time-tape

present singular third person time-tapes · participle present time-taping · participle past time-taped · past time-taped · alternative time tape

1. transitivenursingmedicineTo attach a tape to (an IV bag) and periodically record the level.

   It is helpful to carefully “time-tape" the PN solution bottles (Fig .7).

   1983, John A. Kerner, Manual of Pediatric Parenteral Nutrition, page 260

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   Time-tape the bottle to indicate how much solution should be infused over a given period.

   1979, Nancy Meyer Holloway, Nursing the Critically Ill Adult, page 422

   The bag should be time-taped and checked hourly to ensure accurate infusion of the solution.

   1986, Susanna Krey, Rebecca L. Murray, Dynamics of Nutrition Support, page 383

   Whether or not a pump is used, the IV bottle or bag should be time-taped at the time it is hung […]

   1987, Marilyn L. Green, Joann Harry, Nutrition in Contemporary Nursing Practice, page 434