Join Us For an Exclusive Learning Experience with RaDonda Vaught
All employees are invited to a special Shared Learning event featuring RaDonda Vaught on Tuesday, March 12 from 1-2:30pm.
The CommonSpirit Health National Patient Safety Team is hosting a conversation with RaDonda Vaught. Mrs. Vaught was the subject of one of the most high profile health care criminal cases in recent years — while working as a registered nurse, she made a medication error that ended the life of a patient in 2017. Today, she is a passionate advocate for safety and improvement – her story will be one that is not easily forgotten.
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Attention registered nurses: CNEs may be awarded for your attendance at this event. Please note, you must attend the entire event and complete the post-event survey by Tuesday, March 19, 5 p.m., PT. CommonSpirit CNE Administration is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
About RaDonda Vaught
Vaught was the subject of one of the most high profile health care criminal cases in recent years. While working as a BSN prepared registered nurse, Mrs. Vaught committed a medication error that ended the life of a patient in 2017.
She was charged under administrative law by the Tennessee Department of Health, leading to the revocation of her nursing license by the Tennessee Board of Nursing in a July 2021 hearing. Additionally, she was charged under criminal law and found guilty by jury trial of two felony charges in March of 2022: Negligent Homicide, and Abuse of an Impaired Adult, with placement on an Elder Abuse registry in the state of Tennessee.
Mrs. Vaught is uniquely qualified to speak firsthand on the impact this sentinel event has had on her life and her profession, along with the implications of the legal actions that followed. A passionate advocate for safety and improvement, her story will be one that is not easily forgotten.