Gordons Pattern

Health-Perception/Health Management
PURPOSE: It focuses on ways to preserve health as well as the individual's

perceived state of health and wellbeing.
1.1Client Description of her health:
 The patient is 27 years old diagnosed with molar pregnancy, 3 pregnancies
2 live birth; G3P2, When the patient took a pregnancy test, the results were
positive, and she reported having symptoms of nausea, vomiting, and Pica.
1.2Health Management:
 The woman admitted that she did not have a pregnancy checkup within
three months and experienced painless vaginal bleeding. by convincing her
to go to the neighboring clinic for a checkup, which led to her being
admitted to the hospital.
Nutrition and Metabolic Pattern
PURPOSE: Describes pattern of food and fluid consumption relative to metabolic
need and pattern indicators of local nutrient supply.
2.1 Usual Food Intake: This are the foods and beverages the patient usually
intake.
 Breakfast – 1 cup of coffee and bread
 Lunch – 2 cups of rice and vegetable dish with (Gata)
 Snack – Biscuits and 1 cup of coffee
 Dinner – 1 cup of rice and fish
2.2 Usual Fluid intake (Type, Amounts)
o Water – 5-8 glasses per day
o Coffee – 2 cups per day
2.3 Any Food restrictions:
 According to the patient, she doesn't have any food allergies or dietary
restrictions.
2.4 Any problem with ability to eat:
 Patient is able to eat normally and has no issues with eating.
2.5 Any supplements:
 Patient is able to eat normally and has no issues with eating.
ELIMINATION PATTERN
PURPOSE: It's focused on excretory patterns (bowel, bladder, skin).
3.1 Bladder
 Prior to admission, the patient has normal urine output, but once admitted,
depending on how much fluid and water she consumes daily, she may not
always be able to urine normally.
Color: Light yellow
Complain the usual pattern of urination:
 While urinating, neither a burning nor a painful tilt are present.
3.2 Bowel Usual pattern of Urination:
 The patient claims that she usually bowels in the morning with yellow, well-
formed stools and also in the evening.
3.3 Skin (Condition)
 The patient's skin is in good condition and is tanned.
4.1 Usual daily/ Weekly activities:
 Leisure- (Paglalaba, paglilinis ng bahay, and pag babantay ng mga anak)
 Exercise - Patient doesn't exercise at all.
4.2 Any limitation of physical activities:
 Prior to the examination, she claimed that there were no restrictions on
physical activity, but once a molar pregnancy was discovered, she was
advised to stay in the hospital and rest.
4.3 History of Dyspnea or Fatigue
 Just before to becoming pregnant, the patient claimed she didn't easily get
tired, but after being diagnosed with molar pregnancy, she began to feel
fatigued and had dyspepsia.
5. SLEEP- REST PATTERN
PURPOSE: Describe pattern of sleep, rest, and relaxation.
5.1 Usual Sleep Pattern:
 The patient claimed that while sleeping at home, she went to bed at
precisely 8:00 pm and woke up at 7:01 am, but in the hospital, things are
different because of the noise disturbance, making it difficult for her to get
enough rest. She usually went to bed at the hospital around 11:00 pm and
woke up at 5:00 am.
5.2 Any problem regarding sleep:
 As stated in sleep pattern, because of noise disturbance in the hospital,
making it difficult to her to fell as sleep.
6. COGNITIVE-PERCEPTION PATTERN
PURPOSE: Describe sensory-perceptual and cognitive pattern
6.1 Any deficits in sensory perception (hearing, sight, touch):
 The patient claimed that she has good sensory perception in all areas.
6.2 Ability to read and write. Any difficult in learning?
 The patient is capable of reading and writing, and she also has good
comprehension skills.
7. SELF-PERCEPRION-SELF CONCEPT PATTERN
PURPOSE: focused on the person's attitudes toward self, including identity, body
image, and sense of self-worth.
7.1 What the client most concern about:
 money is one of their family's problems, the client is most worried about
that. Also, she missed it so much that she is worried about her children at
home.
7.2 Present Health Goal:
 The patient asked about her current health objectives, and the patient
responded that she wanted to get better and be able to be discharged so
that she could go home and take care of her children.
7.3 Effects of present illness to self:
 The patient's prolonged hospital stay gave the impression that he was
bored, worn out, and restless.
8. ROLE RELATIONSHIP PATTERN:
PURPOSE: It's focused on the person's roles in the world and relationships with
others.
8.1 Language spoken and manner of speaking:
 The patient is responsive with a low soft-pitched voice tone and she use
bicol language.
8.2 Significant person to client:
 Her children and family are what give the patient her strength to overcome
her challenges in life.
8.3 Complain Regarding Family:
 As of the time of my interview, she has no complaints about her family, but
her family's financial situation is the biggest issue.
9. SEXUALITY AND SEXUAL FUNCTION
PURPOSE: Assessment is focused on the person's satisfaction or dissatisfaction
with sexuality patterns and reproductive functions.
9.1 Knowledge of Sexual function
 The patient lacks understanding of how relationships work and family
planning.
10. COPING STRESS TOLERANCE PATTERN
PURPOSE: its focused on the person's perception of stress and coping strategies
Support systems, evaluated symptoms of stress, effectiveness of a person's
coping strategies.
10.1 Decision making ability
 Since the patient is an adult, she is capable of making decisions on her own,
but she requires guidance in order to make wise and appropriate choices.
10.2 Management of Stress
 When a patient is under stress, she asks her husband for assistance, and
having her kids around helps her to manage stress.
10.3 Expectation from nurse to provide comfort and security during
hospitalization:
 The patient anticipates receiving the right medical attention and
reassurance that she will recover and be released.
11. VALUE BELIEF PATTERN
PURPOSE: It emphasizes the individual's values and beliefs.
11. 1 Source of Strength
 The patient claimed that her family, particularly her children, provide her
with the strength to battle for her health.
11.2 Importance of God to client:
 The patient affirmed that God would assist her in overcoming her obstacles
in life and in making a full recovery.
11.3 Religious practices (type and frequency)
 The patient occasionally goes to mass on Sundays despite her inconsistent
attendance at it.

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