GORDON’S PATTERN OF FUNCTIONING

Functional Before During Interpretation

Health Pattern Hospitalization Hospitalization

Health-perception • Visit the hospital • Believes in the • Has more trust

/ Health when it comes to capability of the on the
management illness or hospital and the capabilities of
pattern sickness. medical team the medical
• Takes over-the- • More health team and the
counter drugs to conscious hospital.
relieve immediate • Complies strictly • confident to
pain. to what the entrust his safety
doctors and with the medical
nurses tell him to team.
do.

Nutritional / • Eats meal three • Drinks water and • Diet is affected

Metabolic pattern (3) times a day. milk. by the advised
• Meat, fish, and • Eats two (2) medical
rice. times daily. regimen.
• quite particular in • Advised of soft
eating vegetables diet.
• Doesn’t eat beef. • Eats lugaw for
• Likes sweets his meals.
foods.
• Drinks water
whenever he
feels thirsty.
• Drinks 750ml of
soft drinks a day.
• Usual viand is his
favorite dish,
sinigang
• Does not smoke
• Does not drink
alcoholic
beverages
 Elimination • Defecates twice • Defecates only • Elimination
pattern a day once a day pattern are both
• Golden brown, • Urinates 3 times in normal
formed and soft. a day range.
• Urinates three • Nothing much
(3) times a day has changed.
• Approximately • Healthy bowel
1.1 liters; color activity is
yellow considered one
• No difficulty or two
movements of
moderate size
every day.
• Normal range of
urine is 800 to
2000 milliliters
per day.

Activity / • Studied in Laguna • Speaking with • Capable of doing

Exercise pattern last 2 years ago. his mother activities of daily
• Worked in a • Walking in the living.
boutique. hallway of the • Strenuous
• Works 12 hours a hospital. activities are
day. limited until fully
• Stopped working recovered.
after having felt
pain a month ago
in his abdomen.
• Spends most of
his time watching
television.

Sleep-rest pattern • Sleeps 8 hours or • Sleeps 8 hours a • Rest/ sleep

sometimes even day. pattern has
more. • Takes 2 hour- increased
• Uses 2 pillows in naps every • Lots of leisure
sleeping. afternoon. time
• Does not
experience
insomnia.
 Cognitive / • Conscious • Likes to tell and • Mental status
Perceptual • Coherent open up stories and physical
pattern • Normal mental about his daily functioning was
and physical life. not affected.
functioning. • Communicative • Coherent
person • Alert
• feels happy • Responsive
because of the
visit of his
girlfriend who
lives in Cavite.

Self-perception / • good self-esteem • Cheerful • Self esteem

Self-concept • Not afraid of • Does not show wasn’t affected
pattern anything anxiety about by his condition.
future • Has a positive
uncertainties. outlook in life.

Role / • Good • good • Good

Relationship relationship with relationship with relationship with
pattern his family. his family. family members
• Stopped going to • His siblings • Very generous
school and were the ones with the health
worked in a supporting his care team
boutique store. hospitalization
• Has girlfriend for • Relationship
already 9 months with his
now. girlfriend has
become
stronger.

Sexuality- • Practice sexual • Unable to do it • Sexual pattern

reproductive intercourse with for the past 1 was interrupted
his girlfriend once month due to because of his
a month. hospitalization. condition.
• 9 months
relationship with
his girlfriend has
given him
satisfaction.
 Coping / Stress- • Open with his • Doesn’t feel so • Coping
tolerance pattern family when it much of stress mechanism
comes to • Company or towards stress
problems talking with is still the same
• Watches someone • opens up with
television to lessens his his family
ease stress stress. whenever there
is a problem.
• Doesn’t let
stress get in his
way.

Values-belief • A Roman Catholic • Unable to attend • Values & beliefs

pattern • Goes to church masses never changed.
every Sunday. • Misses going to
church.
• Said that he will
go back to
attending it every
Sunday when he
gets well.