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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.
| Conversion | Factor |
|---|---|
| 1 foot (ft) = | 12 inches (in) |
| 1 yard (yd) = | 3 feet |
| 1 mile = | 5,280 feet |
| Conversion | Factor |
|---|---|
| 1 meter (m) = | 100 centimeters (cm) |
| 1 centimeter = | 10 millimeters (mm) |
| 1 kilometer (km) = | 1,000 meters |
| Conversion | Factor |
|---|---|
| 1 inch = | 2.54 cm (exactly) |
| 1 foot ≈ | 30.48 cm |
| 1 meter ≈ | 39.37 inches |
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