11 Gordon's Functional Health Pattern

1. HEALTH PERCEPTION- HEALTH MANAGEMENT PATTERN

Patient regularly follows doctor’s order of taking his medication by the help of his sister and
grandson. They are very supportive in taking care of his needs. He is very aware of his current
health situation that he can recover from his present condition as long as he complies with
every order, medication and instruction given by the doctor.

2. NUTRITIONAL- METABOLIC PATTERN

Patient loves eating nutritious food; he said in the interview that he usually eats kamote tops,
malunggay, pechay, mustasa, etc. He rarely eats meat but usually eats fish. Now that he is
admitted, he eats minimally because he has less appetite than usual. The patient is currently
prescribed to increase fluid intake. No food restriction is ordered by the doctor.

3. ELIMINATION PATTERN
Prior to hospital admission, patient takes his bowel every day and urinates at a minimum of 4
times a day. But from the time he was admitted, his bowel and urination routine has changed.
Currently, the patient is under I/O monitoring and since the doctor suggested increase in fluid
intake, the patient is experiencing frequent urination at an estimate of 2500 cc of urine/day.

4. ACTIVITY-EXERCISE PATTERN
According to the patient, his job as a farmer is already his form of exercise because he climbs a
mountain every day to reach their farm. Before admission he said he can independently do his
activities of daily living (ADL’s). But now that he is hospitalized with his condition, he needs
minimal assistance in anything he does.

5. SLEEP-REST PATTERN
Before the patient was hospitalized, he said he sleeps early at 7:00pm and wakes up at 5:00 to
6:00am to prepare his self to go farming. But now that he is hospitalized, he usually wakes up
early at 2:00 or 4:00 in the morning for blood extraction, blood transfusion or taking vital signs
to monitor his condition which disturbs his sleep pattern.

6. COGNITIVE PERCEPTUAL PATTERN

The patient is very cooperative in the interview, hears and answers every question I ask to him
even though he is in pain. He understands his present condition because he said that he is old
enough to understand what his present health status is.

7. SELF-PERCEPTION – SELF-CONCEPT PATTERN

Patient accepts his present health status, even though he knows that there is a big difference
from the time he is admitted in the hospital until now. His movements are very minimal because
 he complains of dyspnea, weakness and dizziness every time he move, but he expresses desire
to recover from his illness as soon as possible.

8. ROLE-RELATIONSHIP PATTERN
The patient is the head of the family. He is the breadwinner. He lives together with his 70-year
old wife, and 5 of his grandchildren. Sometimes, the patient suffices the needs of his 3 married
children.

9. SEXUALITY-REPRODUCTIVE PATTERN
Presently, the patient is sexually inactive due to several factors: age, current physiologic
condition (weakness), the wife is having osteoarthritis and the couple lives together with five of
their grandchildren.

10. COPING-STRESS TOLERANCE PATTERN

PSYCHOSEXUAL (ERIK ERIKSON)
According to Erik Erikson the developmental task in the late adulthood is to form a sense of
generativity. Failure to achieve this task will lead to stagnation. The patient understands his role
as the major factor for his fast recovery and accepted the fact and worst possibility beyond his
condition. He is ready in dealing with those things which are positive indication of his
generativity.

11. VALUE-BELIEF PATTERN

The patient is a Roman Catholic who usually goes to church every Sunday or wherever possible
to attend mass or even just offer a prayer. According to him, he takes over the priest’s role of
leading the mass in their “kapilya” whenever the priest is not around. He believes in GOD and
his son Jesus Christ and knows the importance in his well-being.