Chapter 32 - Vulnerability and Vulnerable Populations: An Overview

Question 1

vulnerability

Answer 1

susceptibility to actual or potential stressors that may lead to an adverse effect

Question 2

risk

Answer 2

some people have a higher probability of illness than others

Question 3

vulnerable population group

Answer 3

a subgroup of the population that is more likely to develop health problems as a result of exposure to risk and to have worse outcomes from these health problems than the rest of the population

Question 4

cumulative risks

Answer 4

additive effects of multiple risk factors

Question 5

resilience

Answer 5

overcome periods of stress and change throughout life

Question 6

health disparities

Answer 6

health differences that is closely linked with social, economic and/or environmental disadvantage

wide variations in health services and health status among certain population groups

Question 7

disadvantaged

Answer 7

anyone who lack money, education, literacy, or another status advantage

Question 8

human capital

Answer 8

all the strengths, knowledge, and skills that enable a person to live a productive, happy life

Question 9

disenfranchisement

Answer 9

feeling of separation from mainstream society

sense of social isolation

Question 10

social determinants of health

Answer 10

a range of social, political and economic factors that include socioeconomic status, living conditions, geographic location, social class, educaiton, environmental factors, nutrition, stress, and prejudice that lead to resource constraints, poor health, and health risk

reflect social factors and the physical conditions in the environemnt in which people are born, live, learn, play, work, and age

Question 11

determinants of health

Answer 11

the many variables that influence the health status of individuals or communities

Question 12

poverty

Answer 12

primary cause of vulnerability

lack of material wealth needed to maintain existence

Question 13

federal poverty guideline

Answer 13

income level for a certain family size that the federal government uses to define poverty

Question 14

barriers to access

Answer 14

policies and financial, geographic, or cultural features of health care that make services difficult to obtain or so unappealing that people do not seek care

Question 15

wrap-around services

Answer 15

comprehensive health services are available and social and economic services are “wrapped around” these services

Question 16

comprehensive services

Answer 16

health services focusing on more than one health problem or concern

Question 17

advocacy

Answer 17

actions taken on behalf of another

nurse providing a patient with the information to make certain decisions

Question 18

social justice

Answer 18

based on the principles of equality in which the worth of every member is respected and valued

includes concepts of egalitarianism and equality

Question 19

linguistically appropriate health care

Answer 19

communicating health-related information in the recipient’s primary language when possible and always in a language the recipient can understand

Question 20

case management

Answer 20

invovles linking clients with services and providing direct nursing services to them, including, teaching, cousneling, screening, and immunizing

coordinating care and advocating for specified individuals and patient populations across settings to reduce cost, reduce resource use, improve quality of health care, and achieve desired outcomes