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time-tape en · VERB

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1. (qualifier:nursing, transitive) To attach a tape to (an IV bag) and periodically record the level.
   • 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:
   • It is helpful to carefully “time-tape" the PN solution bottles (Fig .7). 1983, John A. Kerner, Manual of Pediatric Parenteral Nutrition, page 260:
   • 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:
   • 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:

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