Ch. 16 Nursing Assessment

Question 1

Gordon’s 11 functional health patterns:

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Answer 1

1. Health perception-health management pattern:
   —> patient’s self-report of health and
   well-being, how patient manages
   health, adherence to therapies at
   home, knowledge of preventive
   health practices
2. Nutritional-metabolic pattern:
   —> The patients daily/weekly pattern
   of food and fluid intake, actual
   weight, weight loss or gain
3. Elimination pattern:
   —> patterns of excretory function
   (bowel, bladder, skin)
4. Activity-exercise pattern:
   —> patterns of exercise, activity,
   leisure, recreation, ability to
   perform ADLs
5. Sleep-rest pattern:
   —> patterns of sleep, rest, and
   relaxation
6. Cognitive-perceptual pattern:
   —> sensory-perceptual patterns;
   language adequacy, memory,
   decision-making ability
7. Self-perception – self-concept pattern:
   —> patients self-concept pattern and
   perceptions of cell (self concept/
   worth, emotional patterns, body
   image)
8. Role-relationship pattern:
   —> patient’s patterns of role
   engagements and relationships
9. Sexuality-reproductive pattern:
   —> describes patient’s patterns of
   satisfaction/dissatisfaction with
   sexuality pattern; patient’s
   reproductive patterns;
   premenopausal and post
   menopausal problems
10. Coping– stress tolerance pattern:
    —> patient’s ability to manage stress;
    sources of support; effectiveness
    of the patterns in terms of stress
    tolerance
11. Value-believe pattern:
    —> patterns of values, beliefs (incl.
    spiritual practices), and goals that
    guide patients choices or
    decisions