Deck 5: Converting From One System of Measurement to Another

Question 1

The nurse is totaling the amount of fluid that a client has ingested for breakfast: 4 ounces juice;8 ounces coffee;2 ounces milk.How many milliliters of fluid should the nurse document for the client?
1)7
2)21
3)34
4)42

Answer 1

4
Explanation:First,add the total number of ounces of fluid the client ingested or 4 + 8 + 2 = 14 ounces.Then determine the amount of mL with dimensional analysis.mL= 30 mL/1 ounce x 14 ounces/1.Multiply the numerators (30 x 14 = 420).Multiply the denominators ( 1 x 1 = 1).420/1 = 420 mL.

Question 2

A newborn is measured as being 24 inches in length.How many centimeters should the nurse document for this baby's birth length?
1)5
2)6
3)7
4)8

Answer 2

2
Explanation:cm = 2.5 cm/1 inch x 24 inches/1.Multiply the numerators (2.5 x 24).Multiply the denominators (1 x 1 = 1).60/1 = 60 cm.

Question 3

The client is prescribed Cipro 500 mg bid for 10 days.How many grams of Cipro will the client receive for the entire length of the prescription?
Standard Text: Round the answer to the nearest whole number.
_______ grams

Answer 3

10 grams
Explanation:Grams/10 days = 1 g/1000 mg x 500 mg/dose x 2 doses/day x 10 days/ 1.Multiply the numerations (1 x 500 x 2 x 10 = 10,000).Multiply the denominators (1000 x 1 x 1 x 1 = 1000).10,000/1,000 = 10 grams.

Question 4

A new mother is concerned that her 6 week old baby is gaining too much weight because in the hospital the baby weighed 4 kg at birth but at home the baby now weighs 11 lbs.What should the nurse explain as the weight difference between the birth weight and current weight of the infant?
1)The baby has lost 3 lbs.in 6 weeks
2)The baby has lost 2.2 lbs.in 6 weeks
3)The baby has gained 7 lbs.in 6 weeks
4)The baby has gained 2.2 lbs.in 6 weeks

Question 5

During a routine physical a client is measured as weighing 121 lbs.How should the nurse document this client's weight in kilograms?
1)55
2)11
3)165
4)266

Question 6

A client with renal failure arrives for outpatient hemodialysis at 3 pm.During the assessment,the client states that he had ingested 2-12 ounce cans of soda and one 16 ounce of coffee.How many liters of fluid should the nurse document that the client had ingested throughout the day?
1)1.2
2)12
3)12
4)12

Question 7

A client is prescribed to receive three 360 mL cans of a dietary supplement every day.How many pints of the dietary supplement will the client ingest in a week?
1)12 4/17
2)13 5/11
3)15 3/25
4)17 11/13

Question 8

The client is prescribed 200 mg of mipomersen sodium subcutaneously once per week.How many grams does this client receive each week?
Standard Text: Round the answer to the nearest tenth.
______ g/week

Question 9

During a home care visit the nurse learns that a client ingests 14 cups of fluid each day.How many liters of fluid should the nurse document that the client ingests?
1)0.336
2)3.36
3)33.6
4)336

Question 10

During a health history the nurse learns that a client takes 4 teaspoons of cough medicine every 6 hours.How many milliliters of the medication has the client been taking for each dose?
1)5
2)1
3)15
4)2

Question 11

A client with heart failure is prescribed a fluid restriction of 500 mL per 8 hour shift.When the client is discharged home,how many cups of fluid will the nurse teach the client that can be ingested every day?
1)2
2)4
3)6
4)8

Question 12

A client is prescribed 30 mL of an oral medication for each dose.When the client is discharged,how many tablespoons of medication should the nurse instruct the client to take for each dose?
1)1 T
2)2 T
3)3 T
4)4 T

Question 13

A school-age child's height has changed from 135 cm to 140 cm.How many inches of height should the nurse tell the child that he has grown?
1)0.02
2)0.2
3)2
4)4

Question 14

A client is prescribed to receive 0.12 liters of a liquid preparation every 6 hours.When at home,how many tablespoons of the medication should the client take to equal this amount?
1)6
2)8
3)1
4)12

Question 15

The nurse has a bottle of oral Lexapro solution that contains 240 mL of liquid medication.How many whole tablespoons are contained in the entire bottle? Round your answer to the nearest whole number.
1)16
2)17
3)18
4)19

Question 16

A client is prescribed to take 15 mL of an oral medication every 6 hours.How many tablespoons of medication should the nurse instruct the client to take for each dose when the client is discharged later in the day?
1)1 T
2)2 t
3)2 T
4)6 t

Question 17

A client has a current body weight of 75 kg.The client's previous weight was 80 kg.How many lbs.has the client lost?
1)0.011
2)0.11
3)1.1
4)11

Question 18

The nurse is providing care to a client who is on strict intake and output.The client drank 12 ounces of orange juice at breakfast.How many mL will the nurse document for this meal as intake?
1)160 mL
2)260 mL
3)360 mL
4)460 mL

Question 19

A client has a drain inserted after surgery.It is documented that the exposed length of drain tubing was 25 centimeters.After morning care,the nurse measures the client's drain tubing length to be 12 inches.How many additional centimeters of tubing are now exposed?
1)2.5
2)5
3)7.5
4)1