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time tape

time tape noun: 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. Also the alternative form of time-tape.

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.
    • For easy monitoring, use a time tape, which marks the prescribed solution level at hourly intervals.2002, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, I.V. Therapy Made Incredibly Easy!, page 28
    • When hanging a new bag, apply a time tape to the IV solution container next to the volume markings.2013, Leslie S Treas, Judith M Wilkinson, Basic Nursing: Concepts, Skills, & Reasoning, page 1425

Also used as

time tape is also the alternative form of time-tape.

Forms of time tape

Noun
pluraltime tapes
Verb
third-person singular presenttime tapes
present participletime taping
past participletime taped
pasttime taped

Questions about time tape

What does time tape mean?
Time tape means 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.
What part of speech is time tape?
Time tape is a noun.
What is the plural of time tape?
The plural of time tape is time tapes.

Words near time tape in the dictionary

  1. time sucks
  2. time switch
  3. time switches
  4. time table
  5. time tables
  6. time tape
  7. time taped
  8. time tapes
  9. time taping
  10. time term
  11. time terms

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