I. Health Behavioral Components
- Medication
- Safety
- Health Behavior
II. Functional Components
- Activity
- Fluid Volume
- Nutritional
- Self-Care
- Sensory
III. Physiological Components
- Cardiac
- Respiratory
- Metabolic
- Physical Regulation
- Skin Integrity
- Tissue Perfusion
- Bowel Elimination
- Urinary Elimination
- Life Cycle
IV. Psychological Components
- Cognitive
- Coping
- Role Relationship
- Self Concept
*A Care Components is a cluster of elements that represent a health behavioral, functional, physiological or psychological care pattern. The 21 Care Components are organized by four Care Patterns empirically developed and based on Gordon’s 11 Functional Health Patterns.