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Ch 03 Metric Units and Conversions
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Chapter 03: Metric Units and ConversionsMulholland: 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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