1.Easy
Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient weighs 131 lb. Using 1 kg = 2.2 lb, find the weight m in kilograms. Round to one decimal place.
131 lb1 kg = 2.2 lb
m = kg
Nursing math & unit conversions worksheet with answers
2.Easy
Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). Convert 0.0005 g to mcg: find x.
0.0005 g1 g = 1 000 000 mcg
x = mcg
3.Medium
Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dose is charted at 08:30 (24-hour clock). Which entry is the same time on the 12-hour clock? Click it.
08:30
- 18:30 AM
- 28:30 PM
- 37:30 AM
- 410:30 AM
4.Medium
Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dose is charted at 3:35 PM. Which entry is the same time on the 24-hour clock? Click it.
3:35 PM
- 103:35
- 214:35
- 315:35
- 416:35
5.Hard
Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An order reads 2.5 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 100 kg. Express the dose rate D in mg/h. Round to two decimal places.
2.5 mcg/kg/min100 kg
D = mg/h
6.Hard
Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). During a shift a patient takes 1 cup of tea, ½ tsp of cough syrup, 2 fl oz of juice. Using the equivalents given, find the total oral intake V in mL.
1 cup = 8 fl oz = 240 mL1 tsp = 5 mL1 fl oz = 30 mL
V = mL
Answer key
- 1. m = 59.5 kg
- 2. x = 500 mcg
- 3. 8:30 AM
- 4. 15:35
- 5. D = 15 mg/h
- 6. V = 302.5 mL
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