30. Medication Safety - Initial thoughts of the verdict from the RaDonda Vaught trial

05/04/2022 7 min
30. Medication Safety - Initial thoughts of the verdict from the RaDonda Vaught trial

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Episode Synopsis

RaDonda Vaught, RN, a former nurse in Tennessee, was found guilty of criminally negligent homicide and abuse of an impaired adult for a medication error. She mistakenly gave the wrong medication causing the patient to die. I talk about the potential implications the verdict has on medication safety and the need to improve our systems in our hospitals to better support our staff and patients.

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