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Vitamins and Minerals and Nursing Process
Vitamins and Minerals and Nursing Process
MINERALS AND
NURSING PROCESS
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MINERALS
MINERALS FUNCTION FOOD SOURCES DEFICIENCY SIDE/ADVERSE OTHER
CONDITION EFFECTS CONSIDERATIONS
Iron Hgb regeneration Liver, lean meats, egg yolk, IDA S/Sx: Fatigue, Iron Toxicity 10 tab Food & antacid slow
Fe SO4 green vegetable spinach pallor, weakness (3g) fatal in absorption
Fe fumarate children – Vit C ↑ absorption
hemorrhage – 1st Trimester avoid
ulcerogenic effect teratogenic use in 2nd
of unbound iron & 3rd Trimester
Physiologic anemia
↑OFI, activity –
constipating
stools turn black or
dark green,
liquid iron use straw
discolor teeth enamel
MINERALS
MINERALS FUNCTIONS FOOD SOURCES DEFICIENCY SIDE/ADVERSE OTHER
CONDITION EFFECTS CONSIDERATIONS
Zinc Beef, lamb, eggs leafy Large doses hypersensitivity Believed to alleviate
Plays a crucial & root vegetables 150mg/d – common cold
role in the deficiency ↓ HDL
enzymatic & a weakened
oral metabolic immune response
reactions of both
proteins and
carbohydrates.
Tissue growth
and repair.
NURSING PROCESS: PATIENT CENTERED
COLLABORATIVE CARE
Vitamins
Assessment
Check the patient for vitamin deficiency before the start of
therapy and regularly thereafter.
Explore such areas as inadequate nutrient intake, debilitating
disease, and gastrointestinal (GI) disorders.
Obtain a 24- and 48-hour diet history analysis.
When possible, obtain levels to assess serum blood levels.
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COLLABORATIVE CARE
Nursing Diagnoses
Nutrition, Imbalanced related to inadequate intake of food sources
of vitamins
Knowledge, Deficient related to food sources of vitamins
Decision Making, Readiness for Enhanced related to food choices
and vitamin supplementation
Planning
The patient will eat a well-balanced diet.
The patient with vitamin deficiency will take vitamin supplements
as prescribed.
The patient will demonstrate knowledge of vitamins contained in
food sources.
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COLLABORATIVE CARE
Nursing Interventions
Administer vitamins with food to promote absorption.
Store vitamins in light-resistant containers.
Use the supplied calibrated dropper for accurate dosing when administering vitamins
in drop
form. Solutions may be administered mixed with food or drink.
Administer vitamins intramuscularly for patients who are unable to take vitamins by
the oral
route (e.g., those with GI malabsorption syndrome).
Recognize the need for vitamin E supplements for infants receiving vitamin A to
avoid the risk of hemolytic anemia.
Monitor serum blood levels of any suspected vitamin or mineral deficiency.
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COLLABORATIVE CARE
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COLLABORATIVE CARE
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COLLABORATIVE CARE
Counsel patients to avoid taking mineral oil with vitamin A on a regular
basis because it
interferes with absorption of the vitamin; mineral oil also interferes with
vitamin K absorption.
If needed, take mineral oil at bedtime.
Explain to patients that there is no scientific evidence that large doses
of vitamin C will cure a cold.
Alert patients not to take large doses of vitamin C with aspirin or
sulfonamides because crystals may form in the kidneys and
urine.
Alert patients to avoid excessive intake of alcoholic beverages. Alcohol
can cause vitamin B–complex deficiencies.
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COLLABORATIVE CARE
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COLLABORATIVE CARE
Cultural Considerations
Food and food choices have strong cultural roots. Determine the patient’s preferred and
culturally meaningful foods, and incorporate them into the food and supplement plan.
Use interpreters as appropriate.
Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G-6-PD) deficiency is common among people of
Arabic and Chinese heritage.
Evaluation
Evaluate the patient’s understanding of the purpose of vitamins and their correct use.
Evaluate the effectiveness of the patient’s diet for inclusion of appropriate amounts and
types of food. Have the patient periodically keep a diet chart for a full week to determine
typical
nutrition.
Determine whether the patient with malnutrition is receiving appropriate vitamin therapy.
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