1.Easy
Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient weighs 18 lb. Using 1 kg = 2.2 lb, find the weight m in kilograms. Round to one decimal place.
18 lb1 kg = 2.2 lb
m = kg
Nursing math & unit conversions worksheet with answers
2.Easy
Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). Convert 0.3 g to mg: find x.
0.3 g1 g = 1000 mg
x = mg
3.Medium
Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A newborn weighs 5 lb 7 oz. Using 1 lb = 16 oz and 1 kg = 2.2 lb, find the weight m in kilograms. Round to two decimal places.
5 lb 7 oz1 lb = 16 oz1 kg = 2.2 lb
m = kg
4.Medium
Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dose is charted at 15:45 (24-hour clock). Which entry is the same time on the 12-hour clock? Click it.
15:45
- 15:45 PM
- 23:45 PM
- 33:45 AM
- 42:45 PM
5.Hard
Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion starts at 20:50 and finishes at 07:05 the next morning (24-hour clock). How many hours t did it run? Give the answer in hours as a decimal, rounded to two decimal places.
20:5007:05
t = h
6.Hard
Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A haemoglobin result is 125 g/L. Express it in g/dL Hb.
125 g/L1 L = 10 dL
Hb = g/dL
Answer key
- 1. m = 8.2 kg
- 2. x = 300 mg
- 3. m = 2.47 kg
- 4. 3:45 PM
- 5. t = 10.25 h
- 6. Hb = 12.5 g/dL
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