Introduction
Gordon’s functional health patterns is developed by Marjory Gordon. It is 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 patterns include 11 categories which is a systematic and standardized approach to data collection.
List of Gordon’s functional health patterns:
- Health Perception – Health Management Pattern
- Describes client’s perceived pattern of health and well being and how health is managed.
- Nutritional – Metabolic Pattern
- Describes pattern of food and fluid consumption relative to metabolic need and pattern indicators of local nutrient supply.
- Elimination Pattern
- Describes pattern of excretory function (bowel, bladder, and s
- Activity – Exercise Pattern
- Describes pattern of exercise, activity, leisure, and recreation.
- Cognitive – Perceptual Pattern
- Describes sensory, perceptual, and cognitive pattern
- Sleep – Rest Pattern
- Describes patterns of sleep, rest, and relaxation.
- Self-perception – Self-concept Pattern
- Describes self-concept and perceptions of self (body comfory, image, feeling state)
- Role – Relationship Pattern
- Describes pattern of role engagements and relationships.
- Sexuality – Reproductive Pattern
- Describes client’s pattern of satisfaction and dissatisfaction with sexuality pattern,
- Describes reproductive patterns.
- Coping – Stress Tolerance Pattern
- Describes general coping patterns and effectiveness of the pattern in terms of stress tolerance.
- Value – Belief Pattern
- Describes pattern of values and beliefs, including spiritual and /or goals that guide choices or decisions.