In nursing, various units and conversions are frequently used, including:
- Milligrams (mg) to grams (g) - Micrograms (mcg) to milligrams (mg) - Milliliters (mL) to liters (L) - Units for insulin or heparin
Understanding how to convert these units is fundamental in dosage calculation. For instance, converting 500 mg to grams involves dividing by 1000, resulting in 0.5 g.