Nursing math & unit conversions worksheet with answers

Free printable Nursing math & unit conversions worksheet: 6 problems from easy to exam level, with an answer key. Print it or save it as a PDF.

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1.Easy
kg× 1000g× 1000mg× 1000mcg88 mcg?

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). Convert 88 mcg to mg: find x.

88 mcg1 mg = 1000 mcg
x = mg
2.Easy
0.8 mg.8 mg.80 mg0.80 mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). All of these entries on a medication record are meant as the same dose. Which one follows the safe-writing rules for zeros and abbreviations? Click it.

  1. 10.8 mg
  2. 2.8 mg
  3. 3.80 mg
  4. 40.80 mg
3.Medium
94969810010210410635363738394041°F°C104.6 °F? °C

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient’s temperature is 104.6 °F. Convert it to degrees Celsius T with °C = (°F − 32) × 5/9. Round to one decimal place.

104.6 °F
T = °C
4.Medium
94969810010210410635363738394041°F°C99.7 °F? °C

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient’s temperature is 99.7 °F. Convert it to degrees Celsius T with °C = (°F − 32) × 5/9. Round to one decimal place.

99.7 °F
T = °C
5.Hard
6 mg/h? mcg/min1 mg = 1000 mcg1 h = 60 min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion delivers 6 mg/h. Express this dose rate D in mcg/min. Round to one decimal place.

6 mg/h1 mg = 1000 mcg1 h = 60 min
D = mcg/min
6.Hard
40 mcg/min? mg/h1 h = 60 min1 mg = 1000 mcg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion delivers 40 mcg/min. Express this dose rate D in mg/h.

40 mcg/min1 h = 60 min1 mg = 1000 mcg
D = mg/h

Answer key

  1. 1. x = 0.088 mg
  2. 2. 0.8 mg
  3. 3. T = 40.3 °C
  4. 4. T = 37.6 °C
  5. 5. D = 100 mcg/min
  6. 6. D = 2.4 mg/h

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