Watch the following video about the Vanderbilt nurse.
• Nurse Arrested for Fatal Error (Links to an external site.)
Discussion Questions
- In terms of negligence (not criminal), if the family decided to sue, do they have a case? Apply the concepts of duty, breach and damages. What is likely to happen?
- What is the role of CMS in a case like this?
- For a criminal action, one must have intent. Do you think the Vanderbilt nurse had intent?
- What was the role of the nursing board in this case? Would you have come to the same conclusion as the Tennessee Board of Nursing?
Kelman, B. (2021). Ex-Vanderbilt nurse Radonda Vaught loses nursing license for fatal drug error. The Tennessean. https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/health/2021/07/23/ex-vanderbilt-nurse-radonda-vaught-loses-license-fatal-error/8069185002/