The wound care nurse is assessing a non-healing leg wound on a patient recently admitted for uncontrolled diabetes. The nurse organizes the data using Gordon's Functional Health Pattern of:
a. nutrition and metabolism.
b. activity and exercise.
c. sleep and rest.
d. elimination.
ANS: A
Health assessment data is organized in frameworks that provide a comprehensive view of a patient's health. Gordon's Functional Health Pattern focuses on patient's strengths and relationships of the data collected. The focus of nutrition and metabolism is tissue integrity. Data collected during a wound assessment would be classified in this health pattern. Activities of daily living and musculoskeletal information are the focus of activity and exercise. Sleep and rest includes sleep patterns, relaxation activities, and levels of fatigue. Bowel and urinary concerns are the focus of elimination.
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