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
L× 1000mL2500 mL?

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). Convert 2500 mL to L: find x.

2500 mL1 L = 1000 mL
x = L
2.Easy
kg× 1000g× 1000mg× 1000mcg0.0005 g?

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
10.5658 kg? kground to 0.1 kg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A weight conversion gives 10.5658 kg. The rule in this exercise is that weights are rounded to the nearest tenth of a kilogram. What value x do you record?

10.5658 kg
x = kg
4.Medium
94969810010210410635363738394041°F°C97.7 °F? °C

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient’s temperature is 97.7 °F. Convert it to degrees Celsius T with °C = (°F − 32) × 5/9. Round to one decimal place.

97.7 °F
T = °C
5.Hard
00:0019:2504:30t = ?

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion starts at 19:25 and finishes at 04:30 the next morning (24-hour clock). How many minutes t did it run?

19:2504:30
t = min
6.Hard
00:0021:2004:55t = ?

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion starts at 21:20 and finishes at 04:55 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.

21:2004:55
t = h

Answer key

  1. 1. x = 2.5 L
  2. 2. x = 500 mcg
  3. 3. x = 10.6 kg
  4. 4. T = 36.5 °C
  5. 5. t = 545 min
  6. 6. t = 7.58 h

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