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.
RaDonda Vaught sentencing has nurses nationwide on edge
On Friday morning, former Vanderbilt nurse RaDonda Vaught learns whether she will go to jail for a deadly medical error. And nurses from around the country plan to protest outside the courthouse.
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.
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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.
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