What did you think about human trafficking before the walk and the online course? I have heard and have seen news about human trafficking prior to the walk and to the online course information that I have read. My boyfriend and I watched Dateline while we eat dinner. The recent one we saw was about a boy named Johnny Gosch, who disappeared while doing his early morning paper route. Since then, his mother Noreen Gosch has been trying to find him and have been fighting for justice for her son. She created an organization called “The Johnny Gosch Foundation… to bring awareness of human trafficking and pedophilia to the world…” Unfortunately, until this day, her son has not been found. I also have heard from word of mouth that somewhere in Asia,
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She talked about how the victims how the “Healthcare providers have been caring for these victims unaware that they were caring for human trafficking victims and then returning them back to their traffickers.” ("Health Consequences of Human Trafficking ", 2015) Laura Lederer also mentioned that the healthcare providers can help these victims by having protocols to follow on how these victims should be treated, referrals, and how to report these crimes. Current nurses and healthcare providers have protocols and provide safe places for patients that are physically abused so, why not have the same or similar protocols for human trafficking victims regardless if these victims are here legally or …show more content…
As a future Nurse, if we are need to be aware of the signs and symptoms, behaviors, and types of trafficking. By knowing or having tools, then maybe as nurse, we can help these victims to safe place. For example, in the website, it listed the red flags of commercial sex such as persistent STI’s and UTI’s, rectum and vagina trauma, high numbers of sex partners, neck or jaw problems, repeated abortions or miscarriages. I find it very helpful when the rapid assessment questions was provided for example, “Some rapid assessment questions include: Who is the person who came with you today? Can you tell me about him or her? Did you ever feel pressured to do something that you didn’t want to do or felt uncomfortable doing? How did you feel pressured? Do you feel you were ever tricked or lied to? Were you ever promised something, but it did not happen? Has anyone approached you asking you to get involved in prostitution? Have you ever had to trade sex for money or something else you needed?” ("Modern-Day Slavery in America: Recognizing and Responding to Human Trafficking in a Healthcare Context", 2015) By having to ask these questions, we can hopefully identify if such patient is being abused, or are victims of human
She talked about how the victims how the “Healthcare providers have been caring for these victims unaware that they were caring for human trafficking victims and then returning them back to their traffickers.” ("Health Consequences of Human Trafficking ", 2015) Laura Lederer also mentioned that the healthcare providers can help these victims by having protocols to follow on how these victims should be treated, referrals, and how to report these crimes. Current nurses and healthcare providers have protocols and provide safe places for patients that are physically abused so, why not have the same or similar protocols for human trafficking victims regardless if these victims are here legally or …show more content…
As a future Nurse, if we are need to be aware of the signs and symptoms, behaviors, and types of trafficking. By knowing or having tools, then maybe as nurse, we can help these victims to safe place. For example, in the website, it listed the red flags of commercial sex such as persistent STI’s and UTI’s, rectum and vagina trauma, high numbers of sex partners, neck or jaw problems, repeated abortions or miscarriages. I find it very helpful when the rapid assessment questions was provided for example, “Some rapid assessment questions include: Who is the person who came with you today? Can you tell me about him or her? Did you ever feel pressured to do something that you didn’t want to do or felt uncomfortable doing? How did you feel pressured? Do you feel you were ever tricked or lied to? Were you ever promised something, but it did not happen? Has anyone approached you asking you to get involved in prostitution? Have you ever had to trade sex for money or something else you needed?” ("Modern-Day Slavery in America: Recognizing and Responding to Human Trafficking in a Healthcare Context", 2015) By having to ask these questions, we can hopefully identify if such patient is being abused, or are victims of human