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
5 U5.0 units5.00 units5 units

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). All of these entries on a medication record are meant as the same dose. Which one follows the safe-writing rules for zeros and abbreviations? Click it.

  1. 15 U
  2. 25.0 units
  3. 35.00 units
  4. 45 units
2.Easy
kg× 1000g× 1000mg× 1000mcg2000 mg?

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). Convert 2000 mg to g: find x.

2000 mg1 g = 1000 mg
x = g
3.Medium
94969810010210410635363738394041°F°C103.5 °F? °C

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient’s temperature is 103.5 °F. Convert it to degrees Celsius T with °C = (°F − 32) × 5/9. Round to one decimal place.

103.5 °F
T = °C
4.Medium
94969810010210410635363738394041°F°C97.9 °F? °C

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient’s temperature is 97.9 °F. Convert it to degrees Celsius T with °C = (°F − 32) × 5/9. Round to one decimal place.

97.9 °F
T = °C
5.Hard
2.5 mcg/kg/min? mg/h74 kg1 h = 60 min1 mg = 1000 mcg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An order reads 2.5 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 74 kg. Express the dose rate D in mg/h. Round to two decimal places.

2.5 mcg/kg/min74 kg
D = mg/h
6.Hard
1 tsp · 2/day · 5 d? × 150 mL1 tsp = 5 mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A prescription reads 1 tsp of an oral suspension twice a day for 5 days. The suspension comes in 150 mL bottles. Using 1 tsp = 5 mL, how many whole bottles N must be supplied so the course is complete?

1 tsptwice a day5 days150 mL1 tsp = 5 mL
N =

Answer key

  1. 1. 5 units
  2. 2. x = 2 g
  3. 3. T = 39.7 °C
  4. 4. T = 36.6 °C
  5. 5. D = 11.1 mg/h
  6. 6. N = 1

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