A Tennessee nurse practitioner who called himself the “Rock Doc” has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for illegally prescribing thousands of doses of opioids including oxycodone and fentanyl in return for money and sex, federal prosecutors said Tuesday.
A Nashville-based hospital chain experiments with virtual nursing to curb burnout and cover staffing gaps
Nursing has seemed like one career that is unable to go remote — not even as virtual work has changed industries in ways we could not have envisioned. But hospitals are now experimenting with a virtual nursing option to keep experienced RNs and cover thin staffing.
Tennessee hospital chiefs huddle to address hiring crisis
Tennessee hospital chiefs huddled in Franklin this weekend, largely to focus on their shared hiring crisis. The staffing shortage has not eased even as the pandemic subsides, and many hospital leaders are beginning to get used to high turnover.
To fill clinical roles, Vanderbilt begins training truck drivers, cleaning workers and other existing staff
Vanderbilt has more than 100 openings for medical assistants, with people leaving all the time. So the health system put out the offer to its 29,000 employees: We’ll pay you while you train.
No prison time for RaDonda Vaught, former Vanderbilt nurse convicted of fatal drug error
RaDonda Vaught, a former nurse at Vanderbilt University Medical Center convicted of two felonies for a fatal drug error and whose trial became a rallying cry for nurses fearful of the criminalization of medical mistakes, will not be required to spend any time in prison.
As a former Vanderbilt nurse awaits sentencing for a medical error, her conviction sparks widespread worry
The name RaDonda Vaught is now well-known by nurses nationwide. Her negligent homicide conviction for a medication error is weighing heavy on a weary profession.
Breaking down the RaDonda Vaught verdict with Kaiser Health News reporter Brett Kelman
Kaiser Health News reporter Brett Kelman has been following the Vaught trial since the nurse was first arrested in 2019. Kelman joined This Is Nashville host Khalil Ekulona on Monday to talk about the verdict and what it means for the future of nursing.
In nurse’s trial, investigator says Vanderbilt bears ‘heavy’ responsibility for patient death
A lead investigator in the criminal case against former Tennessee nurse RaDonda Vaught testified Wednesday that state investigators found Vanderbilt University Medical Center had a “heavy burden of responsibility” for a grievous drug error that killed a patient in 2017, but pursued penalties and criminal charges only against the nurse and not the hospital itself.
As a former Vanderbilt nurse faces prison for a deadly error, her colleagues worry: Could I be next?
Four years ago, inside the most prestigious hospital in Tennessee, nurse RaDonda Vaught withdrew a vial from an electronic medication cabinet, administered the drug to a patient, and somehow overlooked signs of a terrible and deadly mistake.
Reflecting on two years of COVID-19 with Dr. Alex Jahangir
It’s been two years since the first known COVID-19 case was diagnosed in Tennessee. This Is Nashville host Khalil Ekulona spoke to Metro Coronavirus Task Force Chair Dr. Alex Jahangir about what has changed since March 2020. Jahangir also reflected on what it was like to be asked by Nashville Mayor John Cooper to take on this […]
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