NR228 Edapt Fat Soluble Vitamins
Vitamin D
Egg yolks, liver, fatty fish, fortified milk; exposure to sunlight.
What is the main reason that the recommended daily allowance (RDA) for vitamin D increases in older adults?
Their skin is less efficient in synthesizing vitamin D during sun exposure.
Top ten vitamin facts 1. Exposure to sunlight produces
Vitamin D from a precursor to cholesterol in the skin
You are providing client teaching on food sources for fat-soluble vitamins. Identify the nutrient and food source in which the specific vitamin can be found.
Vitamin E- oil Vitamin A- pumpkin Vitamin D- egg
Which of the following statements is true about sources of vitamin K?
Vitamin K is produced by our own intestinal bacteria and is required for metabolic needs.
There are distinct differences in fat-soluble vitamins verses water-soluble vitamins. Which of the following characteristics are unique to fat-soluble vitamins? Select all that apply.
Absorbed with lipids High risk of toxicity
Vitamin E
Polyunsaturated plant oils (soybean, corn, cottonseed, safflower); green, leafy vegetables; whole-grain products; nuts and seeds.
A health care provider is providing discharge teaching on medication and nutritional therapy needs. The client's medication history includes apixaban, insulin, acetaminophen, and bupropion and with fat malabsorption issues, has a vitamin E deficiency.
Risk for bleeding
According to the dietary reference intake guide, what is the recommended dietary allowance (RDA) for vitamin D in a 65 year old female?
15
5. Vitamin D 6. Vitamin A 7. Vitamin K 8. Vitamin E 9. vitamin K 10. Vitamin
5. Older people need more 6. vitamin A may cause weakness, anorexia, vomiting, and an enlarged spleen and liver. 7. Newborns receive 8. contraindicated in anticoagulant drugs 9. Reduce effectiveness of blood thinners 10. Being on Accutane means increased risk for toxicity
An individual on long-term antibiotic therapy is at risk for vitamin K deficiency for which reason?
Antibiotics kill gut bacteria
2. Vitamin D
Can prevent osteomalacia and rickets
Vitamin A
Fortified milk, cheese, cream, butter, fortified margarine, eggs, liver. Leafy, dark green vegetables; dark orange fruits (apricots, cantaloupe) and vegetables (carrots, winter squash, sweet potatoes, pumpkin).
Vitamin K
Green, leafy vegetables; green vegetables such as broccoli, brussels sprouts, and asparagus; also produced in intestinal tract by bacteria.
3. Vitamin K
Leafy greens and vegetables
Which feature of fat-soluble vitamins is unique to vitamin D?
Made from exposure to sunlight
Which meal will provide the highest levels of vitamin K?
Stir fried beef with brocculi
Match the vitamins below to their proper functions.
Vitamin A: Needed for vision Etc Vitamin D- Regulates calcium and phosphorus Vitamin E-Antioxidant, protect cell wall Vitamin K- Needed for proper blood clotting
Fat-soluble vitamins are dependent on dietary fat for which process that supports health?
absorption
4. Vitamin k
is required for metabolic purposes as it is created by our own intestinal bacteria
A female client presents to their primary care provider's office for a follow-up visit due to a recent diagnosis malabsorption issues. She is taking vitamin A supplements. The health care provider is reviewing the medication history with the client. What finding in the client's medication history is most concerning to the health care provider?
isotretinoin
When discussing RDA with a group of young adults, the nurse uses which statement to best describe what they are?
levels of intake of essential nutrients that are to meet the known nutrient needs of practically all healthy persons.
Vitamins may have unique characteristics for therapeutic use. Which of the following vitamins is a reversal agent for warfarin?
vitamin K
