GORDON`S PATTERN OF FUNCTIONING
Before During
Hospitalization Hospitalization
Health Patient viewed The patient stated
Perception health as a state in that she feels that she is
which she can perform not healthy anymore
her work daily and with due to her condition.
the absence of illness She is not able to adjust
and disease, she immediately with the
considered herself as a changing environment
healthy human being. from her usual life. She
She also rarely visits a also complies with all
doctor to have a his medication and
checkup. But she also orders from the health
stated that she believed care team.
in “albularyos”
Nutritional The patient has no The patient is under
Metabolic allergies to foods and DAT (diet as tolerated)
drugs, she also eat her and advice to decrease
meals 3 times a day of fluid intakes.
with snack in between.
She drinks 6-7 glass of
water a day. She also
preferred eating cold
and sweet foods.
Elimination The patient urinates The patient has an
Pattern more than 3-4 times a irregular pattern of
day with light yellow urination with bloody
urine and she defecates discharges in her urine.
twice with brown and
soft to firm consistency.
Activity and Exercise The patient was The patient performs
Pattern helping her husband in limited activities due to
selling goods, and her condition and the
walking ay 4:00 are her doctor also advises her
morning exercise habit. to avoid getting tired
while she is on the
process of her labor.
Sleep-Rest Patient stated that at Patient stated that
Pattern night she didn`t when she`s admitted at
complete the 8 hours of the hospital she didn`t
sleep due to frequent also sleep well because
voiding and quickening of the pains of labor.
and it is hard for her to
go back to sleep at the
middle of the night
once she was
awakened.
Cognitive and The patient is The patient stated
Perceptual Pattern oriented in time, place that she always aware
and people and on her condition
response to stimuli whenever there are
verbally, and speaks signs of pain during her
tagalog words. Her labor.
educational attainment
is high school level
“sophomore”.
Self-Perception/Self The patient is able to The patient stated
Concept express her feelings and believes that
about her condition. admission will be
She is contented seeing helpful for adjusting her
his family, their in her needs and will
support, love and care alleviate the occurrence
for her. of her condition.
Role Relationship The patient plays a The patient is well
Pattern role of a mother to her supported by her
children and a wife this family. She receives a
husband. The patient positive reinforcement
also stated that she and provided her
spent a short period of comfort and
time to her family due reassurance.
to her condition.
Coping Stress The patient stated The patient takes a
that on the 2nd month of nap and rest when
her pregnancy, she tired. She verbalizes
always stressed every desires to recover and
time she`ll see the face able to accept situation
of her youngest child. by cooperating with the
But after several medical advices.
months the stress
passed away.
Sexual Production The patient had her The patient stated
Pattern first menarche at the that they are both
age of 13 years old sexually active.
Values-Beliefs The patient religious The patient has
Pattern affiliation is roman never blamed God from
catholic. She also stated the pain that she felt
that whenever she go during labor, but to be
to church she bring her trust God whit all her
husband and their life. The patient
children. She also relationship to God
believes in “quack remained unchanged.
doctors”.
