Bedside scanning of medications another provider administers

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Bedside scanning of medications another provider administers

We implemented bedside barcode scanning of medications prior to administration about a year ago. Do you have a policy or procedure for the scanning when a nurse obtains the medication for a physician and then administers it at the bedside? Is it a written policy or just "understood"?

Thanks in advance for your response.

Donna Fine