Functional Patterns

Purpose:

The purpose of this TBL is to increase one’s knowledge of assessment utilization of Gordon’s 11 Functional Patterns for application in design of a health promotion activity.

This book uses Gordons Functional Patterns to determine the health status of the individual (and families and communities, but for this exercise, we are only referring to individuals). Review chapter 6 starting with the section titled: Gordon’s Functional Health Patterns: Assessment of the Individual [page 134]. Review table 6 – 2.

Directions:

Discuss the results of your assessments for health promotion and health literacy and 1) identify which of the Gordon’s Functional Patterns may have been interrupted based on your results, 2) identify a health promotion activity that may be helpful to the person interviewed, and 3) discuss any cultural or health literacy needs to be considered when creating a health promotion activity. Complete the table below based on each student’s interview. It will be a comprehensive list that allows you to look at more than one person.

Gordon’s Functional Pattern

Health Promotion Activity

State any cultural or health literacy needs when deciding on a Health Promotion Activity

1. Health Perception / Health management Pattern

2. Nutritional-metabolic Pattern

3. Elimination Pattern

4. Activity-Exercise Pattern

5. Sleep-rest Pattern

6. Cognitive-perceptual Pattern

7. Self-perception-self-concept Pattern

8. Roles-Relationships Pattern

9. Sexuality-reproductive Pattern

10.Coping-stress tolerance Pattern

11. Values-beliefs Pattern For more information on Functional Patterns read on : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon%27s_functional_health_patterns