Gordon’s 11

Typology of
Health Pattern
 1. Health Perception/Health Pattern
USUAL
 Had been hospitalized before.
 Patient has no allergy
 Patient does not seek medical
help unless it’s severe.
 Patient does not smoke
 Patient drinks alcohol drinks
occasionally.
INITIAL ONGOING
 Received patient sitting on  Patient still in bed awake and
chair, awake and responsive. responsive
 Pain worsened after taking  Still experience pain but less
aspirin and drinking coffee, and pain, rated pain as 3/10 on a
was relieved after taking pain scale.
antacids. She had previously
lost 10 pounds in 2 months due
to decreased intake caused by
the feeling of bloating, early
fullness and stomach aches
between meals. She also
reported nausea and vomiting.
She expressed concern
especially because the food
appeared undigested when she
vomited. She also reported
doubling her NSAID
Intake due to increased knee
pain. She looked pale and
exhausted when she entered
the clinic.
Initial

Vital Signs 8:00 AM 12:00 PM

(March 16, 2021)
Temperature 36.2 ◦c 36.0 ◦c
Respiration 17cpm 17cpm
Pulse Rate 50 bpm 50bpm
BP 90/70 mmHg 90/70 mmHg

Ongoing
Vital Signs 12:00 AM 4:00 AM
(March 17, 2021)
Temperature 37◦c 36.5◦c
Respiration 18cpm 18cpm
Pulse Rate 50 bpm 50bpm
BP 90/60 mmHg 100/70 mmHg
 2. Nutritional – Metabolic Pattern
USUAL INITIAL ONGOING
 Patient has no difficulty  Administered soft food through  Administered soft food
swallowing and drinking. NGT through NGT
 Patient eats rice, meat and  IV fluid administration  IV fluid administration
vegetables
24 hour dietary intake review
Breakfast: 1 cup rice and ½ cup
vegetables
Snacks: 1 pc banana and 1 pc
kamote
Lunch: 1cup of rice and 1 pc fish
and 1 cup soup
Dinner: 1 cup rice and ½ cup
ginataang vegetables

 Patient does not smoke and

drinks alcohol occasionally.
 Water consumption 8-10
glasses a day
 3. Elimination Pattern
USUAL INITIAL ONGOING
 Defecates for only once or  Defecates for only once a day  Defecates for only once a day
twice a day with normal  Stool color was Tarry black  Stool color was Tarry black
consistency with a normal consistency with a normal consistency
 urinates 4 times a day,
yellowish urine color
 No blood, fats or pus noted in
the feces
 4. Activity – Exercise Pattern
USUAL INITIAL ONGOING
 The patient’s activities focus on  Patient was admitted in the  Patient was admitted in the
gardening only hospital for recovery thus her hospital for recovery thus her
 Takes nap when every daily activities were altered daily activities were altered
afternoon
 Patient has no exercise routine
 5. Sleep – Rest Pattern
USUAL INITIAL ONGOING
 Wakes up early at 6:00 am and  Patient doesn’t take nap due to  Patient able to sleep since the
sleep at 10:00 pm or 11:00 pm discomfort and she was still pain is relieve
 Does not use any sleeping aids experiencing pain but it was
Wake-up at 8 am and sleep at
relieved due to the medication
10 pm
given to her.
 6. Role/Relationship Pattern
USUAL INITIAL ONGOING
 Mother  Mother  Mother
 She lives with her family  She lives with her family  She lives with her family
 7. Personal Habits
USUAL INITIAL
 Not smoking  Not smoking
 Drink alcoholic drink if  Drink alcoholic drink if
there’s an occasion there’s an occasion
ONGOING
 Not smoking
 Drink alcoholic drink if
there’s an occasion
 8. Cognitive – Perceptual Pattern
USUAL INITIAL ONGOING
 Oriented to time, place, date  No problem with senses  No problem with senses
and previous events.  Responsive to every questions  Responsive to every questions
 Able to understand and  Oriented with previous events  Oriented with previous events
express her feelings well.
 9. Self – Perception /
Self Conceptual Pattern
USUAL INITIAL
 The patient describes herself  The patient describes herself as
as a happy person. Her family a happy person. Her family
gives her strength. gives her strength. Her family
feels saddened with her illness
but they learned to accept it.
ONGOING
 The patient describes herself as
a happy person. Her family
gives her strength. Her family
feels saddened with her illness
but they learned to accept it.
 10. Coping – Stress Tolerance Pattern
USUAL INITIAL ONGOING
 Reading books and gardening  Reading books and gardening  Reading books and gardening
are her coping mechanism are her coping mechanism are her coping mechanism
 11. Value – Beliefs Pattern
USUAL INITIAL ONGOING
 Patient is baptized  Patient is baptized  Patient is baptized
 Patient is a Baptist  Patient is a Baptist  Patient is a Baptist
 She has faith in God  She has faith in God  She has faith in God
 She finds meditation and  She finds meditation and  She finds meditation and
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