Radonda Vaught Fatal Error Case Timeline

[Emergent]

Radonda's trial is supposed to start this month. This article in the Tennessean really does a good job of laying out the timeline.

Amazing that Vanderbilt escaped any consequences for what amounts to a criminal coverup. It seems that hospital executives are untouchable in our society.

The RaDonda Vaught case is confusing. This timeline will help.

[JBMmom, MSN, NP]

23 hours ago, LibraNurse27 said:

I guess watching Law and Order doesn't equal a law school education... =/ I have a lot to learn LOL

So true, haha!

I had a family member once tell me that his wife would remain a full code (despite metastatic cancer and a dismal prognosis), because on House he learned we wouldn't have to do compressions and break her ribs, we could just shock her instead. Thanks, Dr House. Sorry that was completely off topic from the thread, but your comment made me laugh. 

[iluvivt, BSN, RN]

The Board of Nursing just took her license away! 

[tnbutterfly - Mary, BSN]

She still faces a pending criminal trial, including a charge of reckless homicide and the possibility of jail time, set for next year.

[Lunah, MSN, RN]

2 hours ago, iluvivt said:

The Board of Nursing just took her license away! 

Yes, I posted that a page back. Also the revocation order. It can be appealed per the order, so she might do that too. 

[LibraNurse27, BSN, RN]

4 hours ago, JBMmom said:

on House he learned we wouldn't have to do compressions and break her ribs, we could just shock her instead

Noooo! I see that on a lot of medical TV shows. Start the code with just shocking the patient, no need for CPR or to even check the rhythm. They shock everything, even asystole. Sorry for the off topic everyone, but @JBMmom 's post was too funny (and sad =/)

 

[Gina424]

 

I wonder if she understood what Versed is? Does Vanderbilt have a policy in place that a patient receiving have to be monitored? Did she just assume that because the alarms went off because Versed is controlled? Why is Vecuronium available in any other area besides ICU and ER?  

[Wuzzie]

1 minute ago, Gina424 said:

 

I wonder if she understood what Versed is? Does Vanderbilt have a policy in place that a patient receiving have to be monitored? Did she just assume that because the alarms went off because Versed is controlled? Why is Vecuronium available in any other area besides ICU and ER?  

This has all been thoroughly hashed out on several threads posted at the time of the incident. 

 

[rockchickrn, ADN]

Gina424 those are really good points. I do feel that Vanderbilt is partially culpable also.....

[Wuzzie]

16 minutes ago, rockchickrn said:

Gina424 those are really good points. I do feel that Vanderbilt is partially culpable also.....

See my previous post. Happy reading. ?

[LibraNurse27, BSN, RN]

I still have mixed feelings regarding why she's being criminally charged instead of medical malpractice and losing her license. I agree she should NEVER practice as a nurse again, and is a danger to patients, but I'm not sure she's a danger to society and needs to be locked up. Pay a fine and lose her license, totally agree. I get the legal perspective that killing someone accidentally can lead to jail time. In other accidental death situations I've seen it go both ways, as in traffic accidents, bar fights etc, where people were reckless but didn't intend to kill. In the end it depends on the judge and the jury.

I often fall on the side of not sending people to jail unless they're a violent criminal, because it doesn't reform people or help society. Our tax money spent keeping people who sold weed or did meth behind bars instead of letting them be contributing members of society. Pts who've been to jail told me all it taught them is how to be a better criminal. Even the pt's family has said their family member wouldn't want her to go to jail. If she's no longer allowed near patients, who is benefitting for her to go to jail?