For more than three years, I have been providing you with updates on RaDonda Vaught, a Nashville nurse, who made a medical mistake and ended up not only losing her nursing license but having to face trial for criminal charges and was found guilty.  Here is the latest in her troubled journey. Last Friday, May 13, 2022, Ms. Vaught was sentenced for a fatal medication error in which she erroneously administered Vecuronium instead of Versed to a patient suffering from claustrophobia and about to … [Read more...]

Today, everyone expects the “Amazon treatment” meaning they want health care immediately! The delivery of health care is no longer the general practitioner in your community who has been there for years caring for patients ranging in age from birth through their geriatric years. There are same day clinics and pharmacies that see patients, there are walk-in clinics at hospitals and urgent care centers literally every mile or 2.  You can even get a same day telehealth appointment with a … [Read more...]

Imagine being one of those who graduated from nursing school in the middle of the global pandemic?  It’s like going into a M*A*S*H* unit during the Korean War without having any training or experience. Each generation of nurses has its own needs and, right now, the Millennials and Gen Z- Zoomers, those born between 1981 and 2012, are the hardest hit. The number of patients being treated in hospitals has hit the roof.  Those who used to be ICU patients are now on general floors and some are … [Read more...]

  Frequently I hear of nurses who are called before the Board because they were working in an environment that was not “the right fit” for them. You’ll know when you fit in an environment because it will be one where you feel great, enjoy what you do, have the support of your colleagues, your management, and love to go to work. Yet, I see so many acute care nurses who found it was not a good fit for them and then, because they loved the consistency of long-term care, they moved … [Read more...]