Special Populations Michael Gray BSHS/402 03-04-13 Angela Zinser Special Populations "Certain groups, such as racial minorities, the economically disadvantaged, the very sick, and the institutionalized may continually be sought as research subjects, owing to their ready availability in settings where research is conducted. Given their dependent status and their frequently compromised capacity for free consent, they should be protected against the danger of being involved in research solely…
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researchers. This is portrayed in the fourth case study when a researcher was barred from using her own data because “she paid her human research subjects different amount of money based on their economic status”. However the researcher came up with the money from private funders who entrusted the researcher to do what they deemed. Researchers should also be given the freedom to investigate the groups that the IRB deems to be a “vulnerable population” without having to jump through hoops to get approval…
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Vulnerable populations Despite efforts and goals in the United States to reduce or eliminate disparities in healthcare by 2010, significant disparities, including risk factors, access to healthcare, morbidity, and mortality, continues in vulnerable populations. For example, studies find that Americans living in poverty are much more likely to be in fair or poor health and have disabling conditions, and are less likely to have used many types of healthcare. I believe that more effort…
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Q IWA Publishing 2008 Journal of Water and Health | 06.S1 | 2008 63 Communicating effectively with vulnerable populations during water contamination events Phyllis A. Nsiah-Kumi ABSTRACT Water contamination events are a public health concern worldwide with significant potential to impact the global community. When communicating with the public during these crisis situations, it is vital to consider the multiple audiences who receive the messages. Before developing or delivering messages…
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factors have also contributed to the prevalence of malaria, especially in the northern region of Nigeria. According to health statistics, malaria constitutes a significant health crisis in Nigeria which yields more cases and fatalities than any nation in the world being that 97% of its population remains at risk ("Action Africa Inc. Launches a New Approach Against Malaria in Sierra Leone and Nigeria by Teaching Children to be Proactive Ambassadors"). It is imperative for the government of Nigeria to address…
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Areas for Community Health and Population-Focused Nursing Field Project/Clinical" 7. Read chapter 12 and Appendix B 8. Complete the Case Study and the Clinical Application Scenario in chapter 12 9. Complete Task 1 in Taskstream 10. CA students find clinical home and preceptor Community Care and Collaboration 1. Read specified pages in chapter 1, chapter 13, chapter 17, and Appendix C 2. Read chapter 16 and complete the Case Study and EBP example 3. Complete the Case Study, the Clinical Application Scenario…
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ASSESSMENT 1: THE CASE STUDY ANALYSIS 1. Background Information: The case study I chose to critically analyse was 'Living with HIV'. This case study presents a 28 year old woman called Alice that became infected with HIV due to an ‘unpleasant experience’ in Africa when she was 19. Alice was first diagnosed with HIV on her return home from Africa and she was given contact to the local health advisor for further information and support. She describes this as being a “stressful and traumatic…
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elderly patient present a teachable moment. Research studies have demonstrated the patient adherence to drug regimen and aggressively monitoring blood glucose level can effectively reduce complications from this chronic disease. Thus, elderly population with diabetes can benefit from a qualified well-trained healthcare provider regarding management of diseases. The family nurse practitioner is uniquely positioned to educate this vulnerable population about management of diabetes. In fact, family nurse…
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reasons violent video games do not themselves cause violent actions. As far back as the Columbine High School massacre, and even farther back, anti-video game proponents have blamed violent games for influencing people to commit violent crimes. In the case of Columbine, the perpetrators, Eric Harris, and Dylan Klebold, were fans of the popular video games, Doom, and Wolfenstein 3D. Both games are violent, shooter style games, where the player navigates mazes, shooting monsters and people who try to…
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Homelessness continues to be a significant problem in the United States. Women and families represent the fastest growing segment of the homeless population. Homeless women are a very vulnerable population and have many very dipartites. With the vulnerability model, the four domains biological, environmental, sociocultural, and behavioral makeup what factors homeless women have to deal with on a daily bases. Nurses have to follow a set of codes to make sure the patients have the best care even in…
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