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This is a printable metric table for dosage and calculation quizzes. Print this metric table off of your printer and have it handy while you watch the video series. The metric table is in Microsoft docx format. Simply click the picture below to access the metric table. To watch Video Dosage & Calculation Tutorials you can view them here:
Knowing how to accurately calculate the amount needed is vital for the safety of the client. This chapter will review the units of measure used in drug calculations, introduce drug labels and explain how to interpret them, and acquaint the learner with various methods for performing drug calculations.
It includes conversion formulas and explanations for their application, making it a practical tool in everyday nursing practice. With this cheat sheet, nurses can quickly and confidently calculate the necessary dosage, ensuring patient safety and effective medication administration.
2 cup (NOT 4 fl. oz. x 30 mL/fl.oz. = 120 mL) These are direct conversions as used in nursing practice! For all other conversions (e.g. 3 fl. oz) use 1 fl. oz. = 30 mL to convert. Mass Measure: 2.2 lb = 1 kg . 1 kg = 1000 g . 1 g = 1000 mg . Linear Measure: 1 ft. = 12 in. 1 in. = 2.54 cm . 39.4 in. = 1 m . 1 m = 1000 mm . 1 km = 1000 m
9 paź 2024 · Calculating medication dosages, ensuring adequate fluid balances, and other treatment parameters – unit conversions are an essential mathematical tool in clinical nursing practice. A failure to accurately convert units can lead to medical errors with potentially serious or even fatal consequences.
A) Conversion of milligrams and micrograms . Drug dosage is generally given in grams (g) or fractions of a gram, milligrams (mg) or micrograms (mcg): 1g = 1000mg . 1mg = 1000mcg . Therefore, to convert grams to milligrams, you MULTIPLY by 1000: milligrams to micrograms MULTIPLY by 1000.
Practice converting household and metric equivalents using the following problems and referencing Tables 5.4a-c. The answers are found in the Answer Key (Math Calculations Chapter section) at the end of the book.
