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Vitamins & Minerals

How they affect health and the human body

Course Outcome

• (^) Determine chemical names and/or chemical formula for diatomic or simple polyatomic compounds and draw a Lewis structure, construct a molecular geometry and determine the polarity for a covalent compound.

Vitamin A Fat-soluble

• (^) The chemical name is Retinol
• (^) Common types:
  • (^) Retinol
  • (^) Retinyl esters
  • (^) Beta-carotene
• (^) Helps with the production and activity of

white blood cells and remodeling bones

Vitamin D

Fat-soluble

• (^) The chemical name is Calciferol.
• (^3) common types:
  • (^) D
  • (^) D2 (erogocalciferol) which is not produced by humans
  • (^) D3 (cholecalciferol)
• (^) Vitamin D helps in absorbing calcium
• (^) D3 is explicitly absorbed through

sunlight and helps bone and teeth

health. This is the most common D

vitamin that is found to be deficient.

Vitamin C Water-soluble

• (^) The chemical name is Ascorbic Acid
• (^) Its commonly found in fruits and vegetables. Mostly citrus fruits.
• (^) It acts as an antioxidant
• (^) Helps protect cells from damage by free radicals

• (^) Chemical formula: C₆H₈O₆
• (^) Lewis structure to the right

Vitamin K continued

• (^) Chemical formula: C₃₁H₄₆O₂
• (^) Lewis structure to the right

B Vitamins

Water-soluble

• (^) Most common types:
  • (^) B1 (thiamin) growth and function of various cells
  • (^) B2 (riboflavin) is a key component of coenzymes involved with the growth of cells, energy production, and the breakdown of fats, steroids, and medications
  • (^) B3 (niacin) works in the body as a coenzyme, helps to convert nutrients into energy, create cholesterol and fats, create and repair DNA, and exert antioxidant effects
  • (^) B5 (pantothenic acid) used to make coenzyme A (CoA)
  • (^) B6 (pyridoxine) breakdown of proteins, carbohydrates, and fats
  • (^) B12 (cobalamin) needed to form red blood cells and DNA

Why is this important in Nursing?

• (^) The material covered in this PowerPoint

are important for nurses to know to be

able to educate patients with different

dietary needs better.

• (^) Knowing what its effects are can also be

beneficial when performing an

assessment and symptoms of deficiency

or toxic levels are presenting.

• (^) Nurses are the last line of defense so

being educated and able to advocate for

your patient fully requires this

knowledge.

References

• (^) B vitamins. The Nutrition Source. (2020, August 11). Retrieved October 17, 2022, from https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/vitamins/vitamin-b/
• (^) Vitamin A. The Nutrition Source. (2022, July 5). Retrieved October 17, 2022, from https://www.hsph.harvard.edu /nutritionsource/vitamin-a/
• (^) U.S. National Library of Medicine. (n.d.). Definitions of health terms: Minerals. MedlinePlus. Retrieved October 17, 2022, from https://medlineplus.gov/definitions/mineralsdefinitions.html