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    Functional Health Patterns

    M. Gordon
    Date of last revision September 18, 2013

    Introduction

     Developed by Marjory Gordon.


     A method used by nurses in the nursing process to provide a comprehensive nursing assessment of the patient.
     Taxonomy II of NANDA Nursing Diagnosis classification is based on Gordon's functional health patterns.
     Gordon’s functional health pattern includes 11 categories which is a systematic and standardized approach to data
    collection.

    List of Functional Health Patterns

    1. Health Perception – Health Management Pattern


    o Describes client’s perceived pattern of health and well-being and how health is managed.
    2. Nutritional – Metabolic Pattern
    o Describes pattern of food and fluid consumption relative to metabolic need and pattern indicators of local
    nutrient supply.
    3. Elimination Pattern
    o describes pattern of excretory function (bowel, bladder, and s
    4. Activity – Exercise Pattern
    o Describes pattern of exercise, activity, leisure, and recreation.
    5. Cognitive – Perceptual Pattern
    o describes sensory, perceptual, and cognitive pattern
    6. Sleep – Rest Pattern
    o Describes patterns of sleep, rest, and relaxation.
    7. Self-perception – Self-concept Pattern
    o -describes self-concept and perceptions of self (body comfory, image, feeling state)
    8. Role – Relationship Pattern
    o Describes pattern of role engagements and relationships.
    9. Sexuality – Reproductive Pattern
    o Describes client’s pattern of satisfaction and dissatisfaction with sexuality pattern, describes reproductive
    patterns.
    10. Coping – Stress Tolerance Pattern
    o Describes general coping patterns and effectiveness of the pattern in terms of stress tolerance.
    11. Value – Belief Pattern
    o - describes pattern of values and beliefs, including spiritual and /or goals that guide choices or decisions.

    References

    1. Gordon, M. Nursing Diagnosis: Process and application, Third Edition. St. Louis: Mosby, 1994.

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