• Blog Post,  Registered Nurse

    Whats Next For Nursing?

    Just when I thought the nursing profession was at an all time low on morale levels, then comes the RaDonda Vaught verdict.  A Nurse Can go to Prison for an Accidental Error? If you are unfamiliar with this case, RaDonda Vaught is a registered nurse who in 2017, made a fatal med error. She gave the wrong medication to a 75 year old patient who was in the hospital, Vanderbilt Medical Center, originally admitted for a brain bleed. Her condition was improving. She went for an MRI and was ordered to get a sedative, Versed, but RaDonda pulled a paralyzing drug, Vecuronium, and administered the wrong medication.  If you are…