all right let's move forward
how to convert pounds lb to kilograms kg
now remember there are 2.2 pounds
in one kilogram so we've got the blue
box for 2.2
and the reddish box for one kilogram
when you're converting kilograms to
pounds
the numbers of pounds will be higher so
if you're someone who's used to weighing
yourself in kilograms and you see what
that number is in pounds
you're going to be shocked right because
it's going to be
higher but if we're converting pounds
to kilograms the number of kilograms
will be smaller than pounds
because there are more pounds in one
kilogram
okay so let's do some practice enough
talk let's start getting into a practice
question
mr burton weighs 198 pounds
how many kilograms does mr burton weigh
okay so when you're converting
pounds to kilogram remember the number
of kilograms will be smaller than the
number of pounds
why because there's 2.2 pounds in every
kilogram
so we've got that there so we know that
he weighs 198 pounds
so we're going to divide 198 by 2.2
to find the correct number of kilograms
so 198
divided by 2.2 equals ding a perfect
90 kilograms see thank you mr burn for
having such a perfectly appropriate
kilogram weight
so 198 pounds divided by 2.2
which is the number of kilograms in a
pound
equals 90 kilograms so if we're going to
do a weight-based medication for mr
burton in kilograms we've now converted
his weight
from pounds to kilograms
the ms layton's weight is recorded as
75.3
kilograms her healthcare provider that's
what hcp stands for
her healthcare provider ordered a
medication dosage
that requires pounds so what is miss
layton's weight in pounds
okay so we're going to take her from
75.3 kilograms and convert it to pounds
right now before we do that is that
number going to be
higher or lower well there's 2.2
kilograms in every pound
so when we go from kilograms to pounds
that number is going to be higher
so you multiply 75.3 kilograms
by 2.2 to find the correct number of
pounds remember we expect that number to
be bigger
so 75.3 kilograms
times 2.2 equals 165.66 pounds
all right so see how we did that we went
from 75.3 kilograms we know there's 2.2
kilograms in each pound
so we multiply 75.3 times 2.2
to get miss layton's weight in pounds
now why do we do that
because we had an order that requires us
to know the weight of the patient
in pounds okay now let's talk just
really briefly about fractions sometimes
these tweak people out
sometimes it's no problem for you but
we're going to go over it anyway so
if you're already comfortable with this
just celebrate
that this isn't hard for you but if a
patient's weight is listed as a fraction
we want you to use these decimals
so if you see 1 4 that's 0.25
one half is 0.50
and three quarters is 0.75
so if you weigh one and a quarter pounds
it would be 1.25 so
that's probably very familiar to you if
it's not you've got it right here as a
reference okay now it's your turn to
practice
we want you to practice converting
pounds to kilograms
and kilograms to pounds so complete the
10 practice problems in your
downloadable material
and then check your answers
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