The nurse has completed an assessment and found that the client has “a

The nurse has completed an assessment and found that the client has “an activity and exercise abnormality.” This type of wording indicates that which of the following organizing formats has been used?

1. Review of systems
2. Nursing health history
3. Gordon’s functional health patterns
4. Biographical information database

ANSWER

ANS: 3
Utilizing Gordon’s functional health patterns format, the nurse organizes information and makes an assessment identifying functional patterns (client strengths) and dysfunctional patterns (such as an activity and exercise abnormality). The review of systems is a systematic method for col-lecting data on all body systems. The nurse asks the client about the normal functioning of each body system and any noted changes. A nursing health history is broader and includes infor-mation about the client’s current level of wellness, a review of body systems, family and health history, sociocultural history, spiritual health, and mental and emotional reactions to illness. A biographical information database provides factual demographic data about the client, such as age, address, occupation, marital status, etc.