The nurse from Tennessee who made a horrific medication error, RaDonda Vaught, was originally told there would be no charges against her nursing license. Regardless, the Tennessee Board of Nursing since has proceeded to file charges. I reported RaDonda’s story to you here wherein she accidently gave a patient vecuronium instead Versed which resulted in death. Criminal charges against her are pending. And on September 27, 2019, the Board filed charges against RaDonda Vaught’s nursing … [Read more...]
Does Your Facility Have Your Back?
I’m sure you’ve read in the media or on my blog about Nurse RaDonda Vaught who has been charged with reckless homicide for an inadvertent medication error. In a news article released by hospitalwatchdog.org, they described what Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) did not do that could have prevented this tragic incident. Whenever the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services investigates, they prepare a deficiency report. When a deficiency report is received by a facility, … [Read more...]
