NUR2407 - Dose Calculation Exam Q’s
and A’s
trailing zeros - -Zero placed after decimal - not used in health care! (Use 5
mg not 5.0 mg)
-I kg = __ g - -1000 g = __ kg
-1 g = __ mg - -1000 mg = __ g
-1 mg = __ mcg - -1000 mcg = __ mg
-1 L = __ ml - -1000 mL = __ L
-1 kg = __ lbs - -2.2 lbs = __ kg
-Military Time - -Four digit numbers without colon
Midnight is 0000 called zero hundred
1 am is 0100
past 12 pm add 12 to number
2 pm is 1400
-Fahrenheit to Celsius - -Fahrenheit-32
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1.8
-Celsius to Fahrenheit - -(1.8 X Celsius) + 32
-BID - -2 x day
-TID - -3 x day
-QID - -4 x day
-pc - -after meal
-ac - -before meals
-gtts - -drops
-hr - -hour
-NS or N/S - -normal saline (0.9% saline)
isotonic solution
and A’s
trailing zeros - -Zero placed after decimal - not used in health care! (Use 5
mg not 5.0 mg)
-I kg = __ g - -1000 g = __ kg
-1 g = __ mg - -1000 mg = __ g
-1 mg = __ mcg - -1000 mcg = __ mg
-1 L = __ ml - -1000 mL = __ L
-1 kg = __ lbs - -2.2 lbs = __ kg
-Military Time - -Four digit numbers without colon
Midnight is 0000 called zero hundred
1 am is 0100
past 12 pm add 12 to number
2 pm is 1400
-Fahrenheit to Celsius - -Fahrenheit-32
---------------
1.8
-Celsius to Fahrenheit - -(1.8 X Celsius) + 32
-BID - -2 x day
-TID - -3 x day
-QID - -4 x day
-pc - -after meal
-ac - -before meals
-gtts - -drops
-hr - -hour
-NS or N/S - -normal saline (0.9% saline)
isotonic solution
