Nurse RaDonda Vaught’s Hearing Testimony
Channel: KFF Health News
Date: 2022-03-21

UPDATE: RaDonda Vaught was convicted of gross neglect of an impaired adult and negligent homicide on March 25, 2022, after a three-day trial. Read the latest coverage from KHN here: https://khn.org/news/article/radonda-vaught-nurse-drug-error-vanderbilt-guilty-verdict/

Vaught, a Tennessee nurse, was on trial in a criminal case that has caught the attention of medical professionals across the country. The case involved a medical mistake Vaught made which resulted in a patient's death while she was a nurse at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in late December 2017.

Vaught's widely anticipated trial began in Nashville on March 21, 2022. Her case became a rallying cry for nurses and doctors who worry about setting a precedent criminalizing medical mistakes. Many were watching what happened in the courtroom.

Produced by: Hannah Norman

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