Radonda Vaught is charging $10,000 per speaking engagement.

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Or, $7,500 if you just want her virtually. Good to know that negligent homicide is such a lucrative endeavor. 
 

https://www.executivespeakers.com/speaker/radonda-vaught

Diana380 said:

No excuse I guess what I'm trying to express is.....let's not crucify her as all outcomes are now finished.

The problem people have with her is she continues to blame the system for her incompetence and she continues to benefit from it while at the same time paying lip-service to her own culpability. We got an additional example of her carelessness when, after she was indicted, she lied on a federal form when she attempted to buy 2 automatic weapons and, yet again, that "wasn't her fault". Then she sold spots on a "healing cruise" to Cost Rica. It's just gross. 

She is now a self-described "passionate advocate for safety and improvement" (if you pay her 10k)when the entire situation would never have happened if she had simply followed the 5 rights of safe medication administration that are drilled into our heads as students. We don't need technology for that. We don't even need to be particularly intelligent. She should be passionately advocating for personal responsibility, the importance of using good nursing judgement and, dare I say,  reading. 

 

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Oh, I wasn't aware of all that. She lied? I really didn't follow it closely properly sleeping after nights. I'll check out you tube see if it's there. Wasn't aware she didn't take responsibility. I thought she did.  I am aware however how hospitals/ institutions take gross advantage of nurses. Never support us. 

Actually I'd love to hear what her gig is all about. Be interesting to weigh in on that..

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Diana380 said:

Wasn't aware she didn't take responsibility. I thought she did.

It was one of those "yeah I did this but it was someone else's fault" kind of thing.  And now she's doubling down on this AND getting paid for it. It's disturbing. 

I think the people who are all about supporting her that accuse those of us who don't of being horrible people haven't really done a deep dive into the facts of the case or her subsequent behavior.  This is obvious by the previous post by one of our students here who linked an article that was primarily and opinion piece masquerading as a scholarly article. They eliminated the bulk of the pertinent facts and spun the information that they did provide. YouTube isn't going to give you the facts. You need to read the TBI report, the Medicare report, watch the court proceedings (although she did not testify) as well as the TBON hearing. 

We aren't heartless people. Those of us, like myself, who have been around for awhile have provided support and sometimes correction to countless of our peers who have posted here after making mistakes big and small. How they react to it makes all the difference.

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Diana380 said:

Many experienced nursing have made fatal or near fatal mistakes.....let's not crucify her as all outcomes are now finished. She deserves to live without being whipped forever. .... 

 

facts to support first statement?

one of the most disturbing aspects of nursing culture to me is the sense of victimhood, and among other things RaDonda has been described as 'the second victim's and using language like whip and crucify does what exactly to support your argument? and who is doing the whipping? me?

so many nurses and pretty much every nursing org are drawing the wrong lessons from this case - but I blame the culture of nursing for that

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NurseGerard said:

one of the most disturbing aspects of nursing culture to me is the sense of victimhood, and among other things RaDonda has been described as 'the second victim's and using language like whip and crucify does what exactly to support your argument?

The violent language seems to be coming from only one side of the table and is completely inappropriate. 

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People love a good murder story. Just look at netflicks with all it's popular murder documentaries/stories

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Actually I'd love to hear what her gig is all about. Be interesting to weigh in on that..

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Diana380 said:

Nice to see some compassionate comments. I know last time I was in ER. I felt increased comfort with use of the band scanner. Radonda in my opinion really was still a new nurse. 3 years? I don't know if it all was critical care. I agree yes she should have stayed monitored her reaction/ tolerance to medication that was administered.  Let alone in front of an orientee. That's crazy. You know what they say.  CYA. Likely would have prevented Mrs Murphys death. Sad that policy wasn't hard. Do not administer without scanner. I thought it's common to monitor result and a monitor in general.  I don't feel anyone is excusing Radonda but it did happen.  She & patient yes paid the price.  Well the  Patient. Should Radonda hide in Shame forever? I know many hosp. I worked protocols etc..could always use improvement.  Would I ever administer IV Ativan and walk away with unmonitored pt. No way. What I'm saying is we can't go back & change this. Radonda deserves to share her experience. 10k alot sure. But that's not my call. I'm not hiring her. 

 We all must go on. Yes multiple errors were made.... I've seen alot in my nursing career. Many experienced nursing have made fatal or near fatal mistakes. It does happen... nature of the business . To clarify tired overworked nurses. I get what nurse is  saying the litany of multiple errors. No excuse I guess what I'm trying to express is.....let's not crucify her as all outcomes are now finished. She deserves to live without being whipped forever. .... 

 

We wouldn't be crucifying her if she would accept blame, not use her incompetence as a.platform and just go away....quietly.

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Well from experience I feel we all know the bullying that goes on in nursing.  I'm sensitive to that so likely why I responded that way...what I meant on YouTube is it maybe uploaded to court tv.....great channel. Radonda with 3 years experience.  Do you feel that's a well rounded RN? I'm thinking ( not excusing) she never saw a vial of veccuronium....... I personally don't care if she makes $..none of my concern..if I wasn't working back when alot of nurses went to TN..was it. I would have gone. I do not believe her unit was ER........I also feel floating can be dangerous. ( apples & oranges) in this senario...it puts a nurse behind the 8 ball. 

Nurses are used & abused. 

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Mrsexylegs said:

People love a good murder story. Just look at netflicks with all it's popular murder documentaries/stories

Calling it a murder story is overstating it in my opinion. I feel like the term "murder" implies intent which I don't think applies here. 

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Diana380 said:

 Radonda with 3 years experience.  Do you feel that's a well rounded RN?

Any good nurse will tell you that learning never stops. That being said, the 5 rights is one of the very first nursing actions we learn.  It is practiced on the daily and successfully by nursing students. As I said before you do not need experience to be successful using it. At 3 years in Radonda should have been practicing at least at the level of "competent" according to Benner. By not using even the most basic nursing process principles she was functioning far below where she should have been. FTR Radonda also held a certification in her area of specialty, was a preceptor and was acting as a resource nurse for her unit. 

 

Diana380 said:

 I do not believe her unit was ER........I also feel floating can be dangerous.

Her unit was the Neuro ICU. She was not floating. She was working as a supernumerary (unassigned extra nurse) resource nurse in her home unit. She did not "float" to radiology. She went there to assist with a patient from her unit. 

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Diana380 said:

I'm thinking ( not excusing) she never saw a vial of veccuronium...

She worked in critical care. I would hope that a critical care nurse knows the medications frequently used on the unit. 

Additionally, if I recall correctly from her TBON testimony, she had given Versed her previous shift. Regardless of whether or not she had seen a vial of Vecuronium before, she had seen a Versed/midazolam vial recently. They look nothing alike and we're not drawn up in the same manner, so one wonders why that didn't raise a flag in her mind. 

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