Vulnerable Population and Self-Awareness University of Phoenix Vulnerable Population and Self-Awareness The vulnerable population chosen as the focus of this paper are the mentally retarded or intellectually disabled. According to the tenth revision of the WHO (world health Organization): intellectual disability (ID) is a disorder defined by the presence of incomplete or arrested mental development‚ principally characterized by the deterioration of concrete functions at each stage of
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Self-Awareness in Teen Pregnancy and Vulnerable Populations. Robert Stoll University of Phoenix Health Assessment and Promotion for Vulnerable Population NUR/440 Shamar Walker August 31‚ 2012 Self-Awareness in Teen Pregnancy and Vulnerable Populations. Vulnerable populations are groups that are not well integrated into the health care system because of ethnic‚ cultural‚ economic‚ geographic‚ or health characteristics ("Vulnerable populations‚" 2010‚ para. 1). Teen pregnancy falls into
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Vulnerable Population and Self-Awareness As of July 1‚ 2013 the United States of America had 54 million Hispanics living within its borders. This equates to 17% of the total population (U.S. Department of Commerce‚ 2014). Many of these individuals do not speak English which creates a language barrier between them and health care workers. This barrier can create biases among health care workers and the Hispanic population. Health care workers may not be able to connect with this population because
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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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Vulnerable Population and Self-Awareness Paper V.V. NUR 440 October 24th‚ 2011 Vulnerable Population and Self-Awareness Paper Following long hours of thinking‚ outlining‚ investigating‚ and reading about different topics it was not easy to choose a vulnerable population. After going through the Neighborhood it became apparently clear that my desire is to write on the subject of the Down syndrome population. This vulnerable population is like no other. The individuals living with
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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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picking a college‚ life can seem overwhelming. One of the most important things to them‚ however‚ may possibly relationships and sexual ones at that. The purpose of our survey was to find out just how much teenagers really know about teen pregnancy and awareness. The questions we asked we really geared towards gauging their knowledge on the topic to see how much education they had received in the past. Another purpose‚ I feel‚ was to find out what changes could be made in sex education to make
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Self-Awareness with Vulnerable Populations: Hispanic Culture NSG/440 April 29‚ 2013 Self-Awareness with Vulnerable Populations: Hispanic Culture The nursing profession requires caring for a culturally diverse group of patients. Health care professionals need to be mindful that one’s personal cultural background‚ values‚ and beliefs have a profound influence on health and how patients respond to medical care and compliance. There are many vulnerable populations that nurses care for every day
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emotionally. The term vulnerable population takes it a step further and is defined as “a population at risk”. There are many different versions of the definition of vulnerable population but the underlying message is always a population of heightened risk that needs service. Vulnerable populations exist across‚ the globe‚ across the nation‚ across the city and maybe even across the street from any given person. There are countless organizations that serve these populations yet there is always a strong
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Vulnerable populations in the United States include economically disadvantaged‚ racial and ethnic minorities‚ low-income children‚ the elderly‚ homeless‚ people living with HIV and other chronic medical conditions that include mental illness. Other factors that contribute to these populations are a lack of healthcare‚ poverty‚ social‚ environmental factors and lack of education. Vulnerable populations divided into three categories physical‚ psychological‚ and social. The vulnerability may arise
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