NR 443 Brookshire Vulnerable Population Assessment

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Brookshire Vulnerable Population Assessment Stephanie Brookshire Chamberlain College of Nursing NR443-63946: RN Community Health Nursing Brookshire Vulnerable Population Assessment The city o... f Sicklerville, New Jersey is a nice and quaint neighborhood. It is more family oriented with several subdivisions and apartment complexes. Some key features include a community college, a park, an outlet mall, and there is a water park about 15 minutes away. Imagine not being able to enjoy popping firecrackers with your family. What would you think if someone stated these words to you, “My marriage is falling apart”, “My wife wont sleep with me because I’m sick”, “I’m volunteering to be deployed again”, or “The only reason I haven’t killed my self yet is because I don’t want my dog to go to someone else, he’s all I got…forget PTSD”, how would you feel if this was your husband, wife, sister, brother, child or dear friend? Post- Traumatic Stress is alive and real. From 2011 – 2015 there were 1,977 veterans living in Camden County. There is no visual or physical way you can tell if there is a veteran among you and that they are dealing with PTSD unless they have a breakdown in front of you. I would like to know if there is a way we can assist our veterans in living peacefully in society instead of dying silently on the inside. Vulnerable Population The vulnerable group that I choose is veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PSTD). There really is no way to distinguish this group from anyone else in the community, these men and women are just normal people that have experienced a traumatic ordeal while in the military. I know of at least 6 veterans that stay in my community and I am close to a couple of them. From my stand point these guys are strong willed, great husbands and fathers with a great career. You would never know that they are dealing with issues that make them feel weak, [Show More]

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