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
22.5 mL? tbsp1 tbsp = 15 mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dose of 22.5 mL is to be measured with a household measure. Using 1 tbsp = 15 mL, how many tbsp n is that?

22.5 mL1 tbsp = 15 mL
n = tbsp
2.Easy
2.5 mL? tsp1 tsp = 5 mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dose of 2.5 mL is to be measured with a household measure. Using 1 tsp = 5 mL, how many tsp n is that?

2.5 mL1 tsp = 5 mL
n = tsp
3.Medium
1234567891011121:45 PM?13:4514:4501:4512:45

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dose is charted at 1:45 PM. Which entry is the same time on the 24-hour clock? Click it.

1:45 PM
  1. 113:45
  2. 214:45
  3. 301:45
  4. 412:45
4.Medium
3.7298 mL? mLround to 0.1 mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dose calculation for an injection gives 3.7298 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?

3.7298 mL
x = mL
5.Hard
00:0021:2501:15t = ?

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion starts at 21:25 and finishes at 01:15 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.

21:2501:15
t = h
6.Hard
00:0023:4002:55t = ?

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion starts at 23:40 and finishes at 02:55 the next morning (24-hour clock). How many minutes t did it run?

23:4002:55
t = min

Answer key

  1. 1. n = 1.5 tbsp
  2. 2. n = 0.5 tsp
  3. 3. 13:45
  4. 4. x = 3.7 mL
  5. 5. t = 3.83 h
  6. 6. t = 195 min

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