Nursing Metric Conversion

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: To convert liters to milliliters, we know that 1 liter is equal to 1000 milliliters. Therefore, 0.6 liters would be equal to 0.6 x 1000 = 600 milliliters. This makes choice A (600 ml) the correct answer. Choices B, C, and D are incorrect because they do not follow the correct conversion factor of 1 liter to 1000 milliliters. Choice B (60 ml) is ten times less than the correct answer, choice C (6 ml) is one hundred times less, and choice D (0.6 ml) is one thousand times less than the correct conversion.

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: The correct answer is B: 1000 meters in one kilometer. This is because the prefix "kilo-" in the metric system represents a factor of 1000. Therefore, one kilometer is equal to 1000 meters. The other choices are incorrect because they do not align with the standard metric conversion for kilometer. Choice A (100 meters) is too small, choice C (500 meters) is an arbitrary number, and choice D (2000 meters) is double the correct conversion. Thus, the correct answer is B based on the standard metric system conversion.

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: The correct answer is B: 5280 feet in one mile. This is because 1 mile is equivalent to 5280 feet. This conversion is a standard unit of measurement in the Imperial system. Choice A, 5000 feet, is too low and does not accurately represent the length of a mile. Choice C, 5300 feet, and choice D, 5500 feet, are both higher than the actual value of 5280 feet, making them incorrect. To convert miles to feet, we multiply by the conversion factor of 5280.

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: To convert liters to milliliters, you need to multiply by 1000 since there are 1000 milliliters in 1 liter. Therefore, 0.5 liters x 1000 = 500 milliliters, which is choice B. Choices A, C, and D are incorrect because they do not follow the correct conversion factor from liters to milliliters.

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: The correct answer is B: milligram. In the metric system, 'mg' stands for milligram, which is a unit of mass equal to one thousandth of a gram. To determine the correct answer, you need to understand the metric prefixes. 'Micro' means one millionth, 'milli' means one thousandth, 'giga' means one billion, and 'mega' means one million. Therefore, A is incorrect because 'micro' is smaller than 'milli', C is incorrect because 'giga' is much larger than 'milli', and D is incorrect because 'megagram' is a unit equal to one million grams, not milligrams.