The Vulnerable Population of the Amish With being a vulnerable population‚ the Amish population struggles with seeking adequate healthcare and is at an increased risk for health problems. With the lack of education and coaching to the Amish communities‚ new problems have surfaced which have changed the way nurses educate. Vulnerable Population Definition "Vulnerable populations are those with a greater than average risk of developing health problems (Aday‚ 2001; Sebstian‚ 1996) by virtue of their
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Vulnerable Population and Self Awareness One of the most common vulnerable populations are those individuals with a cognitive disorder such as Alzheimer’s disease. People with advanced AD are more challenging to assist in a health care setting because of their difficulty with expressing their needs. Health care professionals must use their strong assessment skills to determine what the persons needs are. My personal experience in working with patients with AD has rarely been the best. When
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Assessment Tool Analysis NUR/440 Week 3 January 1‚ 2014 Assessment is a vital aspect of nursing care. Assessment is the first phase of the nursing process. A thorough assessment involves gathering information and data about and related to the patient. The data that is collected includes physiological‚ psychological‚ environmental‚ sociocultural‚ economical‚ spiritual‚ and developmental history of the patient. Data may be objective or subjective. Objective data refers to the measurable
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Running head: VULNERABLE POPULATION AND SELF Vulnerable Population and Self-Awareness Paper: Substance Abuse Lesley Pyron University of Phoenix Vulnerable Population and Self-Awareness Paper Effective healthcare is dependent on understanding vulnerable individuals and populations with respect to biases and prejudices of healthcare providers. According to de Chesnay (2008)‚ “Vulnerability is a general concept meaning susceptibility‚ and its specific connotation in terms of healthcare is at risk
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Week 1 Individual Assignment: Vulnerable Population Article Cynthia Davis NUR/440 February 4‚ 2013 Sheila De Vaughn Week 1 Individual Assignment: Vulnerable Population Article Based on my understanding of what I have read over the past week‚ I would define a vulnerable population as any individual or group of people with a decreased capacity to communicate effectively in a given setting. The term vulnerable populations is be defined as “people with questionable capacity.” It is further
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Vulnerable Populations Paper: Substance Abuse Substance abuse disorders is easily defined when an “individual continues to use the substance despite experiencing negative consequences from their use. These negative consequences can include health problems; difficulties in their family‚ work‚ and social life; and financial and legal problems. They are said to be dependent on the substance when‚” in addition to theses negative consequences‚ they build tolerance and experience withdrawal if
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are not top priority. There are multiple things that are going on in a domestic violence situation‚ but to someone on the outside looking in‚ the obvious choice would be to get out of the situation and leave. History of the Domestic Violence Population Domestic violence wears many different masks and is even accepted in some societies. Many different cultures around the world have been and continue to be affected by the results of domestic violence. The term‚ “domestic violence‚” was first
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Homeless People as a Vulnerable Population Homeless people are a part of a vulnerable population who face a very real risk of developing health issues at a rate higher than the rest of the population due to certain disadvantages and co-morbidities. The homeless population is often exposed to the harsh elements of the weather and lack access to basic necessities such as food‚ shelter‚ clothing‚ and medication. Housing in shelters and transitional homes are not constant and reliable‚ leaving the homeless
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physical‚ or sociological standpoint. De Chesnay & Anderson (2012) explain the idea of an entire population being vulnerable as “a public health concept that refers to vulnerability by virtue of status: that is‚ some groups are at risk at any given point in time relative to other individuals or groups.” The chronically mentally ill and the elderly go under this definition of vulnerable populations and could be helped by two conceptual models of nursing. Because those with mental illness usually
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government officials are involved in. As nurses in the acute care and soon to be in the public setting awareness and action gives us an opportunity to make change through education. Nurses encounter patients from birth to death and coming across vulnerable populations such as teen moms requires a change. If given the opportunity‚ our group would focus on early sex education for pre-teens and teenagers focusing on pregnancy. Being a teen mom is no longer taboo in our culture‚ but that does not mean that
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