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
L× 1000mL1.5 L?

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). Convert 1.5 L to mL: find x.

1.5 L1 L = 1000 mL
x = mL
2.Easy
24 lb1 kg = 2.2 lbm = ? kg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient weighs 24 lb. Using 1 kg = 2.2 lb, find the weight m in kilograms. Round to one decimal place.

24 lb1 kg = 2.2 lb
m = kg
3.Medium
4.0405 mL? mLround to 0.1 mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dose calculation for an injection gives 4.0405 mL. The rule in this exercise is that volumes of 1 mL or more are rounded to the nearest tenth of a mL. What value x do you record?

4.0405 mL
x = mL
4.Medium
94969810010210410635363738394041°F°C97.2 °F? °C

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient’s temperature is 97.2 °F. Convert it to degrees Celsius T with °C = (°F − 32) × 5/9. Round to one decimal place.

97.2 °F
T = °C
5.Hard
00:0020:5005:10t = ?

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion starts at 20:50 and finishes at 05:10 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.

20:5005:10
t = h
6.Hard
½ tsp? mL4 fl oz? mL3 cups? mLΣ = ? mL

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

1 tsp = 5 mL1 fl oz = 30 mL1 cup = 8 fl oz = 240 mL
V = mL

Answer key

  1. 1. x = 1500 mL
  2. 2. m = 10.9 kg
  3. 3. x = 4 mL
  4. 4. T = 36.2 °C
  5. 5. t = 8.33 h
  6. 6. V = 842.5 mL

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