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
10 mcg10.0 mcg10.00 mcg10 µg

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. 110 mcg
  2. 210.0 mcg
  3. 310.00 mcg
  4. 410 µg
2.Easy
L× 1000mL0.5 L?

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). Convert 0.5 L to mL: find x.

0.5 L1 L = 1000 mL
x = mL
3.Medium
0.77938 mL? mLround to 0.01 mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dose calculation for a small injection gives 0.77938 mL. The rule in this exercise is that volumes below 1 mL are rounded to the nearest hundredth of a mL. What value x do you record?

0.77938 mL
x = mL
4.Medium
94969810010210410635363738394041°F°C? °F35.6 °C

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient’s temperature is 35.6 °C. Convert it to degrees Fahrenheit T with °F = °C × 9/5 + 32. Round to one decimal place.

35.6 °C
T = °F
5.Hard
00:0021:1504:15t = ?

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion starts at 21:15 and finishes at 04:15 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.

21:1504:15
t = h
6.Hard
2 tsp · 3/day · 7 d? × 100 mL1 tsp = 5 mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A prescription reads 2 tsp of an oral suspension every 8 hours for 7 days. The suspension comes in 100 mL bottles. Using 1 tsp = 5 mL, how many whole bottles N must be supplied so the course is complete?

2 tspevery 8 hours7 days100 mL1 tsp = 5 mL
N =

Answer key

  1. 1. 10 mcg
  2. 2. x = 500 mL
  3. 3. x = 0.78 mL
  4. 4. T = 96.1 °F
  5. 5. t = 7 h
  6. 6. N = 3

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