Evidence-based nursing interventions that will provide quality care to vulnerable populations
There is evidence in innovative health programs whose outcomes are Hospice care with increased patient and caregiver satisfaction costs lower than the conventional care; programs with community-based care reduces the severity of symptoms and results in a rapid functioning; for the frail elderly, it results in improved satisfaction; Patient empowerment, especially with the frail elderly and disabled adults, brings satisfaction and knowledge about their care; for the mentally ill, it lowers the rate of homelessness and for patients with diabetes or congestive heart failure, it decreases the morbidity.… Continue Reading...
Vulnerable Populations: Low Income Adults
Low income adults in Wyandot County, Kansas City, Kansas, are vulnerable to the socio-economic factors that commonly have a negative health impact. These factors include low wages, unstable family life, risky sexual behavior, drug and alcohol abuse, high crime, low education, obesity, diabetes, and poor access to health care (Boyer et al., 2017; Guariguata, 2014; Osborn, Squires, Doty, Sarnak & Schneider, 2016). Low income adults, therefore, are at risk of not receiving the proper health education they need to maintain healthy lifestyle; they are at… Continue Reading...
challenges such as greater resource constraints and shortage of health care personnel and facilities, with vulnerable populations being the most affected. This is particularly true for rural populations in North Dakota (ND) (Molmen et al., 2013). Constituting a substantial portion of the overall state population, older adults (aged 65 and above) in rural areas are particularly affected by the worrying health care situation in the state, especially in terms of smoking, alcohol consumption, and obesity. Education provides a valuable tool through which the behavioural health of older adults in rural North Dakota can be addressed. This paper provides an educational plan for reducing the prevalence… Continue Reading...
frequency of urination as well as these other symptoms. The longer these symptoms are untreated, the worse the outcomes of these infections become.
Vulnerable Populations
The overall nature of bacteria and viruses is so widespread that virtually anyone is at risk to them. However, there are certain populations that are more at risk for contacting specific bacteria and viruses than others are. Children in particular are vulnerable to the most widespread viruses which include the common cold, influenza, chickenpox and the measles. It is easy for these viruses to transmit between children in places in which they regularly gather, such as at schools or in recreational centers. Additionally, adults who work in these… Continue Reading...
that are easy to prepare, nutritionally-balanced, consistent with dietary requirements, and affordable is especially relevant to a vulnerable population like the elderly who, in many cases, has difficulty in maintaining a proper diet. The demand for such a service has quietly build a niche industry that is still developing.
There are many social factors that have been identified that also support the long-term growth and sustainability of this industry. The effects of a growing epidemic of obesity has disproportionately affected vulnerable populations such as the elderly who often rely cheap prepackaged foods that are of poor nutritional value. Obesity can play a significant role in the pursuit… Continue Reading...
vulnerable population, people living with HIV/AIDS are quite willing to try out cures that are unproven hoping to be free of the disease. Therefore, the population is willing to assume great risks in their pursuit of recovery. These individuals are more likely to enroll in the early stages of a trial on HIV/AIDS drugs regardless of being informed that it may not be beneficial to them (Staunton 6). Moreover, a therapeutic misconception is likely to occur because the participants would assume that the decisions made are based on their best… Continue Reading...
code of the military (Kang et al., 2015).
Policies Impacting the Population
The American Public Health Association (2014) is committed to improving “access to mental health care, particularly for vulnerable populations.” Many policy statements need to be updated, however, as the Association points out. For that reason, the organization has updated its statements on suicide prevention among veterans suffering from PTSD, accountability and nondiscrimination. The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have prompted the organization to update its policies because of hundreds of thousands of new veterans are returning home with PTSD. One of the problems that the Association points out is that in order to receive medical benefits at VA hospital, a veteran must be honorably discharged or released.… Continue Reading...
vulnerable populations, such as minorities, would instantly become the “low hanging fruit” and likely to be most victimized by this set-up (Dacey, 2017). All persons in America are supposed to be guaranteed liberty: a justice system that incentivized officials in such a way would be completely disconnected to integrity.
In Arizona at this time, there is a certain level of this type of corruption present because the private prison business is booming, and its something, which only benefits corporations. Throughout America, opponents to the private prison system have had to… Continue Reading...
Care of Vulnerable Populations
COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT, ANALYSIS, and NURSING INTERVENTION
• Week 1: Windshield Survey and Key Informant Interviews. Complete the First Section of the course template and submit. (Keep this section attached to Weeks 2 and 3 assignments.)
• Week 2: Statistical Analysis of Community Health Problem. Complete the Second Section of the course template and submit. (Keep this section attached to Weeks 1 and 3 assignments.)
• Week 3: Community Health Nursing Intervention. Complete the Third Section of the course template and submit. By now, you should have Sections 1-3… Continue Reading...
making unhealthy pastimes attractive (such as eating fast food and smoking cigarettes) as well as marketing to vulnerable populations such as adolescents and children who cannot distinguish advertising from information. On one hand, in a free society, marketers have relatively free rein in terms of what they can transmit, so long as they do not outright lie. On the other hand, there have been calls to regulate advertising and marketing because of fears of its negative social impact. Companies that have violated ethical guidelines have been faced with legal sanctions and boycotts. “Nutella, a sugary hazelnut spread that was pitched as part of a nutritious breakfast for… Continue Reading...
et al, 2017, p. 1).
3. Evidence: To overcome the problems with algorithms, it is also important to target audiences and bots that are geared towards vulnerable populations like “Trump supporters and young adults,” (Pennycook & Rand, 2017, p.… Continue Reading...
civil society organizations and local authorities. To most people, it is easier to see children as the vulnerable population that needs all the care and protection they can get, rather than see them as citizens who possess the right to stand for their own rights and voice out their own views. However, if we accept that children are entitled to a home, an identity, to quality education or to protection from all forms of abuse, we are simply consenting to an approach that is right-based, and ultimately to the position of accepting children as citizens in their own legal rights. Once this is done, we must recognize… Continue Reading...
