PEDIATRIC FUNCTIONAL HEALTH PATTERN
A. Health Perception-Health Management Pattern
Usually the child’s health is fair
as describe by the mother but now it’s already poor. She said that in
maintaining the child’s health she provided the child with nutritious food as
much as possible and giving all the needs of the child like nice dress and
proper hygiene. She gave the child time to play with other kids. The child’s
immunization was complete.
The child was admitted to the
hospital because of the on & off fever for 2 days PTA. The mother did not
know really the real cause of the illness because it occurs suddenly. It began
on May 1, 2010 in the afternoon that the child was warm to touch and feels
headache. The child was given paracetamol to relieve the fever but his fever
didn’t subside. The child was hospitalized last February 2009 because of
typhoid fever as stated by his mother. They expect that the child will get well
soon as soon as possible so that the child will not suffer from staying in the
hospital.
During her pregnancy, the mother had
her complete pre-natal check-up during her pregnancy stage. She did not take
any medications & no complications during pregnancy.
B.
Nutritional-Metabolic Pattern
The child’s appetite is usually good
but upon hospitalization the child’s appetite is poor. He doesn’t like to eat
rice and vegetables. He was breastfed for 2 years and 4 months and then switch
to formula fed. He can consume 4-5 bottles of Bearbrand milk in 24hrs but with
mixed feeding of “lugaw” and rice with soup. Each feeding of milk is 250 ml.
She started to introduce solid food when her child was 6 months old. The child
likes to eat vegetables and fruits. They were not fun of going to fast food or
restaurants. The mother was concern about the child’s health because he usually
bought street foods rather than eat his mother prepared food.
C.
Elimination Pattern
The child defecates once a
day, usually every morning with soft, brown, formed & moderate in amount
stool. He was toilet trained. The child doesn’t have any problems in his
urination. He doesn’t have any trouble in his skin.
D.
Activity-Exercise Pattern
Walks with steady gait, runs with
few falls, walks on toes, stands on one foot, jumps, kicks ball, throws ball
overhand. He participated in basketball games.
The child could eat using spoon and
fork. He doesn’t want to be helped. The child doesn’t need help in toileting
since he knows where to defecate and urinate. He defecates and urinates on
their comfort room. The child can dress by himself, bath and brush his teeth.
The child watches TV for more than
an hour He loves to watch cartoons. He watches with his parents. He was
prohibited watching action movies to avoid being violent when he grows up.
E. Sleep-Rest Pattern
The
child usually sleeps 8pm & wakes at 6am. He sleeps 10 hrs a day without
naps. The child’s usual sleep routine was singing with his parents &
listening bedtime stories. He had no
usual sleep pattern problem.
F. Cognitive-Perceptual Pattern
The child did not have any sensory
perception deficits. He was 7 years old and a grade 2 pupil. He is an average
pupil in his class.
G. Self-Perception Pattern
The mother feels bad about her
child’s illness and she was concerned about the wellness of the child. The
child verbalizes that he feels restless.
H. Role-Relationship Pattern
The child uses
appropriate words for his age. Spoken language in their home is bisaya. The
child has one sibling. He was the eldest. Both the child’s parents do the
decision making and in disciplining the child.
There was no marital problem and violence in the family.
I. Sexuality-sexual Functional Pattern
The child did not verbalize any
sexual curiosity according to her mother. The child always plays with boys and
he loves to play basketball.
J. Coping-Stress Management Pattern
The child learns to decide for
himself and if greater decisions are to be made he would ask approval from his
parents. There were no losses for the past year. When the child is stress he
turns to her mother. When the child was frustrated he plays with his playmates.
He was afraid of her mother when she brings stick to spank him.
K. Value-Belief System
The whole family was Roman
Catholic as claimed by the mother. The mother just likes to be prayed for her
child’s wellness.
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