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    Gordon's Functional Health Pattern

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    Gordon's Functional Health Patterns is a framework for assessing an individual's health across 11 different patterns: [1] health perception and management, [2] nutrition, [3] elimination, [4] activity and exercise, [5] sleep and rest, [6] cognitive, [7] self-perception and self-concept, [8] roles and relationships, [9] sexuality and reproduction, [10] coping and stress tolerance, and [11] values and beliefs. For each pattern, the framework provides questions to gather a history from the individual and guidance for any relevant physical examinations. The comprehensive assessment aims to understand an individual's functioning, health behaviors, and needs across multiple domains.

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    Gordon's Functional Health Patterns is a framework for assessing an individual's health across 11 different patterns: [1] health perception and management, [2] nutrition, [3] elimination, [4] activity and exercise, [5] sleep and rest, [6] cognitive, [7] self-perception and self-concept, [8] roles and relationships, [9] sexuality and reproduction, [10] coping and stress tolerance, and [11] values and beliefs. For each pattern, the framework provides questions to gather a history from the individual and guidance for any relevant physical examinations. The comprehensive assessment aims to understand an individual's functioning, health behaviors, and needs across multiple domains.

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    Gordon's Functional Health Patterns is a framework for assessing an individual's health across 11 different patterns: [1] health perception and management, [2] nutrition, [3] elimination, [4] activity and exercise, [5] sleep and rest, [6] cognitive, [7] self-perception and self-concept, [8] roles and relationships, [9] sexuality and reproduction, [10] coping and stress tolerance, and [11] values and beliefs. For each pattern, the framework provides questions to gather a history from the individual and guidance for any relevant physical examinations. The comprehensive assessment aims to understand an individual's functioning, health behaviors, and needs across multiple domains.

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    Gordon's Functional Health Patterns is a framework for assessing an individual's health across 11 different patterns: [1] health perception and management, [2] nutrition, [3] elimination, [4] activity and exercise, [5] sleep and rest, [6] cognitive, [7] self-perception and self-concept, [8] roles and relationships, [9] sexuality and reproduction, [10] coping and stress tolerance, and [11] values and beliefs. For each pattern, the framework provides questions to gather a history from the individual and guidance for any relevant physical examinations. The comprehensive assessment aims to understand an individual's functioning, health behaviors, and needs across multiple domains.

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    GORDON’S FUNCTIONAL HEALTH PATTERNS

    I.HEALTH PERCEPTION- HEALTH MANAGEMENT PATTERN

    1. History

    a. How has general health been?


    b. Any colds in past year? When appropriate absences from work?
    c. Most important things you do to keep healthy? Think these things make a difference to health?
    (Include family folk remedies when appropriate.) Use of cigarettes, alcohol, drugs? Breast self-
    examniation?
    d. Accidents (home, work, driving)?
    e. In past, been easy to find ways to follow suggestions from physicians or nurses?
    f. When appropriate: what do you think caused this illness? Actions taken when symptoms
    perceived? Results of action?
    g. When appropriate: things important to you in your health care? How can we be most helpful?
    2. Examination—general health appearance

    II.NUTRITIONAL METABOLIC PATTERN

    1. History
    a. Typical daily food intake? (Describe) Supplements (vitamins, type of snacks)?
    b. Typical daily fluid intake? (Describe)
    c. Weight loss or gain? (Amount) Height loss or gain? (Amount)
    d. Appetite
    e. Food or eating: Discomfort? Swallowing? Diet restrictions?
    f. Heal well or poorly?
    g. Skin problems: Lesions? Dryness?
    h. Dental problems?
    2. Examination
    a. Skin: Bony prominences? Lesions? Color changes? Moistness?
    b. Oral mucous membranes: Color? Moistness? Lesions?
    c. Teeth: General appearance and alignment? Dentures? Cavities? Missing teeth?
    d. Actual weight, height
    e. Temperature
    f. Intravenous feeding-parenteral feeding (specify)?
    III. ELIMINATION PATTERN

    1. History
    a. Bowel elimination pattern? (Describe.) Frequency? Character? Discomfort? Problem in control?
    Laxatives?
    b. Urinary elimination pattern? (Describe.) Frequency? Problem in control?
    c. Excessive perspiration? Odor problems?
    d. Body cavity drainage, suction, and so on? (Specify.)
    2. Examination- when indicated: examine excreta or drainage color and consistency
    IV. ACTIVITY- EXERCISE PATTERN

