Gordon's 11 Functional Health Patterns

Nina Angela Cajaro RLE NCM 101N FT

BSN-1 Turquoise March 31, 2021

GORDON’S 11 FUNCTIONAL HEALTH PATTERNS

1. Health Perception and Health Management Pattern.

 Data collection is focused on the person's perceived level of health and well-
being, and on practices for maintaining health. Habits that may be detrimental
to health are also evaluated, including smoking and alcohol or drug use.
Actual or potential problems related to safety and health management may be
identified as well as needs for modifications in the home or needs for
continued care in the home.
 Example Questions:
 What is your opinion about health?
 Are you immunized about seven target diseases?
 Last immunization?
 Do you have any allergy? If yes then type of allergy.
 Any surgery in past? What type of surgery?
 Last physical examination & for what purpose.
 Are you using any medicine recently?
 Do you know about these medicines?
2. Nutrition and Metabolism Pattern

 Assessment is focused on the pattern of food and fluid consumption relative
to metabolic need. The adequacy of local nutrient supplies is evaluated.
Actual or potential problems related to fluid balance, tissue integrity, and host
defenses may be identified as well as problems with the gastrointestinal
system.
 Example questions:
 Ask about their skin, scalp and nails?
 What is your diet menu?
 Any food restriction regarding disease point of view?
 Any food restriction regarding religious point of view?
 Any food like or dislike?
 Any food allergy?
3. Elimination Pattern
 Data collection is focused on excretory patterns (bowel, bladder, skin).

Excretory problems such as incontinence, constipation, diarrhea, and urinary
retention may be identified.
 Color of urine, amount, frequency, odor and any discharge.
 Any urinary problem, dysurea, Anurea, Oligourea, polyuria.
 Are you using any laxative? If yes which?
 Any problem during passing defecation?
4. Activity and Exercise Pattern
 Assessment is focused on the activities of daily living requiring energy

expenditure, including self-care activities, exercise, and leisure activities. The
status of major body systems involved with activity and exercise is evaluated,
including the respiratory, cardiovascular, and musculo-skeletal systems.
 Do you any breathing problem? (In which apnea, hypoxia,
hypoxemia, hypercapnia)
 Do you have cough? (Productive or non-productive)
 Any changes in heart beat during exercise?
 Do you feel pale during exercise?
5. Cognition and Perception Pattern
 Assessment is focused on the ability to comprehend and use information and

on the sensory functions. Data pertaining to neurologic functions are collected
to aid this process. Sensory experiences such as pain and altered sensory
input may be identified and further evaluated.
 Orientation about time place and person.
 Any difficulty in sentence making?
 Loss of memory.
6. Sleep and Rest Pattern
 Assessment is focused on the person's sleep, rest, and relaxation practices.

Dysfunctional sleep patterns, fatigue, and responses to sleep deprivation may
be identified.
 Sleeping hour?
 Are you using nap (evening type sleeping)
 What do you feel after waking? (Fresh, headache, drowsy).
 Are you using any medication for sleeping?
 Do you have any exercise or walking at night?
7. Self-Perception and Self-Concept Pattern
 Assessment is focused on the person's attitudes toward self, including

identity, body image, and sense of self-worth. The person's level of self-
esteem and response to threats to his or her self-concept may be identified.
 Example Assessment Questions:
 What is your self-perception about yourself?
 Are you satisfied with your self-body image?
 Do you like grooming?
8. Roles and Relationships Pattern
 Assessment is focused on the person's roles in the world and relationships

with others. Satisfaction with roles, role strain, or dysfunctional relationships
may be further evaluated.
 What is your role in family?
 If you are in hospital then who will perform your responsibilities?
 All the family members are cooperative with you?
 Who is decision maker in your family?
9. Sexuality and Reproduction Pattern
 Assessment is focused on the person's satisfaction or dissatisfaction with
sexuality patterns and reproductive functions. Concerns with sexuality may he
identified.
 When you first notice changes in your menarche (first menses is
called menarche)
 Do you have any sexual problem? (Loss of libido)
 Active sex (direct sex with male and female)
 Passive sex (sex without male and female partner)
 Digital sex
 Reproductive: Infertility
10. Coping and Stress Tolerance Pattern
 Assessment is focused on the person's perception of stress and on his or her

coping strategies Support systems are evaluated, and symptoms of stress are
noted. The effectiveness of a person's coping strategies in terms of stress
tolerance may be further evaluated.
 If you have stress then what is your coping mechanism towards
stress?
 Crying, angry, violence, (what is your opinion regarding that)
11. Values and Belief Pattern
 Assessment is focused on the person's values and beliefs (including spiritual

beliefs), or on the goals that guide his or her choices or decisions.
 What is your religion?
 Do you offer prayer?

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Nina Angela Cajaro RLE NCM 101N FT

BSN-1 Turquoise March 31, 2021

GORDON’S 11 FUNCTIONAL HEALTH PATTERNS

1. Health Perception and Health Management Pattern.

2. Nutrition and Metabolism Pattern

 Data collection is focused on excretory patterns (bowel, bladder, skin).

4. Activity and Exercise Pattern

 Assessment is focused on the activities of daily living requiring energy

5. Cognition and Perception Pattern

 Assessment is focused on the ability to comprehend and use information and

 Assessment is focused on the person's sleep, rest, and relaxation practices.

7. Self-Perception and Self-Concept Pattern

 Assessment is focused on the person's attitudes toward self, including

8. Roles and Relationships Pattern

 Assessment is focused on the person's roles in the world and relationships

10. Coping and Stress Tolerance Pattern

 Assessment is focused on the person's perception of stress and on his or her

11. Values and Belief Pattern

 Assessment is focused on the person's values and beliefs (including spiritual

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