Vulnerable Population in the Workplace NUR 440 February 11‚ 2013 Vulnerable Population in the Workplace One has chosen to focus on the substance abuse patients as the vulnerable population for the project. Frequently one has identified and seen stigmatization‚ prejudgments‚ and poor care given to this population in the workplace. Many patients are discharged each day with no plan of care‚ no education on resources and no instructions for follow up care. The outcomes and possibilities
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Safeguarding unit 25 1.1 current legislation guidelines policies and procedures in the UK affecting safeguarding of children and young people are: Children’s act 1989 – simplified laws that protected children‚ provided clarity to those working with children’s of their responsibilities and duties regarding keeping them safe. Children’s act 2004 – following the death of victoria climbie the children’s act was revised following the Laming Report in 2003. This report led to the production of ‘Every
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establishment of Local Safeguarding Children’s Boards with statutory powers to ensure that social services‚ the NHS‚ education services‚ the police and other services work together to protect vulnerable children.A new Common Assessment Framework to assist agencies in identifying welfare needs.Revised arrangements for sharing information. | Every Child Matters | Every Child Matters is the predecessor to the Childrens Act 2004. Every Child Matters covers children and young adults up to the age of 19
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Vulnerable Population Paper Community settings are comprised of different types of populations. Some communities may be comprised of a population of middle-aged individuals‚ retirees‚ or single families. No matter where one lives there are also vulnerable population integrated throughout. Vulnerable population is defined as persons with diminished autonomy‚ those who are compromised in their ability to give informed consent. Groups often identified as vulnerable include children‚ homeless individuals
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VULNERABLE POPULATION ASSESSMENT A woman presents to the Emergency Room(ER) in Leon‚ Iowa with her 2-year-old little girls who she states has had a cough for 1 hour. It is 2pm on a Tuesday and the Community clinic is open. Our community is the second poorest county in Iowa and we have a federally funded Clinic available to anyone regardless of insurance coverage. The patient also is notable wheezy. I ask the mom if she or anyone in the home smokes and she says yes. There are four people total
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agencies involved in safeguarding the welfare of children and young people; *** Answer submitted on Apr 7 2013 4:55PM *** Schools: Schools have the responsibility to develop childrens awareness and their knowledge of what is acceptable and what is not acceptable behaviour‚ including when using the internet. Support and protect children who are identified as being at greater risk or are on the at risk register and provide professional training of all staff relating to safeguarding. Have policies
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Do you agree with Google and Microsoft that eBay is now vulnerable to their assaults via Google Base and Windows Live Expo? Why / Why not? I do not agree with those contentions. I believe that eBay had already established a firm hold of the online auction and classified ads via the net to be seriously threatened by Google and Microsoft. eBay is the leading global brand for online auctions and it has manifested this leadership over the years since its establishment in 1995. The company
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Caring for Vulnerable Populations Rebecca Bennett Legal Nurse Consulting/Phase 2 IP 1 Colorado Technical University Online August 27‚ 2011 Vulnerable Populations When referring to vulnerable populations‚ it means there are different subpopulations that sometimes have a higher risk for being unhealthy‚ and having very little access to health care (Stanhope & Lancaster‚ 2008). The community is trying to help these vulnerable populations get proper health care‚ but needs to identify factors
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Professional roles Safeguarding Policy Report. The purpose of this assignment is to give a report exploring the development of a chosen policy. The policy I will be given my report on is the safeguarding policy. I will examine‚ analyse and provide an overview of how this system works in practice in relation to the overall safety of the children within the setting. As an Early year’s practitioners‚ it is our duty to provide care and education to ensure children are safe and reach their full potential
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Vulnerable Population Paper – Premature Infants University of Phoenix Vulnerable Population Paper – Premature Infants The word “vulnerability” stems from the Latin vulnerare‚ which means‚ “to wound”. (Oxford Encyclopedic English Dictionary‚ 1995) In a clinical setting‚ the term vulnerable can be applied to many different kinds of patients. The purpose of this paper is to address a vulnerable population within a community. The vulnerable population this author chose to focus on will be
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