Question

Converting units of measurement within the system the nurse must use

Answer 1

There are some common metric conversion that nurses must know.

This helps them understand the medicine dosage and also convert from one unit system to another.

Units of weight: 1000 micro grams = 1 milligram

1,000,000 micrograms = 1 gram

1000 milligrams = 1 gram

1000 grams = 1 kilogram

Units of volume 1000 milliliters = 1 liter

Units of length / height 1000 millimeters = 1 meter

10 millimeters = 1 centimeter

100 centimeters = 1 meter

1000 meters = 1 kilometer .

Unit of weight and volume are most commonly used.