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Vulnerability and Vulnerable Populations
Foundations of Nursing in the Community: Community Oriented
Practice, 3rd edition.
Ashley Jarrell, RN, BSN, BA
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Defined as a susceptibility to negative events Increased risk to develop adverse health
outcomes Often have multiple cumulative risks
Homeless-poor eating choices, lack of health care, lack of support, etc..
Resilience- the ability to resist effects of vulnerability
Who do vulnerable populations include?
Vulnerability
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More likely than the general population to
experience health disparities Variations in health services and health
status Healthy People 2020
Why is this initiative important? Goal of HP 2020 Have fewer resources to treat illness and
promote health Ways to improve?... Affordable Care Act
Health Disparities & Vulnerable Populations
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Specific areas of health disparities
Infant mortality, childhood immunization rates, disease-specific mortality..
Related to poverty and education level vs. race and ethnicity
Health Disparities & Vulnerable Populations
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Feeling of a lack of power, limited control,
victimization, health risks, disadvantaged status
Limited availability in resources Physical resources Environmental resources Personal resources Biopsychosocial resources
Vulnerability results from..
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Social and economic
Poverty (primary cause of vulnerability) Poverty defined as an income <$18, 400 for
a family of 4 Age –related
Very young and old less able to adapt to stressors Ability to care for themselves? Examples of stressors for young and old?
Predisposing Factors
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Health-related
Less likely to seek preventative care r/t expense Not always chronic illnesses
Pregnancy, injury, acute illness Can affect ability to work, seek treatment?
Predisposition to disease (examples of health choices?)
Life experiences Abuse, trauma, life stressors Factors of chance and loss of internal locus of control
Predisposing Factors
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Poor health outcomes
More likely to suffer negative health outcomes.. Why?
Cycle of vulnerability Without intervention, predisposing factors lead
to poor health outcomes, which in turn worsen predisposing factors
Difficult cycle to break without help Cycle can lead to chronic stress, isolation and
hopelessness--- making cycle worse
Outcomes of Vulnerability
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Social Security Act of 1935
Largest federal support program for elderly and poor in American history. Ensured a minimal level of support for the blind, widowed, unemployed, maternal/child welfare, and elderly
Lump sum payments for widowed upon spouses death
State contributions for others
Policies for the Vulnerable
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Social Security Act Amendment of 1965
Added Medicare, Medicaid for those with inadequate access to healthcare
Title XXI of Social Security Act Enacted State Children’s Health Insurance
Program (SCHIP) for uninsured children
Policies for the Vulnerable
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Balanced Budget Act of 1997
Appropriated government spending by cutting federal budget and allotting more finances to aid the disadvantaged
More people eligible for aid who weren’t eligible for Medicaid
Helped provide more funding to welfare, children, immigrants
Policies for the Vulnerable
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Vulnerable populations more expensive to treat
Cheaper to treat people who are not vulnerable Reimbursed based on keeping patients
healthy Medicaid accessibility is stringent
Leaving many uninsured/underinsured Costly co-pays
Roughly make less than $700/mo. for a family of 4 to be eligible in NC
Managed Care Effects
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Growth of managed care (Medicare, Medicaid)
has reduced personal health services Clinics reimbursed for specialized services,
making it more lucrative Immunization clinics vs. primary care
Managed Care Effects
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Making services accessible
Home visits Mass screenings Accessibility ease Combined services
Nursing Interventions
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Create caring environment Respect, compassion, concern Advocate Help coordinate resources
Know resources available! Don’t make assumptions
Nursing Interventions
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Child’s perspective of being poor
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/social-issues/poor-kids/seras-story/
Video Clip
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Do you think Sera displays traits of resilience? What social/economic factors discussed in
lecture do you see in this clip? How might Sera and her sister end up in the
cycle of vulnerability? What is the probable health status of Sera and
her family? What resources has her mother utilized?
Discussion Questions