Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). Convert 2 cups to millilitres, using 1 cup = 8 fl oz = 240 mL. Find V.
Nursing math & unit conversions worksheet with answers
Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). Convert 15 mL to tbsp, using 1 tbsp = 15 mL: how many n? Real liquid doses are always measured in mL, with an oral syringe or a marked medicine cup.
Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A newborn weighs 5 lb 10 oz. Using 1 lb = 16 oz and 1 kg = 2.2 lb, find the weight m in kilograms. Round to two decimal places.
Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dose calculation for an injection gives 7.1319 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?
Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion starts at 23:05 and finishes at 07:40 the next morning (24-hour clock). How many minutes t did it run?
Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A prescription reads ½ tbsp of an oral suspension every 8 hours for 7 days. Using 1 tbsp = 15 mL, how many mL V are needed for the whole course?
Answer key
- 1. V = 480 mL
- 2. n = 1 tbsp
- 3. m = 2.56 kg
- 4. x = 7.1 mL
- 5. t = 515 min
- 6. V = 157.5 mL
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