Liquid Measurements for Dosage Calculations | NCLEX® Dose Calc Review

14 Aug 2025 · 1 min

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In this instructional segment, the presenter outlines essential liquid measurement conversions that nursing students must master for NCLEX dose calculation questions. The speaker states that one teaspoon equals 5 milliliters, one tablespoon equals 15 milliliters, and one cup equals 8 ounces, emphasizing these ratios as foundational facts for accurate medication dosing calculations.

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Let's walk through some liquid measurements that you'll need to know for the NCLEX and your nursing school exams. For dose calc, 1 teaspoon is equal to 5 milliliters, so each teaspoon is 5 milliliters. Then we have tablespoons. 1 tablespoon is equal to 15 milliliters, so 1 tablespoon is 15 milliliters. And then we have cups to ounces. There are 8 ounces in 1 cup, so each cup is equal to 8 ounces.