University:
American Career College
Course:
NURS-113 | Beginning Medical/Surgical Nursing
Academic year:

2020
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Dosage Calculations Test (DCT) - Systems of Measurement To effectively deliver medications, nurses must know the following essential equivalents for the three (3) systems of measurement. Learn all values, abbreviations and symbols. VOLUME Metric Apothecaries’ ----- 1 minim Household 1 drop 1 milliliter (1 mL) 15 – 16 minims 15 – 16 drops 4 milliliters 1 fluid dram ------ 5 milliliters ------ 1 teaspoon 15 milliliters 4 fluid drams 1 tablespoon (3 tsp) 30 milliliters 8 fluid drams (1 fluid ounce) 1 ounce 500 milliliters 1 pint (16 oz) 16 oz. (1 pt or 2 cups) 1,000 milliliters (1 liter) 1 quart (32 oz) 32 oz. (1 qt) WEIGHT 1 milligram (1,000 micrograms) 1/60 grain ----- 60 – 65 milligrams 1 grain ----- 1,000 milligrams (1 gram) 15 grains ----- 1 kilogram (1,000 grams) ----- 2.2 pounds Abbreviations: milliliter ml, mL cubic centimeter cc liter l, L dram dr ounce oz pint pt quart qt drop gtt teaspoon t, tsp Review Roman Numerals 1 – 20 1 i 2 ii 3 iii 4 iv 5 v 10 x 11 xi 12 xii 13 xiii 14 xiv 19 xix 20 xx Symbols tablespoon T, tbsp milligram mg, mgm gram gm, g kilogram kg grain gr, GR microgram mcg, g pound lb meter m millimeter mm Celsius C Fahrenheit F 6 vi 7 vii 8 viii 9 ix 15 xv 16 xvi 17 xvii 18 xviii Dangerous abbreviations are highlighted in gray and should not be utilized. But nurses should be able to recognize these on medication labels. dram - Ʒ ounce - ℥ Miscellaneous cm = 1 inch = ss = 1 lb = 1 gm = 1m = ℥ii = 10 mm 2.5 cm ½ 16 oz 1 mL (water) 39.4 in 2 oz Temperature Conversion Co = Fo – 32 1.8 Fo = 1.8 x Co + 32