time tape

English

Noun

time tape (countable and uncountable, plural time tapes)

1. (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.

Verb

time tape (third-person singular simple present time tapes, present participle time taping, simple past and past participle time taped)

1. 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.