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Discuss how functional patterns help a nurse understand the current and past state of health for a patient. Using a
condition or disease associated with an elimination complexity, provide an example.
When a nurse needs to understand an individual’s functional pattern there must be an assessment
conducted to help the nurse receive the pertinent information. This can be done through interviewing
the patient and family about the presence or history of illness and disease that may be related to renal
or gastrointestinal disorders, functional health patterns can be assessed that provide insight for the
nurse into the current and past state of health of their patients. An assessment can help a nurse
determines a person baseline and find ways to decrease further exacerbation of their ailment.
An example of an elimination complexity is Pancreatitis which can be chronic or acute. Pancreatitis is
caused is commonly caused by alcoholism, drug abuse, abdominal trauma, or other disorders of the
biliary tract just to name a few (Whitney, 2018). A good assessment would be needed to find out what
attributed to the individual obtaining this disease. Life style also helps the nurse understand why the
individual obtained the disease as well. Educating the patient on what symptoms to look for such as
fever, nausea and vomiting, or epigastric pain in the umbilical area can minimize the exacerbation
(Whitney, 2018).
Reference:
Whitney, S. (2018). Elimination complexities. In GCU (Ed.), Pathophysiology Clinical Applications for Client
Health(1 ed.). Retrieved from https://lc.gcumedia.com/nrs410v/pathophysiology-clinical-applications-for-client-
health/v1.1/#/chapter/3

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