Question

while performing an assessment on a young client, the nurse is using the functional health patterns model. when recording the facts that the client exercises daily, hikes weekly, and plays on a softball team regularly, under which heading should these data be clustered ?

activity/exercise
sleep/rest
health management
nutritional

Explanation:

Analyze the client data

Using the Functional Health Patterns and Gordons Functional Health Patterns knowledge points

• The client's recorded behaviors are: "exercises daily," "hikes weekly," and "plays on a softball team regularly."
• These behaviors represent physical activities, leisure pursuits, and active exercise habits.

Map data to Gordon's Functional Health Patterns

Using the Gordons Functional Health Patterns knowledge point

• Activity-Exercise Pattern: Focuses on physical activity, exercise, leisure, recreation, and cardiovascular/respiratory capacity during activity. Daily exercise, hiking, and playing softball fit directly here.
• Sleep-Rest Pattern: Focuses on sleep, rest, and relaxation patterns.
• Health Perception-Health Management Pattern: Focuses on general health awareness, compliance, and preventative behaviors.
• Nutritional-Metabolic Pattern: Focuses on food/fluid consumption, metabolism, and skin integrity.

Answer:

• (A) Activity/Exercise (Correct answer)
• (B) Sleep/Rest
• (C) Health Management
• (D) Nutritional