Health Patterns Before Hospitalization
1. Health Perception and The patient has never
Health Management undergone check-up
Pattern whenever he doesn’t feel
well. His wife stated that
going to the hospital is a
burden for him because he
thinks his condition might
just get worse, the reason as
to why they rely to
“albularyo” at first.
2. Nutrition and He eats different varieties of
Metabolism Pattern food and is not a picky eater.
He is a heavy drinker; mainly
drinks Emperador (a kind of
brandy) roughly 3-4x a week.
He doesn’t usually go out to
eat at fast foods since they
already own a karenderia.
3. Elimination Pattern He has regular bowel
movement and urinary
elimination pattern. No
complaints of constipation
and diarrhea; has not
experienced urinary
incontinence.
During Hospitalization
He is on soft diet but doesn’t
have the appetite to eat; he is
also taking Liverprime and
Alpha Life juice. During the
first day of our shift, he could
only finish at least 5 spoon
servings of his meal. On the
second day of our shift, he
was able to finish half the
serving of lugaw and tinola
since it is his favorite food.
On the third day of our shift,
he isn’t able to eat anymore.
During the doctor’s round,
the doctor suggested to put
him back on NGT again for
him to meet the needs of his
body.
Using Foley bag catheter
(FBC) and diaper. His urine
is light in yellow color. He
was given lactulose a day
before our shit and was
already discontinued; his
stool is brownish in color,
soft in texture and large in
amount.
4. Activity and Exercise His family owns an eatery On MHBR. Patient is asleep
Pattern business; he is the cook there. most of the time during our
They also own several shift; unable to stand and
jeepneys for public walk.
transportation rides, he would
also help in checking and
fixing the engine.

5. Cognition and One month prior to Complete level of visual,

Perception Pattern admission, there was altered
level of consciousness and
there was loss of his strength
to do his ADL as stated by
his wife.
auditory, and olfactory
functioning but unable to
speak or pronounce words
clearly.

6. Sleep and Rest Pattern His usual sleeping time is at He is asleep most of the time
9pm; usually wakes up at during our 8-hr shift.
3am. He doesn’t have any
complaints of insomnia.

7. Self-Perception and Client has a high self-esteem

Self-Concept Pattern and very confident in facing
different kinds of
personalities.

8. Roles and He is a father of two children

Relationships Pattern and are also now working. As
stated by his wife, he is a
responsible father and a
husband, responsible for their
necessities at home; a great
provider.
9. Sexuality and
Reproduction Pattern

10. Coping and Stress According to his wife, he

Tolerance Pattern doesn’t express much of
himself when being stressed;
his coping mechanism is
drinking out with friends
instead.

11. Values and Belief He is a strong believer of

Pattern God. He and his wife are
devoted Catholics and are
active members of Couples
for Christ (CFC). Goes to
church every Sunday.