After teaching a group of nursing students about measurement systems, the instructor determines that the teaching was successful when the students identify which of the following as units of the metric system?
A) Minims
B) Grains
C) Drams
D) Grams
Ans: D
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Grams are units of weight in the metric system. Minims are units of volume in the apothecary system. Grains and drams are units of weight in the apothecary system.
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