Assessment is the first stage of nursing process in which the nurse should carry out a complete and holistic nursing assessment of every patient’s needs, regardless of the reason for the encounter. Usually, an assessment framework, based on a nursing model is used. This assignment attempts to define the points of view of two different frameworks used to collect health assessment data, which are Majory Gordon’s Functional Health Pattern (1994) and The Roy Adaptation Model (2009). The next part would be mentioned about codes of professional, ethical and legal considerations. Finally, I would reflect myself regarding to how to collect and organise patient’s comprehensive health assessment data use these frameworks.

The Functional Health Pattern assessment framework is particularly useful in collecting health data to formulate nursing diagnoses (Gordon, 1994, p. 69). Gordon has defined 11 functional health patterns that provide for a holistic client database (p.70). The first pattern is Health perception-health management pattern, is focused on the patient’s perceived level of health and well-being, and how to manage patient’s health. The next pattern is Nutritional –metabolic pattern. This assessment is focused on the pattern of food and fluid intake relative to metabolic need (pp. 80-82).

The Elimination pattern is the third pattern. In this pattern, data collection is focused on excretory of the patient. Includes regularity and control of bowel and bladder habits. The fourth pattern is Activity- exercise pattern. Assessment is focused on the patient’s activities of daily living that require energy expenditure and movement, including self-care activities, exercise, and leisure activities (Gordon, 1994, pp. 83-85). The next pattern is Sleep-rest pattern. Describes patient’s sleep, rest, and relaxation practices. Dysfunctional sleep patterns,