RaDonda Vaught, a former nurse at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, had been found guilty in March of two charges, criminally negligent homicide and abuse of an impaired adult, after a medication error contributed to the death of 75-year-old Charlene Murphey in December 2017.
Vaught had been working as a "help-all" nurse in the ICU and was asked to retrieve the medication. Vaught attempted to retrieve the medication, but was unable to find it she disengaged a safeguard allowing access to more powerful drugs. Vaught accidently pulled vercuronium, a paralyzing agent, from the cabinet and injected Murphey with the drug. [Pharmacy administration should not allowed anyone to override the system access to that drug] which caused the death of the patient.
Vaught received a diverted sentence on Friday, meaning that if she meets the terms of her probation, the charges can be wiped from her record down the road.
Across the street, cheers went up from the crowd, many themselves health care professionals, that gathered in the park to watch and wait for the sentence.
No comments:
Post a Comment