A nurse is assisting with teaching a class about converting household measurements into metric measurements. Which of the following information should the nurse include?

One cup is equal to 240 milliliters in the metric system. This is a standard household-to-metric conversion that nurses must know for accurate medication administration and patient education, particularly when patients measure liquid medications using kitchen utensils. One teaspoon is equal to 5 mL, not 10 mL; confusing this could result in a patient receiving double the intended dose of a liquid medication. One pint is equal to 480 mL, not 960 mL; 960 mL would correspond to approximately two pints or about one quart. Two tablespoons is equal to 30 mL, not 15 mL; 15 mL equals one tablespoon. These distinctions are clinically important because errors in household-to-metric conversions can lead to significant medication dosing mistakes, particularly in pediatric populations where liquid medications are frequently dosed by teaspoon or tablespoon and small volume discrepancies can have meaningful pharmacological consequences. Knowing that one cup equals 240 mL is also relevant for fluid intake monitoring when patients report their oral fluid consumption in cups rather than milliliters.