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
60 mL? cups1 cup = 8 fl oz = 240 mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). Convert 60 mL to cups, using 1 cup = 8 fl oz = 240 mL: how many n? Real liquid doses are always measured in mL, with an oral syringe or a marked medicine cup.

60 mL1 cup = 8 fl oz = 240 mL
n = cup
2.Easy
2½ tsp? mL1 tsp = 5 mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). Convert 2½ tsp to millilitres, using 1 tsp = 5 mL. Find V.

2½ tsp1 tsp = 5 mL
V = mL
3.Medium
4 ft 10 in1 ft = 12 in1 in = 2.54 cmh = ? cm

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient is 4 ft 10 in tall. Using 1 ft = 12 in and 1 in = 2.54 cm, find the height h in centimetres, to the nearest whole centimetre.

4 ft 10 in1 ft = 12 in1 in = 2.54 cm
h = cm
4.Medium
54.3990 kg? kground to 0.1 kg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A weight conversion gives 54.3990 kg. The rule in this exercise is that weights are rounded to the nearest tenth of a kilogram. What value x do you record?

54.3990 kg
x = kg
5.Hard
10 mcg/min? mg/h1 h = 60 min1 mg = 1000 mcg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion delivers 10 mcg/min. Express this dose rate D in mg/h.

10 mcg/min1 h = 60 min1 mg = 1000 mcg
D = mg/h
6.Hard
00:0019:5000:05t = ?

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion starts at 19:50 and finishes at 00:05 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.

19:5000:05
t = h

Answer key

  1. 1. n = 0.25 cup
  2. 2. V = 12.5 mL
  3. 3. h = 147 cm
  4. 4. x = 54.4 kg
  5. 5. D = 0.6 mg/h
  6. 6. t = 4.25 h

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