time-tape

English

Verb

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

1. (transitive, medicine, nursing) To attach a tape to (an IV bag) and periodically record the level.
   • 1979, Nancy Meyer Holloway, Nursing the Critically Ill Adult, page 422:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Alternative forms

• time tape