This essay will discuss vulnerability within healthcare, also what make a person or group vulnerable or more susceptible to becoming vulnerable. Also, discussed will be a patient meet while out on a clinical placement. For the purpose of this essay all people involved in the scenario selected from a recent clinical placement will be given a pseudonym to maintain patient confidentiality and the details of the placement will be omitted (NMC, 2015). The patient will be referred to as Joan, details of Joan’s mental and physical conditions which led to Joan being regarded as vulnerable.
• Identification of a vulnerable individual/group
There are many factors that could make an individual or group vulnerable, such as economically disadvantaged, …show more content…
While out on a recent clinical placement in an elderly mental health unit. Joan was a seventy-five-year-old elderly lady that has a diagnosis of server depression and anxiety, Joan also needed a walking aid and assistance with most daily activities. These factors making Joan very vulnerable in various aspects, Joan is vulnerable due to her mental health and physical condition that requires her to use walking aids and assistance from health care professionals.
• What they are vulnerable to.
• Identification of any relevant physical, social, psychological and environmental factors.
Many social, psychological, and biological factors influence the level of mental health of an individual at any point in their life. As well as the usual life stressors, that all people have, some elderly people lose the ability to live self-sufficiently for many reasons such as, inadequate mobility, continuing pain, fragility or other mental or physical problems, the ability to carry out tasks for daily living, functional ability and therefor they may require various form of long-term care. In addition, older people are more likely to experience events such as bereavement, a drop in socioeconomic status with retirement, or a disability. Any of these factors can result in isolation, loss of independence, loneliness and psychological distress in older people.
• Identification of a vulnerable individual/group
There are many factors that could make an individual or group vulnerable, such as economically disadvantaged, …show more content…
While out on a recent clinical placement in an elderly mental health unit. Joan was a seventy-five-year-old elderly lady that has a diagnosis of server depression and anxiety, Joan also needed a walking aid and assistance with most daily activities. These factors making Joan very vulnerable in various aspects, Joan is vulnerable due to her mental health and physical condition that requires her to use walking aids and assistance from health care professionals.
• What they are vulnerable to.
• Identification of any relevant physical, social, psychological and environmental factors.
Many social, psychological, and biological factors influence the level of mental health of an individual at any point in their life. As well as the usual life stressors, that all people have, some elderly people lose the ability to live self-sufficiently for many reasons such as, inadequate mobility, continuing pain, fragility or other mental or physical problems, the ability to carry out tasks for daily living, functional ability and therefor they may require various form of long-term care. In addition, older people are more likely to experience events such as bereavement, a drop in socioeconomic status with retirement, or a disability. Any of these factors can result in isolation, loss of independence, loneliness and psychological distress in older people.