Must-Know Liquid Measurements To Pass Your Dose Calc Exam!

13 Feb 2025 · 1 min

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In this instructional video, the presenter walks nursing students through essential liquid measurement conversions needed for dose calculation exams. The speaker states that one teaspoon equals five milliliters, one tablespoon equals three teaspoons and therefore fifteen milliliters, and one ounce equals two tablespoons, which translates to thirty milliliters. These concise conversion facts are highlighted as must‑know information for accurate medication dosing and exam success.

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Let's walk through some important liquid measurement dosage calculations to know for your nursing school exams. So one teaspoon is equal to five milliliters. So there's five milliliters in one teaspoon. Now, one tablespoon is equal to three teaspoons. So there's three teaspoons in each tablespoon. Now, one tablespoon is equal To 15 milliliters. So in each tablespoon, there's 15 milliliters. And now ounces. One ounce is equal to how many tablespoons? It's equal to 2 tablespoons. So there are 2 tablespoons in each ounce. And now if each tablespoon is 15 milliliters. And now there's 30 milliliters in one ounce.