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JULY 5, 2022

Vaught Verdict a ‘Blow’ To Patient Safety Culture


Originally published by our sister publication Pharmacy Practice News

Medication safety experts worry that the felony conviction of former nurse RaDonda Vaught for a fatal medication error she made in December 2017, while working at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee, will hinder efforts to advance a systemwide patient safety culture in hospitals that fosters openness and honesty in discussing mistakes, near misses and other safety issues without placing individual