Gordon’s 11 Functional Health Pattern
Areas of Functional Before Hospitalization During Hospitalization
Pattern
Health Perception Patient D.M is not very
particular of her health.
Health Management She eats anything served
on the table.
Nutritional-Metabolic Patient loves eating oily
Pattern and dry foods. She rarely
eats fruits and vegetables.
Elimination Pattern Bowel: Patient defecates 1
to 2 times a day without
experiencing discomforts,
usually morning and
evening.
Bladder: Patient usually
voids 7-8 times a day.
Urine is yellow and has no
pain when voiding.
Activity-Exercise Pattern Patient do brisk walking
and do household chores.
Sleep-Rest Pattern Patient sleeps late at night
around 10 to 11pm and
wakes up 6am. She feels
comfortable in her bed.
She sleeps around 6 hours
a day.
Patient D.M does not
considered herself healthy
anymore due to her
present condition. She is
diagnosed with cellulitis.
Patient is on soft diet. She
eats fruits like bananas
and apples. She’s trying
her best to eat nutritious
foods to regain her
strength.
Bowel: Patient bowel
routine changed. She
defecates once every 2
days. Stool is minimal.
Bladder: Patient bladder
routine changed. Currently,
the patient is under I/O
monitoring at an estimate
of 1000 cc of urine/day.
Patient activities in the
hospital are ambulation,
taking a bath and cleaning
her bed.
Patient has difficulty of
sleeping because she has
no S/O and sleeps around
3-4 hours. She feels
uncomfortable in the
hospital.
 Cognitive Perceptual Patient is a high school
Pattern graduate. She can read
and write. She can speak
and understood by others.
Self-Perception-Self Patient describe herself as
Concept easy going person, has a
happy disposition with
Pattern positive outlook in life.
Role-Relationship Patient is a single mom
and is currently living with
her parents. She is not
close to her siblings and
does not communicate
regularly.
Sexuality-Reproductive Menarche was at 13 years
old. She is a single mom
and is happy of her
disposition.
Coping-Stress Patient would stroll in the
mall with her children or
Tolerance gossip with neighbors.
Value-Belief Patient has strong faith in
God. Though she is not
active in church, she
believes God is the
salvation of humanity.
Because of patient’s
condition, she has difficulty
in speaking due to body
malaise.
Patient is still hopeful that
her sickness will not limit
herself from functioning.
Her mother is the one
taking care of her in the
hospital.
Patient focuses more on
her treatment and children.
Patient sleeps, eat and
gossip with other patients
in the ward.
Patients’ faith is stronger
now that she has a
disease. She believes that
God will never leave her
and these are all obstacles
to make her a better
person.