Radonda Vaught

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Maybe if nurses in general had been speaking up all along, demanding better staffing, things like Radonda's matter could have been prevented.

This should be a lesson to all of us.  Scared or not, SPEAK UP when you believe your workload is too heavy and is unsafe.  If you believe your license is in jeopardy or you can't give your patients proper care, you must speak up.  \

You must inform the public of the realities you face every day - at your house of worship, your family, at senior living facilities, your neighbors.

And legislators must be made aware if staffing is not safe and satisfactory at your facility.  You must.  Do not wait for someone else to stand up first.  YOU be the change agent.  YOU be the leader.

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Specializes in Dialysis.
3 hours ago, Kooky Korky said:

Maybe if nurses in general had been speaking up all along, demanding better staffing, things like Radonda's matter could have been prevented.

This should be a lesson to all of us.  Scared or not, SPEAK UP when you believe your workload is too heavy and is unsafe

By her own admission, none of this was the case the day this happened. She was well rested, no short staffing, and she didn't even have a patient load. Just straight up negligence 

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19 hours ago, Hoosier_RN said:

By her own admission, none of this was the case the day this happened. She was well rested, no short staffing, and she didn't even have a patient load. Just straight up negligence 

Even so

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What makes you think that nurses aren't speaking up?? I hear them shouting from the rooftops but they aren't heard! The only solution to unsafe staffing is quitting and then trying to land someplace fully staffed. Many nurses don't have this option do to financial constraints, family dynamics, etc.

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Specializes in Nephrology, Cardiology, ER, ICU.

I just keep going back that she didn't have intent to hurt that pt. 

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16 hours ago, traumaRUs said:

I just keep going back that she didn't have intent to hurt that pt. 

Agreed, an egregious error, but wow....when was the last time a doc was indicted for amputating the wrong leg?

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19 hours ago, NutmeggeRN said:

Agreed, an egregious error, but wow....when was the last time a doc was indicted for amputating the wrong leg?

I see your point, but a- they generally get sued or a huge payout is made and b-the pt doesn't generally die, although living through that would be a nightmare in my estimation

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