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

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient weighs 301 lb. Using 1 kg = 2.2 lb, find the weight m in kilograms. Round to one decimal place.

301 lb1 kg = 2.2 lb

m = kg

2.Easy

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). Convert 0.125 g to mg: find x.

0.125 g1 g = 1000 mg

x = mg

3.Medium

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dose is charted at 15:55 (24-hour clock). Which entry is the same time on the 12-hour clock? Click it.

15:55

13:55 PM
23:55 AM
32:55 PM
45:55 PM

4.Medium

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient’s temperature is 104.3 °F. Convert it to degrees Celsius T with °C = (°F − 32) × 5/9. Round to one decimal place.

104.3 °F

T = °C

5.Hard

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). During a shift a patient takes 8 fl oz of juice, 1 tsp of cough syrup, ½ cup of tea, 4 tbsp of liquid supplement. Using the equivalents given, find the total oral intake V in mL.

1 fl oz = 30 mL1 tsp = 5 mL1 cup = 8 fl oz = 240 mL1 tbsp = 15 mL

V = mL

6.Hard

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion starts at 23:50 and finishes at 07:15 the next morning (24-hour clock). How many minutes t did it run?

23:5007:15

t = min

Answer key

1. m = 136.8 kg
2. x = 125 mg
3. 3:55 PM
4. T = 40.2 °C
5. V = 425 mL
6. t = 445 min

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