Health Risk Family Assessment

Paper Summary:

The paper provides a summary of the health profile of the homeless population and explores this population's high-risk condition and associated behaviors or patterns. The paper discusses the homeless grand theory and Orem's general nursing theory as applied to the homeless population. The paper then presents the Healthy People 2010 objectives associated with the homeless and looks at nursing intervention strategies in accordance with the theories discussed. Finally, the paper offers a description of the role of the advanced practice nurse as a case manager in the homeless setting.

Outline:
Homeless Health Profile
Applying Theory to the Homeless
Nursing Intervention Strategies
Case Manager
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"The high risk family group selected for this paper is the homeless individual/family. To define the health profile of the homeless family, a definition of this group must be given first. A homeless individual/family is defined as an individual or family group whom do not have a fixed, regular, and adequate night-time residence (Pierannunzi, 2009). Approximately 2.3 to 3.5 million people in America experience homelessness throughout the course of a year (The United States Conference of Mayors, 2007). This figure includes 1.35 million children of under the age of 18 (National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty, 2008). Of these 3.5 million individuals, 42% are African-American, 39% are Caucasian, 13% are Hispanic, 4% are Native American and 2% are Asian (The United States Conference of Mayors, 2006). 76% of known homeless are comprised of single person units and not families."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Chesnay, M. D. (2008). Experiences Homelessness. In Caring for the Vulnerable: Perspectives in Nursing Theory, Practice, and Research (pp. 255-267). Sudbury, MA: Jones & Bartlett Pub.
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