Which of the following is a data category in Gordon's Functional Health Patterns model?

• A. Health Perception
• B. Blood Pressure
• C. Genetic Risk
• D. Physical Fitness

Answer: (A)

Health Perception is the data category being tested. In Gordon's Functional Health Patterns, data is organized into patterns that guide how a nurse collects and analyzes information about a patient. The Health Perception-Health Management pattern focuses on how the person views their health, their perceived health status, risk awareness, and how they manage health behaviors and treatment adherence. It’s about the patient’s subjective perspective and management of health, not a single physiologic measurement. The other options don’t fit this category because they refer to a specific measurement (blood pressure), a general risk concept (genetic risk), or a broad domain that is not the official name of the pattern (physical fitness corresponds more to the Activity-Exercise pattern).