Assessment of the Family using Gordon’s 11 Functional Health Patterns
Grand Canyon University: NRS-429-V
October 06, 2013

Health Assessment of the Jackson’s Family, using the Gordon’s 11 Functional Health Patterns. The Gordon’s 11 Functional Health Patterns Assessment is a very useful tool in assessing and evaluating the family’s established health patterns, allowing the care provider an inside look at the overall health of a particular family and able to assist them in setting goals for better health outcome for the entire family. This paper will discuss the health habits and manner of functioning of the Jackson’s family, which consist of a mother age 41, father age 37, and 3 teenage sons, ranging in ages from 19, 16 and 14. This assessment will be conducted by asking 2 to 3 open-ended questions based on Gordon’s 11 Functional Health Patterns.
The findings of Health Patterns of the Jackson’s Family, using Gordon’s Health Assessment.
The Jackson’ Family is your typical family with a mother, father and 3 children. They have some set values and beliefs, and yet have some chaotic health behaviors which can become problematic eventually in the future, especially for the mother. In evaluating and assessing this family, it is evident that it is a family in which members care for one another very much. In the Pattern of Health Perception and Assessment, this family has a routine by which they will not seek medical assistance unless in emergency needs, but do follow up annually with their Primary Care Provider. The Jackson’s family’s does not have a set regimen for exercises for its members and one member in particular, the mother is left out of the activities of the family due to responsibilities, though she suffers from borderline hypertension, obesity and high cholesterol. The family’s nutrition suffers, because of the mother’s stretched out schedule, as