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time tape (countable and uncountable, plural time tapes)
- (nursing) A tape placed on an IV bag, on which the nurse periodically marks the level and time, used to track the speed at which the solution is infusing.
2002, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, I.V. Therapy Made Incredibly Easy!, page 28:
For easy monitoring, use a time tape, which marks the prescribed solution level at hourly intervals.
2013, Leslie S Treas, Judith M Wilkinson, Basic Nursing: Concepts, Skills, & Reasoning, page 1425:
When hanging a new bag, apply a time tape to the IV solution container next to the volume markings.
2023, Tracy Horntvedt, Dimensional Analysis: Calculating Dosages Safely, page 65:
Write the start time at the top of the time tape after the infusion has started.
time tape (third-person singular simple present time tapes, present participle time taping, simple past and past participle time taped)
- Alternative form of time-tape
1980, Amy Morrison Karch, Concurrent Nursing Audit, page 124:
IV is time taped and within 15 cc of on time (except with titrated drips) .
1991, Donna Phillips Smith, Comprehensive Child and Family Nursing Skills, page 625:
Even when a pump is used, it is recommended that the volume control set be time taped to double check correctness of pump function.
2011, Geraldine Rebeiro, Damian Wilson, Leanne Jack, Fundamentals of Nursing: Clinical Skills Workbook, page 165:
Time taping IV bag gives nurse visual cue as to whether fluids are being administered over correct period of time.