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
0.50 mg0.5 mg.5 mg.50 mg

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. 10.50 mg
  2. 20.5 mg
  3. 3.5 mg
  4. 4.50 mg
2.Easy
121.6 kg1 kg = 2.2 lbm = ? lb

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient weighs 121.6 kg. Using 1 kg = 2.2 lb, find the weight m in pounds. Round to one decimal place.

121.6 kg1 kg = 2.2 lb
m = lb
3.Medium
94969810010210410635363738394041°F°C98.9 °F? °C

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient’s temperature is 98.9 °F. Convert it to degrees Celsius T with °C = (°F − 32) × 5/9. Round to one decimal place.

98.9 °F
T = °C
4.Medium
94969810010210410635363738394041°F°C? °F35.9 °C

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient’s temperature is 35.9 °C. Convert it to degrees Fahrenheit T with °F = °C × 9/5 + 32. Round to one decimal place.

35.9 °C
T = °F
5.Hard
00:0021:2008:35t = ?

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion starts at 21:20 and finishes at 08:35 the next morning (24-hour clock). How many minutes t did it run?

21:2008:35
t = min
6.Hard
4 tbsp? mL¼ cup? mL3 fl oz? mLΣ = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). During a shift a patient takes 4 tbsp of liquid supplement, ¼ cup of tea, 3 fl oz of juice. Using the equivalents given, find the total oral intake V in mL.

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

Answer key

  1. 1. 0.5 mg
  2. 2. m = 267.5 lb
  3. 3. T = 37.2 °C
  4. 4. T = 96.6 °F
  5. 5. t = 675 min
  6. 6. V = 210 mL

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