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
½ tbsp? mL1 tbsp = 15 mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). Convert ½ tbsp to millilitres, using 1 tbsp = 15 mL. Find V.

½ tbsp1 tbsp = 15 mL
V = mL
2.Easy
0.2 mcg.2 mcg.20 mcg0.20 mcg

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. 10.2 mcg
  2. 2.2 mcg
  3. 3.20 mcg
  4. 40.20 mcg
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
6.0244 kg? kground to 0.1 kg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A weight conversion gives 6.0244 kg. The rule in this exercise is that weights are rounded to the nearest tenth of a kilogram. What value x do you record?

6.0244 kg
x = kg
5.Hard
1 tsp? mL¾ cup? mL3 tbsp? mL½ fl oz? mLΣ = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). During a shift a patient takes 1 tsp of cough syrup, ¾ cup of tea, 3 tbsp of liquid supplement, ½ fl oz of juice. Using the equivalents given, find the total oral intake V in mL.

1 tsp = 5 mL1 cup = 8 fl oz = 240 mL1 tbsp = 15 mL1 fl oz = 30 mL
V = mL
6.Hard
½ tsp? mL4 fl oz? mL3 tbsp? mLΣ = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). During a shift a patient takes ½ tsp of cough syrup, 4 fl oz of juice, 3 tbsp of liquid supplement. Using the equivalents given, find the total oral intake V in mL.

1 tsp = 5 mL1 fl oz = 30 mL1 tbsp = 15 mL
V = mL

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 7.5 mL
  2. 2. 0.2 mcg
  3. 3. h = 147 cm
  4. 4. x = 6 kg
  5. 5. V = 245 mL
  6. 6. V = 167.5 mL

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