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 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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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 Populations: Homelessness BSHS 302 As far back as the fourteenth century‚ homelessness was only an issue for those who could help it. The church in these times was able to take care of the deserving poor and make sure that they were not on the streets. At this time the homeless people included those who wandered‚ such as men who were migrating workers; they made up most of the homeless population at this time. The undeserving poor were sometimes forced to work in work camps and
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Running head: Children: A Vulnerable Population Children: A Vulnerable Population Children: A Vulnerable Population When thinking of vulnerable populations‚ at first thought one thinks of culture and minorities. Regardless of race‚ gender‚ ethnic background‚ or age children are classified as being vulnerable. Children are dependent on adults for virtually everything and it is this aspect that makes them vulnerable. From health care‚ nutrition‚ emotional‚ and social
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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 U.S. population identifies as lesbian‚ gay‚ bisexual or transgender (LGBT). On
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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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The Elderly‚ a vulnerable population Nina Brown BSHS 301 Introduction to Human Services September 20‚ 2011 University of Phoenix Alberto Reynoso The Elderly‚ a vulnerable population Many segments of the population can fall prey to the abuses of others‚ it can be physical‚ mental‚ sexual‚ and even financial; the elderly are a vulnerable group. The elderly can be susceptible to influences that can be devastating to their well- being
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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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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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