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International Journal of Practical Nursing

Volume  5, Issue 2, May-Aug 2017, Pages 45-49
 

Review Article

Nursing Process: Functional Health Pattern

Vasantha Kalyani*, Divya Chawla**

*Assistant Professor **Nursing Tutor, AIIMS, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand 249201, India.

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/ijpn.2347.7083.5217.8

Abstract

The nurse assess the patient s’ functional health pattern to identify patients strengths in function and to determine if dysfunctional health patterns and/or potential dysfunctional pattern exist. A day’s functional health pattern results in nursing diagnoses and potential dysfunctional patterns identify risk conditions for problems.

Keywords: Dysfunctional Health Patterns; Diagnoses. 


Corresponding Author : Vasantha Kalyani, Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, (Rishikesh), Virbhadra Road, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand 249201.