Common Household Measures - Video Lesson

Everybody, welcome back. This lesson discusses common household measures, understanding and manipulating decimals and fractions, and appreciating the significance of these skills in real world healthcare scenarios. The household measurement system, while less precise than the metric system, is commonly used in the United States and familiarity with its units is important in patient education and in interpreting prescriptions written in these terms. Patients frequently will be required to read prescriptions on their own and use common household One pound is equivalent to sixteen ounces. One pound is equivalent to sixteen ounces. Volume. Common household volume measurements include teaspoons, TSP, tablespoons, TBSP, cups, pints, PT, quart.