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

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). Convert 0.25 mg to mcg: find x.

0.25 mg1 mg = 1000 mcg

x = mcg

2.Easy

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). Convert 1.2 kg to g: find x.

1.2 kg1 kg = 1000 g

x = g

3.Medium

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dose calculation for a small injection gives 0.76259 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?

0.76259 mL

x = mL

4.Medium

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient is 5 ft 9 in tall. Using 1 ft = 12 in and 1 in = 2.54 cm, find the height h in centimetres, to the nearest whole centimetre.

5 ft 9 in1 ft = 12 in1 in = 2.54 cm

h = cm

5.Hard

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion delivers 2 mg/h. Express this dose rate D in mcg/min. Round to one decimal place.

2 mg/h1 mg = 1000 mcg1 h = 60 min

D = mcg/min

6.Hard

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion starts at 18:20 and finishes at 04:40 the next morning (24-hour clock). How many minutes t did it run?

18:2004:40

t = min

Answer key

1. x = 250 mcg
2. x = 1200 g
3. x = 0.76 mL
4. h = 175 cm
5. D = 33.3 mcg/min
6. t = 620 min

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