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CHAPTER #1
METHODS & Measurement
NAME: SHANIA LEWIS ID NO.: 2020091359

ASSIGNMENT

1. Complete the following problems. You must SHOW ALL WORK to receive credit .

a. A nurse tells a patient that she must lose at least 16 kg of body weight to no
longer be considered obese. How many pounds is this?

16kg /1 * 2.2lbs /1kg =35.2lbs

b. A nurse measures the height of a 13 year old girl to be 54 inches. How many
meters is this?

Inches-cm-m

54in /1 * 2.54cm /1in = 137.16cm

137.16cm /1 * 1m/100cm =1.371m= 1.4m

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 c. A patient is prescribed 25 mg of Benadryl. The dose on hand is 0.05 g in each
capsule. How many capsules should the patient take?

25mg/1 * 1g/1000mg =0.025g

0.05g/0.025g=2 tablets

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2. Complete the following problems during the lab period; they cannot be turned it later for
credit.
SHOW ALL WORK, clearly indicating all steps needed to reach your answer. Points will be
taken off for any work not shown.

a. A 52 yo female has a breast tumor surgically removed. The surgeon hands the tumor to
the surgical nurse and asks her to weigh it. She determines the weight to be 0.27 lb.
How many kilograms is this?
Units you need kg
Units you have lbs
Conversion factor(s) lbs to kg
Equation 0.27lb/1 * 1g/2.2 lb
Answer 0.122kg

b. A pediatric nurse needs to administer 40 mg of prednisone, a steroid used in transplant

related immunosuppression, to a 5-year old child. The pharmacist has provided the
steroid in a liquid solution containing 1 drams/L.
I. Express the prednisone concentration in drams/mL, using scientific notation.
Units you need drams/mL
Units you have 40mg in 1drams/L solution
Conversion factor(s)
Equation 40mg/1 drams/L * 1drams/L/ 1772mg= 0.0225
Answer 2.3*10-2 drams/mL

II. How many mL of liquid should the nurse administer?

Units you need mL
Units you have (list all) mg,drams/ L,
Conversion factors (you need 3) -------------------
Equation 40mg/1 *1/1000mg =0.04mL
Answer 0.04mL

III. The child needs to be given this medication daily at home. The nurse believes it
will be easier for the mother to give it in teaspoon, rather than syringe, form. How
many tsps should the mother give?
Units you need tsps
Units you have mL
Conversion factor(s) mL to tsps
Equation 0.04mL/1 * 1tsps/4.929 mL
Answer 0.00812tsps

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 c. A person’s core body temperature, best measured using a rectal thermometer, is usually
at or near 98.20 F. A young woman involved in a boating accident is brought into the ER
shivering and semi-conscious. Her core body temperature was measured and found to
be 340 C. How many degrees F has her core body temperature been lowered by
exposure to the water?

T(f)= (1.8 * Tc) + 32

T(f)= (1.8*34)+32
= 93.2 degrees F

Core temp lowered by water= 98.2-93.2= 50F

d. A very young child's temperature may be taken in three ways: by ear, under the arm, or
rectally. A mother takes her baby’s temperature using each method with the following
results:
Ear thermometer: 102.50 Fahrenheit ______ centigrade
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Underarm thermometer: 101.7 Fahrenheit ______ centigrade
Rectal thermometer: 100.10 Fahrenheit ______ centigrade

Convert each of these temperatures to degrees Fahrenheit and record the results in the
space provided. SHOW ALL WORK below.

Tc= T(f) - 32/ 1.8

Ear= Tc= 102.5-32/1.8 = 84.70c

Underarm= Tc= 101.7-32/1.8= 83.90c
Rectal= Tc= 100.1-32/1.8= 82.30c

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 e. A 70 yo male with a large pressure sore is brought to the emergency room for treatment.
The wound measures 5.2 x 2.1 cm.
I. What are these values in inches?

5.2cm/1 * 1in/2.54cm=2.05ins
2.1cm/1 * 1in/2.54cm=0.83ins

II. What is the area of the wound in in2 ? (Assume the wound shape is a rectangle).

2.05ins*0.83ins= 1.70in2

III. Express the area in in2 using scientific notation

1.7* 100 in2

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