Gordons Functional Health Patterns

Question 1

Describes the clients perceived pattern of health and well-being and how health is managed

Answer 1

Health Perception-Health Management Pattern

Question 2

Describes the clients pattern of food and fluid consumption relative to metabolic need and pattern indicators of local nutrient supply

Answer 2

Nutritional-Metabolic Pattern

Question 3

Describes patterns of excretory function (bowel,bladder,skin)

Answer 3

Elimination Pattern

Question 4

Describes patterns of exercise, activity, leisure, and recreation

Answer 4

Activity-Exercise Pattern

Question 5

Describes patterns of sleep, rest and relaxation

Answer 5

Sleep-Rest Pattern

Question 6

Describes sensory-perceptual and cognitive patterns

Answer 6

Cognitive-Perceptual Pattern

Question 7

Describes the client’s self-concept pattern and perceptions of self (e.g., self-concept/worth, body image, feeling state)

Answer 7

Self-Perception/Self-Concept Pattern

Question 8

Describes the client’s pattens of role engagement and relationships

Answer 8

Role-Relationship Pattern

Question 9

Describes the client’s patterns of satisfaction and dissatisfaction with sexuality pattern; describes reproductive pattern

Answer 9

Sexuality-Reproductive Pattern

Question 10

Describes patterns of values, beliefs (including spiritual), and goals that guide the client’s choices or decisions

Answer 10

Value-Belief Pattern

Question 11

Describes the client’s general coping patterns and the effectiveness of the pattern in terms of stress tolerance.

Answer 11

Coping-Stress Tolerance Pattern