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Essential Conversions and Abbreviations for Nurses Review for PN II Competency Math Test
these are the conversions and abbreviations you must know. You must also know how to convert without any aids except for the use of a simple four-funcion calculator.
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| one cup is eight ounces | 240 ml |
| one ounce | 30 ml |
| one teaspoon (t) | 5 ml |
| one talbespoon (T) | 15 ml |
| one liter | 1000 ml |
| one kilogram | 2.2 pounds |
| 15 drops (gtts) | one ml |
| one miligram | 1000 microgram |
| one microgram | 0.001 miligram |
| 1000 miligrams | one gram |
| 1000 grams | one kilogram |
| one ml | one cc |
| one inch | 2.5 cm |
| one centimeter (cm) | 10 milimeters(mm) |
| one grain | 60 mg |
| X | ten |
| I | one |
| V | five |
| 100mg/5 ml | concentration of the drug is 100mg in 5 ml of a solution |
| Q | every |
| TID | three times a day |
| c | with |
| s | without |
| OD | right eye |
| OU | both eyes |
| OS | left eye |
| AU | both ears |
| HS | hour of sleep or 2200 |
| ac | before meals |
| pc | after meals |
| QID | four times a day |
| q8h | every eight hours |
| BID | twice a day |
| prn | as necessary |
| NPO | nothing by mouth |
| sc | subcutaneous |
| IM | intramuscular |
| ID | intradermal |
| PO | by mouth |
| IV | intravenous |
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