Assignment: Caring for Vulnerable

Assignment: Caring for Vulnerable

Assignment: Caring for Vulnerable

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Purpose

This week’s discussion relates to the following Course Outcomes (COs).

• CO 3: Plan prevention and population-focused interventions for vulnerable populations using professional clinical judgment and evidence-based practice. (PO 4 and 8)
• CO 4: Evaluate the delivery of care for individuals, families, aggregates, and communities based on theories and principles of nursing and related disciplines. (PO 1)

Discussion

Review the Week 3 Case Studies by opening the links below.

Choose one of the three attached case studies, and reflect on the vulnerable population that the case study portrays.

• Identify which case you chose.
• Discuss several risk factors that may impact health outcomes for the vulnerable population in your case study.
• Identify one agency in your community that can assist this vulnerable group and assess this agency in terms of the 4 A’s (see the lesson). Discuss each of the A’s separately to assess accessibility, acceptability, affordability, and availability for this population
• For the purposes of this essay the Elderly Care Scenario has been selected. The aim of this essay is to discuss the concept of vulnerability and why the patient in the Elderly Care Scenario is vulnerable. With reference to the NMC Code, the second part of the essay will discuss how the scenario demonstrates/does not demonstrate professional values and how the staff could have empowered the patient and demonstrated respect and maintained his dignity. The third part then discusses the anti-discriminatory issues within the scenario and how it could be promoted. The final part is a reflection on the assignment and the lessons learnt. THE CONCEPT OF VULNERABILITY The human state of vulnerability is a concept of central concern
  It has, however, not been stated that the patient’s consent was sought before he was admitted into the mixed sex medical ward which violates Mr Jones right to be fully involved in decisions about his care (NMC Code, 2008). The scenario also states that the nurse tried going through the admission process by asking the patient some questions. This process was carried out in the presence of Mr. Jones daughter. Clearance was never sought from Mr Jones as to whether he was comfortable going through the questioning process in the presence of the daughter which was a violation of Mr Jones’s right to confidentiality (IBID). Also the nurse was spot on when she enquired to know how the patient would like to be addressed. After the patient indicated clearly that he would like to be addressed by his surname the nurse proceeds to respond “alright darling”. The use of the pet name “darling” against the patient’s wish placed the nurse in a position where she run the risk of making the patient feel infantile and did not respect Mr Jones individuality as prescribed in the Standards of conduct,