This assignment will identify a vulnerable adult from my recent clinical experience. It will reflect on the physical, social, environmental and psychological factors that contributed to her vulnerability and discuss how they were addressed in practice. To maintain confidentiality, in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s code of professional conduct (2008), the name of the person, hospital and the trust have been changed. The Lord Chancellors department (1997) defines a vulnerable adult as “a person over the age of 18 years, who is, or may be in need of community care services, for reasons of mental health, disability, age or illness and is, or may be unable to take care of, or protect themselves from harm or exploitation.” Vulnerable groups are often described as being those at risk of poor, physical psychological and social health, therefore we are all at risk of becoming vulnerable at some point in our lives. Groups that have a higher risk of becoming vulnerable include, children, people with learning and physical disabilities, people suffering with mental health problems, chronically ill people and the elderly.
Safeguarding of vulnerable adults is the process of informing the relevant authority such as police and health officials' cases of abuse to the elderly citizens. A vulnerable adult is a person, who is or may be in need of community care services on the basis of mental or other disability, age or poor health. Vulnerable adults are adults who for various reasons can be more at risk of being abused, or are at risk of putting themself in danger. Either financially, sexually, physically, mentally, by neglect etc. Some things that make people vulnerable can be physical illnesses, physical disability (such as being unable to move, so unable to escape), inability to communicate, mental illness, learning disability, loss of a sense (hearing impairment or visual impairment).
Vulnerable Populations in Current Event Paper Myrtleen Campbell NUR/440 May 5, 2014, 2014 Instructor: Steadman McPeters Current Event Article on Vulnerable Populations Inhabitants that are helpless getting the appropriate health care is considered vulnerable people. People in the health care field especially nurses have occasion that they are in contact with some of these vulnerable groups, they are limited to individual case. Nurses need to understand the complete perspective of vulnerable people and have broader “social- political” awareness in order to have more voice in the identity of these vulnerable communities. This paper recognizes a recent study found in North Olmsted Advanstar Communications Inc. the article; “Plans take on risk with vulnerable people,” by Norm Ryan. The study will include: Definition of vulnerable people according to the study.
Mental Illness A Vulnerable Population Cynthia Francisco, RN NUR/440 April 28, 2011 Betty Jones, RN, MSN Mental Illness A Vulnerable Population Mental Illness Mental illness is a set of mental disorders that affect the cognitive and social function of a person. According to the Surgeon General (n.d.), “Mental disorders are characterized by abnormalities in cognition, emotion or mood, or the highest integrative aspects of behavior, such as social interactions or planning of future activities.” Mental illness involves disorders such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, obsessive compulsive disorder, post- traumatic stress disorder, and anxiety, to name a few. The mentally ill is a vulnerable population. A persistent stigma is associated with mental illness and the mentally ill are affected in a negative way because of this stigma. They are looked down on by society and viewed as unproductive members of society.
In later adulthood, this role changes into other people making decisions for you and being the advocate of a person. When in later adulthood a person goes into becoming the “grandparent” to others children rather than being the “parent” to their own children, for example. One doesn’t hold much power or significance to their own life as they once did. Many people have negative views about growing older and many have their own opinions on it. “However, people in many other parts of the world think and feel positively about aging and assign a positive value and meaningful role to the aging members of their communities” (Williford, 1998, p.4).
According to Pomerantz (2013), cultural self-awareness is the process of a clinical psychologist recognizing that his or her own cultural perspective is unique. During the cultural self-awareness process, a psychologist may experience feelings of discomfort because they are identifying prejudices he or she has towards certain groups that they may not know they developed. However, even though the process may be difficult, if a psychologist is able to examine these beliefs then the negative experience a client might experience can be minimized. Upon examining my cultural self-awareness I discovered that my experiences with alcoholism could impact my future relationship with clients. There are several members of my extended family that suffer from alcoholism; looking at their family history and upbringing there would be no indication that alcoholism would be in their future.
She was widowed 12 years ago after 57 years of marriage. Jane states she never remarried because no other man could compare to how great a husband she had. Jane’s earliest memory of her childhood was at about three years old. Her Father’s sister had been living with them and one day her Father took her Aunt shopping and on the way the Aunt had a stroke and was taken directly to the hospital by her Father. Jane remembers when her Father returned to the home she was told that her Aunt had passed away.
NUR 440 Health Assessments and Promotion of Vulnerable Population August 29, 2011 Kim Hall Vulnerable Population and Self-Awareness Paper Identifying the Vulnerable Population and Their Demographics Effective health care is dependent on understanding vulnerable individuals and populations with respect to biases and prejudices of health care providers. According to de Chesnay (2008), “Vulnerability is a general concept meaning susceptibility, and its specific connotation in terms of healthcare is at risk for health problems” (p. 3).The older adult populations will more than double by 2025 (U.S. Census Bureau, 2005). As the elderly population increases, it is imperative to understand the influence on the family, healthcare
I don’t want to have kids when I am too old, I want to be able to watch them get married and have kids. I see my mother when she is with my niece and becoming a grandparent was one of the most joyful days of her life, I would love to experience that. I have had ups and downs through-out my life, but going through those obstacles has made me the sturdy person I am today. Going through my parent’s divorce, being in a long distance relationship and living in a rotary schedule between both parents has left me with emotional stiffness that I would by no means take
If you really want to stop kids from getting into gangs, the parents just have to support their children and spend time with them to see how they’re doing. If children know they have someone who is going to support them and who cares for them, they may not have to go to the streets and rely on them to survive just to live another day. Like the saying “Every man has good woman behind them” if every kid had good family supporting them everyone’s lives would be much easier. As adults we should understand as we get older there are more responsibilities and things for us to do, but that doesn’t mean that parents don’t support us any more because we’re kids and we are still learning to become adults. (McHugh pg 166) Until we get to the age of not being treated like a child, we won’t need their guidance to make sure that we stay on the right path and are being the best people we can be.