Is the apothecary system tested over on the NCLEX?

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I am a Practical Nursing Instructor and I am teaching drug calculations for the first time this coming semester. I was wondering if anyone knew if the apothecary system of measurement (grains, drams, minims, etc) is tested over on the NCLEX. I teach LPN students. I know it is something not used but very rarely. I have tried to research this topic with not much luck at all. Does anyone know? When you were in nursing school, did you learn the apothecary system? Any helpful articles/websites would be great on this topic. Any insight is greatly appreciated! 
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No .. they don't test how many gr of aspirin   :)   In most nursing programs it is briefly mentioned as part of nursing history but not taught... 

Last exposure I had was several years back an old physician still used it on orders .. retired now.. 

but then again I'm guilty of letting go... I still find myself using "cc" sometimes instead of "ml" and newer nurses look at me like I'm speaking a very strange foreign language. 

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