In this episode Karen and Mary discuss RaDonda Vaught, a former RN from Tennessee who was convicted of reckless homicide and impaired adult abuse after she was accused of inadvertently injecting a patient with a deadly dose of a paralyzing drug Vecuronium.

The case has swept the nations medical community, more specifically nurses, as Vaught's conviction sets a dangerous precedent for reporting medical errors.

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/03/25/1088902487/former-nurse-found-guilty-in-accidental-injection-death-of-75-year-old-patient

https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/health/2020/03/03/vanderbilt-nurse-radonda-vaught-arrested-reckless-homicide-vecuronium-error/4826562002/

https://nurse.org/articles/nurse-radonda-vaught-trial/

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/03/30/radonda-vaught-guilty-verdict-fallout/7215796001/

https://www.ems1.com/legal/articles/former-nurse-guilty-of-homicide-in-medication-error-death-vv8vRVSEMVxXbqhC/

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