Ch 03 Metric Units and Conversions

Chapter 03: Metric Units and Conversions
Mulholland: The Nurse, The Math, The Meds


ESSAY

1. Write the approved abbreviations.
a. milliliter:
b. kilogram:
c. centimeter:
d. gram:

ANS:
a. mL
b. kg
c. cm
d. g

2. Write the approved abbreviations.
a. meter:
b. liter:
c. millimeter:
d. microgram:

ANS:
a. m
b. L
c. mm
d. mcg

3. Write the approved abbreviations.
a. milligram:
b. grain:

ANS:

a. mg
b. gr

4. Complete the conversion formulas.
a. _____ mcg = 1 mg
b. _____ mg = 1 g

ANS:

a. 1000
b. 1000

5. Complete the conversion formulas.
a. _____ mL = 1 liter



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, b. _____ mL = 1 ounce

ANS:

a. 1000
b. 30

6. Complete the conversion formulas.
a. _____ cm = 1 m
b. _____ m = 1 km

ANS:

a. 100
b. 1000

7. Write the abbreviations using the appropriate notation.
a. 10 milligrams:
b. 15 kilograms:
c. 10 ounces:
d. 5 liters:

ANS:

a. 10 mg
b. 15 kg
c. 10 oz
d. 5L

8. If a newborn weighs 3 kg, what is the gram equivalent?

ANS:
3000 g

9. The nurse will administer 0.25 g of a medication. Move the decimal point to obtain the
milligram equivalent and then verify the answer using a conversion formula and DA-style
equation.

ANS:
0.250 250 mg;

mg =

10. The nurse practitioner ordered 40 mcg of a medication. Move the decimal point to obtain the
milligram equivalent and then verify the answer using a conversion formula and DA-style
equation.

ANS:
40 0.04 mg;




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