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
106 lb1 kg = 2.2 lbm = ? kg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient weighs 106 lb. Using 1 kg = 2.2 lb, find the weight m in kilograms. Round to one decimal place.

106 lb1 kg = 2.2 lb
m = kg
2.Easy
35 lb1 kg = 2.2 lbm = ? kg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient weighs 35 lb. Using 1 kg = 2.2 lb, find the weight m in kilograms. Round to one decimal place.

35 lb1 kg = 2.2 lb
m = kg
3.Medium
0.53091 mL? mLround to 0.01 mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dose calculation for a small injection gives 0.53091 mL. The rule in this exercise is that volumes below 1 mL are rounded to the nearest hundredth of a mL. What value x do you record?

0.53091 mL
x = mL
4.Medium
94969810010210410635363738394041°F°C98.1 °F? °C

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient’s temperature is 98.1 °F. Convert it to degrees Celsius T with °C = (°F − 32) × 5/9. Round to one decimal place.

98.1 °F
T = °C
5.Hard
4 tbsp? mL8 fl oz? mL½ cup? mL3 tsp? mLΣ = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). During a shift a patient takes 4 tbsp of liquid supplement, 8 fl oz of juice, ½ cup of tea, 3 tsp of cough syrup. Using the equivalents given, find the total oral intake V in mL.

1 tbsp = 15 mL1 fl oz = 30 mL1 cup = 8 fl oz = 240 mL1 tsp = 5 mL
V = mL
6.Hard
10 mcg/kg/min? mg/h79 kg1 h = 60 min1 mg = 1000 mcg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An order reads 10 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 79 kg. Express the dose rate D in mg/h. Round to two decimal places.

10 mcg/kg/min79 kg
D = mg/h

Answer key

  1. 1. m = 48.2 kg
  2. 2. m = 15.9 kg
  3. 3. x = 0.53 mL
  4. 4. T = 36.7 °C
  5. 5. V = 435 mL
  6. 6. D = 47.4 mg/h

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