time tape
English
editNoun
edittime 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.
Verb
edittime 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.