Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient weighs 141.6 kg. Using 1 kg = 2.2 lb, find the weight m in pounds. Round to one decimal place.
Nursing math & unit conversions worksheet with answers
Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). Convert 60 mL to tbsp, using 1 tbsp = 15 mL: how many n? Real liquid doses are always measured in mL, with an oral syringe or a marked medicine cup.
Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient is 5 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.
Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dose is charted at 07:50 (24-hour clock). Which entry is the same time on the 12-hour clock? Click it.
- 17:50 PM
- 27:50 AM
- 36:50 AM
- 49:50 AM
Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An order reads 1 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 101 kg. Express the dose rate D in mg/h. Round to two decimal places.
Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A blood glucose result is 17.9 mmol/L. Using 1 mmol/L = 18 mg/dL for glucose, find c in mg/dL to the nearest whole number.
Answer key
- 1. m = 311.5 lb
- 2. n = 4 tbsp
- 3. h = 178 cm
- 4. 7:50 AM
- 5. D = 6.06 mg/h
- 6. c = 322 mg/dL
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