Deck 8: Converting Within and Between Systems

Question 1

A client's intake was the following: cup of coffee (1 cup = 8 oz)
1 can of ginger ale (1 can = 12 oz) glass of cranberry juice (1 glass = 6 oz)
How many mL will you record on the intake and output (I&O) sheet? _____ mL

Answer 1

630

Question 2

A client drinks cups (cup = 8 oz) of a liquid. How many mL did the client drink? ______ mL

Answer 2

1,140

Question 3

Directions: Write the equivalent indicated.
4,176 g = _____ kg

Answer 3

4.176 kg

Question 4

Directions: Write the equivalent indicated.
2,575 mL = _______ L

Question 5

Directions: Write the equivalent indicated.
59 lb = _____ kg (Round answer to the nearest tenth.)

Question 6

Directions: Write the equivalent indicated.
0.3 mg = _____ g

Question 7

Directions: Write the equivalent indicated.
56 in. = ______ cm

Question 8

Calculate the client's intake in mL.
Apple juice 2 oz
Chicken broth 4 oz
Gelatin dessert 3 oz
Hot tea 5 oz
Total mL = _____

Question 9

Directions: Write the equivalent indicated.
28.3 kg = _____ lb

Question 10

Directions: Write the equivalent indicated.
1,200 mL = ______ oz

Question 11

A client has an order for Maalox 30 mL p.o. at bedtime. How many tsb will the nurse instruct the client to take? _____ tsb

Question 12

Directions: Write the equivalent indicated. oz = ________ mL

Question 13

Directions: Write the equivalent indicated.
2 oz = _____ tbs

Question 14

Directions: Write the equivalent indicated.
125 mL = ________ tsp

Question 15

Directions: Write the equivalent indicated.
0.005 g = _____ mg

Question 16

Directions: Write the equivalent indicated.
45 kg = _______ lb

Question 17

A client received 5.4 liters of IV fluid during a surgical procedure. How many mL of IV fluid did the client receive? _____ mL

Question 18

Directions: Write the equivalent indicated. qt = _____ mL

Question 19

A client drinks 300 mL of magnesium citrate. How many ounces did the client consume? _____ oz

Question 20

Directions: Write the equivalent indicated.
1 mg = _____ g

Question 21

A client's intake was the following: cup of coffee (1 cup = 8 oz)
4 oz cranberry juice bowls of chicken broth (1 bowl = 6 oz) glasses of water (1 glass = 6 oz)
The client voided urine as follows: 260 mL, 180 mL, 500 mL, and 425 mL.
Calculate the client's I&O in mL.
a. Intake: _____ mL;
b. Output: _____ mL

Question 22

A client had the following during a 12-hour shift:
$\bullet$ 1.5 L of IV fluid
$\bullet$ Breakfast $1^3 / _4$ cup of coffee (cup = 8 oz)
2 oz apple juice
$\bullet$ Lunch $^1 / _2$ can ginger ale (1 can = 12 oz)
3 oz jello
$\bullet$ Dinner 2 cups of tea (1 cup = 8 oz)
4 oz gelatin dessert
At the end of the shift, the Foley catheter is emptied of 1,650 mL of urine, and a surgical drain is emptied of 200 mL.
Calculate the I&O for the 12-hour shift in milliliters.
a. Intake ________________ mL;
b. Output _______________ mL

Question 23

A client's intake and output was the following for 8 hours (8 AM to 4 PM):
The client has intravenous fluid infusing at 125 mL/hr at 8 AM. The IV fluids are held for 1 hr from 2 PM to 3 PM while 100 mL of IV fluids infuse with an antibiotic.
The client consumed the following:
(Use the following equivalents: 1 cup = 8 oz, 1 glass = 6 oz)


The client voided five times: 325 mL, 450 mL, 500 mL, 300 mL, and 600 mL of urine.
Calculate the I&O in milliliters.
a. Total intake _____________ mL;
b. Total output _______________ mL

Question 24

A client reports drinking 48 oz of water on a visit to the clinic. How many mL did the client drink? _________ mL

Question 25

A client's intake was the following:
1/8 qt of milk cup of coffee (1 cup = 6 oz)
3 oz water
2 oz of chicken broth
a. Intake: ________ mL;
b. Intake: ________ L

Question 26

A client needs to drink oz of an elixir per day. How many tsp would this be equivalent to? ________ tsp

Question 27

A client had a physical a year ago and weighed 85 kg. The client tells you he lost 11 lb. What is the client's current weight in kg? _______ kg