GORDONS FUNCTIONAL HEALTH PATTERN

Health Perception-Health Management Pattern

According to patient A.M she perceives health as important part of her life. Prior to
admission to CCMH the patient believes that she is healthy and in good condition. When the
patient had an illness she said that she just prays and given medications from then staff nurse in
CCMH.
Upon admission patient A.M still perceives health as important aspect of life. The patient
is currently taking medication to treat her illness such as epival and chlorpromazine.

Nutritional-Metabolic Pattern
Patient A.M usually eats foods such as bread, rice, and also vegetable. She can drink
approximately 9 glasses of water a day. Prior to admission the patient does not have any
problems in eating. According to her she is not picky when it comes to food she admits that she
always eats a lot of food. Patient A.M does not have any allergies when it comes to food.
3 day Diet Recall
MEALS May 14, 2013
(Monday)
May 15,2014
(Tuesday )
May 16, 2014
Breakfast (6am) 1 serving of rice, 2
ham, 2 glasses of
water
1 serving of rice, 1
hardboiled egg, 1
hotdog, 3 glass of
1 serving of rice,1
longganisa, 3 glass of
water
water,
Snacks 1 pc halo-halo and 1
pc burger, 1 glass of
water
1 serving of rice,
adobo, 1 pc of puto, 1
glass of juice
1 serving of aroskaldo
with egg, 1 glass of
water
Lunch (12 nn) 1 serving of rice,
gulay, 3 glass of
water
1 serving of rice,
nilaga , 2 glass of
water
1 serving of rice,
monggo and fried
chicken, 2 glass of
water
Dinner (5 pm) 1 serving of rice, fish
(paksiw), 3 glass of
water
1 serving of rice,
gulay. 3 glass of water
1 serving of rice, tuyo
and toge, 3 glass of
water
Total Fluid intake: 2160 ml 2160 ml 2160 ml

Patient A.M mostly eats the following as their food in the ward. According to the staff
nurse she eat anything that serves them every day, she does not pick food. The patient fluid
intake is appropriate to her as evidenced by her total fluid intake.
Elimination Pattern
Patient A.M usually defecates every other day in the morning with a firm yellowish
color stool. The patient has no problem in bowel and urinary continence. She urinates 3 to 4
times a day. She voids every other day, depending on the amount of fluid she takes.
According to her she has no problem in controlling and eliminating her urine. She also has no
excess perspiration although there ispresence of body odor.


Activity Exercise Pattern
According to patient A.M she has sufficient energy that is enough for her to do daily
activities. She does exercise before and also now especially when there is a chance of
interaction with student nurses.
Upon admission of the patient to CCMH she said that she spends her spare time in the
ward by being a helper. She does this every day. But according to staff nurse when she felt
tired of being a helper she gave many reason to stop what she is doing. And patient A.M
shows energetic when it comes to activity of what the student nurse prepared.
7 day Activity Table
Time Days of the week & date
April 19 April 20 April 21 April 22 April 23 April 24 April 26
1am
2 am

3 am
4 am
5 am
6 am
7 am
9 am

10 am
11 am

12 nn
1 pm
4 pm

5 pm
6 pm
7 pm

8 pm
12 mn



Legend:


Sleeping Relax Waking up Eating Taking a bath

KATZ index
Activities Independence = 1 pt. Dependence = 0 pt.
Bathing 1
Dressing 1
Toileting 1
Transferring 1
Continence 1
Feeding 1
Total Points: 6

Patient A.M was able to do her activity of daily living such as bathing, dressing,
toileting, transferring, continence and feeding without the assistance of any health care
provider.

Sleep -Rest Pattern
Prior to admission patient A.M said that she usually goes to sleep at 10 pm and
wakes up at around 4am every day and she added that she feels rested after sleeping. As
verbalized by the patient she does not snore and does not use any sleeping aids to promote
sleep.
Upon admission, patient A.M said that she goes to sleep 10 pm and wake up 4am to
take a bath. During interview she said that she experienced has no difficulty in sleeping.
And she took afternoon naps when she felt sleepy.

7 Day Sleep Diary
Constructs Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7
Hours of
Sleep
6 hours 6 hours 6 hours 6 hours 6 hours 6 hours 6 hours
Sleeping
Time
10pm 10pm 10pm 10pm 10pm 10pm 10pm
Waking
Time
4am 4am 4am 4am 4am 4am 4am
Bedtime
Rituals
Praying Praying Praying Praying Praying Praying Praying
Feeling
upon
waking up
Energize Energize Energize Energize Energize Energize Energize
Problem
Encountered
None None None None None None None

Patient A.M usual sleeping hours are almost 6 hours. She sleeps at 10 pm and wakes up
at 4 am in the morning. Her bedtime ritual is just praying. The patient has no problem
encountered after sleeping although she feels energize upon waking.
Cognitive Perceptual Pattern
As stated by patient C.S she experienced headache during our interview. The patient does
not have problem in her senses. She also added that she does not have learning disability
even though she is only elementary undergraduate.
As verbalized by the patient she is currently experiencing grandiose delusions since April
6, 1996. She describes it as many people envy her always.

Self-Perception Pattern
Upon admission to CCMH patient stated that she is beautifuland sexy before. She has
a beautiful skin but this time she feels embarrassedabout herself because of lots of scars in
her skin that is why her co-patients envy her. Also patient stated that
Magpapadermaakopagkalabaskodito. Angdamikongsugatsabalat.
Patient A.M also felt anxious when somebody hurt her even in simple things. By this
situation she never let anybody to touch her because of anxiety.
Role Relationship Pattern
The patient is the fifth (5
th
) among six (6
th
) siblings and was a product of broken
family. When I opened up about her siblings she stated that Hindi kami nag-uusap at
nagiimikangmagkapatid. Hindi nilaakodinadalawdito.And also no one of her family visited
her inside the institution. According to our secondary informant which is the staff in the
female ward, she was abandoned by her family since May 6, 2000. She canfollow an
instruction thats why she made a helper inside the ward.
Sexual-Reproductive History
Patient A.M claims that she is sexually abused. Her first menarche happened
when she was 10 years old. She cant remember already when her last menarche.

Coping Stress Pattern
According to patient when she encountered problems she just keeps it to herself. She
also said that sometimes she tells it to someone she knows like her friend. Patient A doing
chores inside the institutions and she feels relax.
Value Belief Pattern
Patient is a Roman Catholic. She does praying as her bedtimes rituals. She also added
that she always pray to the Lord for her safety. In our activity, when it comes to pray she
voluntarily represents herself to lead the prayer in our conversation.