    1. History
    a. Sufficient energy for desired or required activities?
    b. Exercise pattern? Type? Regularity?
    c. Spare-time (leisure) activities?
    Perceived ability (code for level) for: Feeding _______ Dressing ______ Cooking ______

    Bathing _____ Grooming _____ Shopping _____ Toileting ______

    General Mobility ______ Bed Mobility ______ Home maintenance ________

    Functional Level Codes:

    Level 0: full self-care

    Level I: requires use of equipment or device

    Level II: requires assistance or supervision from another person

    Level III: requires assistance or supervision from another person and equipment or device

    Level IV: is dependent and does not participate

    2. Examination
    a. Demonstrated ability (code listed above) for:
    Feeding_______ Dressing_________ Cooking________
    Bathing________ Grooming________ Shopping_______
    Toileting_______ General Mobility__________
    b. Gait________ Posture_________ Absent body part? (Specify.)________
    c. Range of motion (joints)________ Muscle firmness_________
    d. Hand grip________ Can pick up a pencil? ________
    e. Pulse (rate)_______ (rhythm)_________ Breath sounds_________
    f. Respirations (rate)_________ (rhythm)________ Breath sounds_________
    g. Blood pressure__________
    h. General appearance (grooming, hygiene, and energy level)
    V. SLEEP-REST PATTERN

    1. History
    a. Generally rested and ready for daily activities after sleep?
    b. Sleep onset problems? Aids? Dreams (nightmares)? Early awakening?
    c. Rest- relaxation periods?
    2. Examination
    a. When appropriate: Observe sleep pattern
    VII. SELF-PERCEPTION---SELF-CONCEPT PATTERN

    1. History
    a. How describe self? Most of the time, feel good (not so good) about self?
    b. Changes in body or things you can’t do? Problem to you?
    c. Changes in way you feel about self or body (since illness started)?
    d. Things frequently make you angry? Annoyed? Fearful? Anxious?
    e. Ever feel you lose hope?
    2. Examination
    a. Eye contact. Attention span (distraction).
    b. Voice and speech pattern. Body posture
    c. Nervous (5) or relaxed (1); rate from 1 to 5.
    d. Assertive (5) or passive (1); rate from 1 to 5.
    VIII. ROLES-RELATIONSHIP PATTERN

    1. History
    a. Live alone? Family? Family structure (diagram)?
    b. Any family problems you have difficulty handling (nuclear or extended)?
    c. Family or others depend on you for things? How managing?
    d. When appropriate: How family or others feel about illness or hospitalization?
    e. When appropriate: Problems with children? Difficulty handling?
    f. Being to social groups? Close friends? Feel lonely (frequency)?
    g. Things generally go well at work? (School?)
    h. When appropriate: Income sufficient for needs?
    i. Feel part of (or isolated in) neighborhood where living?
    2. Examination
    a. Interaction with family member(s) or others (if present)
    IX. SEXUALITY-REPRODUCTIVE PATTERN

    1. History
    a. When appropriate to age and situations: Sexual relationship satisfying? Changes? Problems?
    b. When appropriate: use of contraceptives? Problems?
    c. Female: When menstruation started? Last menstrual period? Menstrual problems? Para?
    Gravida?
    2. Examination: None
    X. COPING-STRESS TOLERANCE PATTERN

    1. History
    a. Any big changes in your life in the last year or two? Crisis?
    b. Who’s most helpful in talking things over? Available to you now?
    c. Tense or relaxed most of the time? When tense, what helps?
    d. Use any medicines, drugs, alcohol?
    e. When (if) have big problems (any problems) in your life, how do you handle them?
    f. Most of the time is this (are these) way(s) successful?
    2. Examination: none
    XI. VALUES-BELIEFS PATTERN

    1. History
    a. Generally get things you want from life? Important plans for the future?
    b. Religion important in life? When appropriate: Does this help when difficulties arise?
    c. When appropriate: will being here interfere with any religious practices?
    2. Examination: None
    OTHER CONCERNS

    1. Any other things we haven’t talked about that you would like to mention?
    2. Any questions?

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