I am learning metric to household and such for nursing school. I'm having trouble remembering eqivilents for gtt/drams/oz/ml/tsp/T and doing to conversions.
2007-02-11 03:58:15 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
I can't use a calculator or other device. I have to memorize these (somehow).
2007-02-11 05:06:00 · update #1
Grouping....group all of your *answers* together..
1dr=4ml, 1tsp=5ml, 1tbs=15ml, 1oz=30ml
gr1=60mg, gr11/2=100mg, gr15=1000mg
Try using index cards...You can do this or you wouldn't be in a nursing program, would you?
2007-02-13 16:26:21 · answer #1 · answered by summersailing 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I find it easiest to memorize a few complicated numbers and several simple relationships rather than a bunch of complicated relationships,
For example, instead of memorizing feet to meters and yards to meters, I memorize 25.4 mm = 1 inch (exactly) and remember 12 inches to foot and 36 inches to yard. Metric is easy to remember.
30 grams = about 1 ounce and 30 ml = about 1 fluid ounce,
although the exact ratios are a bit silly, the numbers are simple 3 teaspoons in a tablespoon, 2 tablespoons in a fl.ounce, 16 tablespoons in a cup, 2 cups in a pint and a pint's a pound = 16 oz =16 fl oz.
but in your case, you should probably look to the values you use constantly and branch from there.
2007-02-18 12:39:19 · answer #2 · answered by Mike1942f 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
use a conversion train so that everything is equal
1tsp = 1/3tbs = 5ml (4ml=1dr) = 5mg = 1/6oz = gr1/12 = 60gtt
2007-02-15 20:10:36 · answer #3 · answered by Miss C.J. 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
...yeah, sony and TexasInstruments have a bunch of little hand held calculators that will do it all for you... fast too !!!
2007-02-18 19:35:14 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Buy a Nokia phone! Lazy way to do it!
2007-02-11 12:02:34 · answer #5 · answered by Mrs. T 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