As we have been following the story of RaDonda Vaught for some time, we’ve learned that she had her hearing before the Tennessee Board of Nursing. She made a medication error causing death. Ms. Vaught did the right thing by admitting to the error and taking responsibility for it but she also pointed out contributing factors from Vanderbilt such as the computer system linking to the medication cabinet was slow and nurses were told via email to override the safeguards so they could get … [Read more...]
RADONDA VAUGHT’S DAY IN COURT
In a previous article, I reported on RaDonda Vaught, a Tennessee nurse who was ordered to give versed to a patient undergoing a PET scan but instead administered vecuronium through a medication mix-up. As a result, she was arrested and has criminal charges pending for reckless homicide. This matter has been concerning because this clearly is medical malpractice but, can it also be involuntary manslaughter? If a jury finds Radonda guilty of reckless homicide, wouldn’t you agree that it … [Read more...]
Domestic Abuse Among Health Care Providers
Health care providers are some of the key people who should be able to identify domestic violence and provide the appropriate assistance and referrals. But what if the domestic violence is happening to that health care provider? What if one of our own nurses is the victim? What if YOU are the victim? As nurses, like all health care providers, we take care of everyone else, sometimes to the exclusion of ourselves. If you are a victim of domestic abuse, you may be thinking that you can help the … [Read more...]
