly cited examples of vulnerable populations include racial and ethnic minorities‚ the rural and urban poor‚ undocumented immigrants‚ and people with disabilities or multiple chronic

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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: The Poor “A vulnerable population is a group or groups that are more likely to develop health- related problems‚ have more difficulty accessing health care to address those health problems‚ and are more likely to experience a poor outcome or shorter life span because of those health conditions.” (Maurer & Smith‚2009‚ pp. 533) Poverty is linked with marked deprivation of well-being of an individual due to inability to meet basic needs. It could be due to lack of income or

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    Elderly as a Vulnerable Population According to the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary (2002)‚ vulnerability is the ability to “Be easily physically‚ emotionally‚ or mentally hurt‚ influenced or attacked.” At any given time‚ anyone can become vulnerable. Demographically‚ the nature of society is changing. The population of older people is dramatically increasing. The U.S Census Bureau states that the population of people greater than 65 is projected to double by the year

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