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Unit Conversions – Length

Why This Matters for Nursing: Measuring patient height, wound dimensions, and medical equipment often requires converting between inches, feet, centimeters, and meters. These conversions are essential for accurate documentation.

What You Need to Know

US Customary (Standard) Units

Conversion Factor
1 foot (ft) = 12 inches (in)
1 yard (yd) = 3 feet
1 mile = 5,280 feet

Metric Units

Conversion Factor
1 meter (m) = 100 centimeters (cm)
1 centimeter = 10 millimeters (mm)
1 kilometer (km) = 1,000 meters
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