Math/Calculations; Conversions

1 mL= ? minims; ? gtts

1 fluid dram = ? mL; ? teaspoons

15 mL = ? fluid drams; ? tablespoons

30 mL = ? ounces

500 mL = ? pints (pt)

1000 mL = ? pints; ? quarts

4000 mL = ? pints; ? quarts; ? cups; ? gallons

1 grain (gr) = ? mg

1 mg = ? grain

1 gram = ? grains

4 g = ? drams

30 g = ? ounce

500 g = ? pounds (lbs)

1000 g (1 kg) = ? pounds

Roman numeral L ?

Roman Numeral C?

Roman Numeral D?

Roman Numeral M?

Converting ounces to lbs? 

Round everything to tenth at the end of the equation on the quiz except for...?

Metric table:
Kilogram = ?
Hectogram = ?
Dekagram = ?
Gram/Liter = ?
Decigram/Deciliter = ?
Centigram = ?
Milligram/Milliliter = ?
Microgram = ?

Capsule =
Drop =
Grain =
Gram =
Kilogram =
Liter =
Microgram=

Milliequilvalant=
Milligram=
Milliliter=
Ounce=
Teaspoon=
Tablespoon=
Tablet=

By mouth=
Intramuscular=
Intravenous=
Intravenous piggyback=
Left eye=
Right eye=
Both eyes=
Subcutaneous=

After meals=
Before meals=
Every---hour=
Four times a day=
Hour of sleep=
if necessary; as needed=
immediately=
three times a day=
twice a day=

As desired=
Elixir=
Liquid=
Nothing by mouth=

1 cup = ? mL

1mg = ? mcg

Reading from right to left, each place is 10 times larger in
value. For example, 100 is 10 times larger than 10 & 1 is 10 times larger
than 0.1

Smaller to Larger
Units:   Move the decimal point
to the LEFT

Larger
to Smaller Units:   Move the decimal point to the RIGHT 

The basic unit of weight in
the metric system is the gram (G or gm). The basic length is the meter (m) and
the basic volume is the liter (L or l). Metric measurements use the decimal
system as the basis for its units. The prefix of the unit identifies its
decimal location and value.

Kings
Have
Dragons
Under
Dark
Castle
Moats

millions
Hundred
thousand
Ten
thousand
thousands
hundreds
tens
ones
tenths
hundredths
thousandths
Ten thousandths
Hundred
thousandths
millionths


1,000,000
100,000
10,000
1000
100
10
1
0.1
0.01
0.001
0.0001
0.00001
0.000001

Kilo
Hecto
Deka
Basic
Unit
Deci
Centi
Milli
Micro

Successful Math for
Nurses

1.    
I, as the nurse, am responsible for the accuracy
of medication math and administration and can not assume that the pharmacy and
physician will always be correct.
2.    
Check and recheck medication orders and doses
along with labels.
3.    
Label all answers with correct unit of
measurement

a.    
Exp:  4mg; 
4mL;  4 units;  4mcg;  4 teaspoons-
these are all VERY different amounts of medication and could KILL
someone if administering the wrong dose due to label error.
4.    
Think about the test question and what it is
asking. Does your answer even make sense?

a.    
Capsules-
will be whole number. Do not crush, do not divide

b.    
Tablets-
will either be whole or half number

c.    
Liquid/suspension-
in OZ or mL whole numbers down to tenths

d.    
Syringe-
whole number down to hundredths

e.    
Insulin-
ONLY in Units

f.     
IV- Drops-
Whole number; Pump- Whole numbers to hundredths with Peds and special
medication drips.

g.    
Temperature-
Do not round. Can be whole or to the tenth (98.8 F)

h.    
Weight-
Whole numbers in Lbs or kg with OZ. Be sure and do your conversion to and from
OZ in your equations.
5.    
Do not round in the middle of an equation, only
at the end if indicated.

6.    
Plug your answer into the equation to check your
answer.

Write unit instead of U
Write international unit instead of IU
Write daily, every other day instead of QD, QOD
Never trail 0 after a decimal, always put 0 before a decimal
Write morphine sulfate or magnesium sulfate instead of MS, MSO₄, MgSO₄

Write mcg or microgram when using mcg
Use half strength or bed time instead of HS
Write 3 times a week or three times weekly instead of TIW
Write Sub-Q, subQ, or subcutaneously instead of SC or SQ
Write Discharge instead of D/C
Write mL or milliliters instead of cc
Write left ear, right ear, or both ears instead of AS, AD, AU