Chapter 04: Medical Systems of Weights and
Measures
Workman: Understanding Pharmacology
Chapter 04: Medical Systems of Weights and Measures
Test Bank
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A mother reports that her child has a temperature of 105.2° Fahrenheit. What Centigrade
temperature will the nurse report to the child’s physician?
a. 36.7°
b. 38.7°
c. 40.7°
d. 42.7°
ANS: C
The conversion from Fahrenheit to Centigrade involves first subtracting 32 from the
Fahrenheit value (105.2 – 32 = 73.2). This number is then multiplied by : 73.2 ´ 5 = 366; 366
÷ 9 = 40.6666, rounded to 40.7.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension)
REF: p. 58 TOP: Nursing Process Step: Implementation
MSC: Client Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment
2. The prescriber tells a patient to call if a temperature higher than 39° Centigrade develops.
The patient asks the nurse what this temperature is in Fahrenheit. What is the nurse’s
response?
a. 99.2°
b. 100.2°
c. 101.2°
d. 102.2°
ANS: D
The conversion from Centigrade to Fahrenheit involves multiplying the Centigrade number
by and then adding 32 to the answer. 39 ´ 9 = 351; 351 ÷ 5 = 70.2; 70.2 + 32 = 102.2.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension)
REF: p. 59 TOP: Nursing Process Step: Implementation
MSC: Client Needs Category: Physiological Integrity
3. Why does the nurse teach a patient to use a small medication cup to measure a liquid
drug rather than a tableware teaspoon?
a. A child may learn to think that all tableware teaspoons contain drugs.
b. Teaspoons are more likely to spill and waste drug than a medication cup.
c. Medication cups measure liquids more accurately than tableware teaspoons.
Measures
Workman: Understanding Pharmacology
Chapter 04: Medical Systems of Weights and Measures
Test Bank
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A mother reports that her child has a temperature of 105.2° Fahrenheit. What Centigrade
temperature will the nurse report to the child’s physician?
a. 36.7°
b. 38.7°
c. 40.7°
d. 42.7°
ANS: C
The conversion from Fahrenheit to Centigrade involves first subtracting 32 from the
Fahrenheit value (105.2 – 32 = 73.2). This number is then multiplied by : 73.2 ´ 5 = 366; 366
÷ 9 = 40.6666, rounded to 40.7.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension)
REF: p. 58 TOP: Nursing Process Step: Implementation
MSC: Client Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment
2. The prescriber tells a patient to call if a temperature higher than 39° Centigrade develops.
The patient asks the nurse what this temperature is in Fahrenheit. What is the nurse’s
response?
a. 99.2°
b. 100.2°
c. 101.2°
d. 102.2°
ANS: D
The conversion from Centigrade to Fahrenheit involves multiplying the Centigrade number
by and then adding 32 to the answer. 39 ´ 9 = 351; 351 ÷ 5 = 70.2; 70.2 + 32 = 102.2.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension)
REF: p. 59 TOP: Nursing Process Step: Implementation
MSC: Client Needs Category: Physiological Integrity
3. Why does the nurse teach a patient to use a small medication cup to measure a liquid
drug rather than a tableware teaspoon?
a. A child may learn to think that all tableware teaspoons contain drugs.
b. Teaspoons are more likely to spill and waste drug than a medication cup.
c. Medication cups measure liquids more accurately than tableware teaspoons.
