IV.
Activities of Daily Living
Activities of daily living Before hospitalization
Nutrition The client usually eat fish,
meat and vegetables
cooked in soup or fried. His
favorite food is “Sinigang
na baboy”.
Elimination The client has no difficulty
in urinating and in
elimination.
Exercise The client exercises
always, he jogs every
morning and afternoon.
During hospitalization Interpretation and analysis
The client has no diet The client still has good
restrictions. food preference.
The client can still eat any
food but is suggested to
eat foods that promotes
bone healing.
Needs assistance in The client’s elimination
elimination. pattern is changed due to
his fraction. It made him
difficult to do his daily
routine.
Change of routine is normal
and the client needs to
adapt to certain changes
until he’s recovered.
He has undergone physical The clients routine exercise
therapy e.g. range of is changed due to his
motion activity hospitalization and it would
be difficult for him to do
strenuous tasks.
Change of routine is normal
and the client needs to
adapt to certain changes
until he’s recovered.
Instead, client has
undergone physical
therapy.
Hygiene He takes a bath every day.
Substance Use He used to smoke 5 sticks
a day when he was 18 y/o
and eventually stopped by
2004. Drinks an average of
350 ml of alcoholic
beverages a week.
Sleep and Rest The client usually sleeps 8
hours a day w/o
interruption.
Sexual Activity The client has a healthy
sexual life as he verbalized.
Client needs assistance in
hygiene practices. The
client cannot do it alone
because of his cast.
The client is taking
medications as follows:
Ceforuxime
Tramadol
Diclofenac
Clonidine
Cloxacillin
The client estimated a 6
hour sleep due to
disturbance from other
patient.
The client is not engaging
in sexual activity due to his
hospitalization.
Client has limited
movement due to his
fracture so it is difficult for
him to perform hygienic
practices.
Change of routine is normal
and the client needs to
adapt to certain changes
until he’s recovered.
Instead, client can seek
assistance to perform
hygiene.
The client takes multiple
medicines to help him in
his condition.
The client has sufficient
sleep.
The client may have
interrupted sleep because
of the environment.
Client cannot perform
certain activities.
The client can resume
sexual activity after
recovery from fixation.