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Vulnerable Populations Are Those Most Likely to Develop Health Problems

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Vulnerable populations are those most likely to develop health problems and experience poorer outcomes because of limited access to care and a wide variety of other stressors. Which is most important for the nurse to focus on when caring for a patient from a vulnerable group?


Definitions:

Heritable Levels

Heritable Levels refer to the extent to which genetic factors contribute to individual differences in physical or behavioral traits within a population.

Viral Infections

Viral infections are diseases caused by viruses, microscopic infectious agents that can replicate only inside the living cells of an organism.

T Lymphocytes

A type of white blood cell that plays a central role in cell-mediated immunity.

NK Cells

Natural Killer cells, a type of white blood cell that plays a crucial role in the body's immune response by targeting and destroying virally infected cells and tumors.

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