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

She was scapegoated by the corporate hospital, following their instructions!! They should have paid for the death, not her. She was not just fighting for herself, but exposed how corporate hospitals literally "get away with murder" . The hospital CEO did not give up any of their multimillion dollar compensation. 

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I have never heard her speak so I cannot have an opinion on that. I have heard others speak who have been sent out by the BON. All are truly human medical errors and all are individual. Case by case. No doubt who the real victims are. I do not think the facility is without blame.

 

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robinasq said:

She was scapegoated by the corporate hospital, following their instructions!! ...

How so?

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robinasq said:

he was scapegoated by the corporate hospital, following their instructions!!

So the hospital told her not to look at the vial to verify the name of the medication, reconstitute a medication she admitted she knew did not need to be reconstituted and slam a medication with know side effects and walk away? 

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Nurse Judi said:

All are truly human medical errors and all are individual. Case by case. No doubt who the real victims are. I do not think the facility is without blame.

All very true and there have definitely been cases where the system carried as much blame as the nurse. Vanderbilt is guilty of mishandling the tragedy for sure but they in no way whatsoever were the cause of Mrs. Murphey's death. 

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dsaprog said:

She did own her mistake and it was just that. A mistake. Because most people, not only nurses, make silly mistakes that have tragic consequences. No point in ruining her life over it. And this kind of relates to the story... just a couple months ago my friend who's not a nurse accidentally hit on the gas instead of the brakes while driving and ran over a pedestrian and killed him. The widow of the man he struck and killed is trying to sue wrongful death. Just because someone died by accident doesn't mean the killer should be financially ruined imo.

So your friend shouldn't be "financially ruined" for her negligence, but the spouse of the person they killed should not be made financially whole? The wife no longer has the income of the deceased on top of the pain of losing her spouse. 

This and your other thread where you missed an order and the patient got upset have weirdly victim-blamey mindsets. 

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Nurse Judi said:

If you read the case and the trial, anyone can see that this could happen to ANY ONE of US! Why wasn't the hospital called to task? They reached a private settlement w/the family w/a non disclosure type of agreement not to speak of the details of Mrs Murphey's death. The hospital did not report the circumstances of the death to the proper authorities. Passing off the death to the medical examiner that it was natural causes. Overriding an electronic medication delivery system is fairly common practice, trusting the system without double checking is a mistake often made daily. Ms Vaught readily admitted and reported the error once discovered. If prosecution of medical error, not done w/mal-intent, is allowed to be tried and punishable then who in their right mind is going to willingly go into this field. So much for "just culture" that has been promoted over the past 20+ years. The verdict may hinder others coming forward w/their medical errors. Don't be so quick to throw her under the bus. I think she should go and speak to her experience. And even better if she gets paid for it.

I totally concur. 

Deaths related to medical error have a multitude of statistics. 

Lower numbers of over 80,000 per year.

Higher numbers approaching 500,000 per year.

PER YEAR.

And a general consensus of 250,000 per year in the USA.

Imagine that. So yes humans err and yes have a cascade of errors. It's not unique to this case.

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robinasq said:

She was scapegoated by the corporate hospital... They should have paid for the death, not her.

well the hospital quickly settled with the family and bound them by nondisclosure (violating a nondisclosure agreement could be ruinous) so there's that

Vandy acted how any in the same position would have done

RaDonda didn't pay a penny, her case even includes the fact of 'no restitution'

also too concurrent terms for supervised probation, record expunged if successfully completed, free Caribbean trip, legal fees covered by donors (a $250,000 value!), healthy, housed, happily married, works outdoors, continues to receive fawning attention from white colleagues and even gets paid 5 figures to drag out the old song and dance

I think this whole situation speaks volumes about nursing in america - 'most trusted' is a myth at best and at worst a cynical lie

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CWS RN said:

Imagine that. So yes humans err and yes have a cascade of errors. It's not unique to this case.

If they were actual errors. In this case it was a cascade of poor decisions by an incompetent nurse who disregarded all she had been taught regarding safe nursing practice. She knew better but she didn't care.

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Wuzzie said:

In this case it was a cascade of poor decisions by an incompetent nurse who disregarded all she had been taught regarding safe nursing practice. She knew better but she didn't care.

as evidenced by a jury presented with the facts that deliberated for 4 hours to reach two guilty verdicts - negligent homicide and abuse of an impaired adult

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So many envious mean people in the World... Radonda is human....no- one knows "she didn't care"   " happymarriage" and whatever else. Someone mentioned " white colleagues " eyeroll....one cannot no matter how hard they try, change the past. Was it a serious mistake? Yes worst one can make. Did the greedy hospital cover it up? Yes so they won't lose their Medicare dollars. After someone anon. Reported this did they go after Radonda and toss her under the bus. This is nursing in a nutshell. "Nurse is no good" the greedy corporations have destroyed the profession.  I recall when it was a caring supportive environment.  The pay is way too low. Nurses are grossly persecuted ... not Doctors however. The Dr. Who decapitated the baby..tried to cover it up..still practicing.  Imagine if it were a nurse..try bring nicer to one another..

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CWS RN said:

Absolutely.  She was deeply remorseful. 

Why?

Van you point out where she said she was "deeply remorseful " without blaming the system at the same time?  Doesn't she have a farm to work on?  The family of Charlene Murphy must be horrified and hurt that this woman is making money off of Charlene's horrible death.

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