RaDonda Vaught was convicted of reckless homicide and impaired adult abuse in the death of Charlene Murphey at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
Among the final jury, made up of six men and six women, was a practicing registered nurse and a former respiratory therapist. They elected the director of a nonprofit that works in prisons to be their foreperson. They worried the trend could ultimately hinder patient safety.
RaDonda Vaught was found guilty of criminally negligent homicide and felony abuse of an impaired adult. She was facing a charge of reckless homicide, ...
Prosecutors told the jury they think they have proven their case beyond a reasonable doubt. The prosecution called a total of 16 witnesses. They do make independent decisions, but they tend to look at orders and what other people tend to do in the unit," Craft said. She admitted she shouldn't have been distracted with something other than the medication. Donna Jones, a legal nursing consultant with 47 years of experience as a nurse, went through several scenarios in which Vaught may have noticed the mistake before it was too late. Vaught was on trial for accidentally giving the wrong medication to Murphey, leading to her death.
RaDonda Vaught's conviction could lead to years in prison. It's a rare case of a medical mistake being deemed a crime, and many worry it will have a ...
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RaDonda Vaught has been found guilty of abuse of an impaired adult. On the count of reckless homicide, she has been found guilty on a lesser charge of ...
RaDonda Vaught, a former Vanderbilt nurse, was charged with reckless homicide after making a medication error in 2017 that may have killed a patient.
"I don't think that the takeaway message here is not to be honest and truthful," Vaught said. The jury heard all the facts in this case, and they rendered a verdict accordingly, and we thank them for that," Jackson said. "This is what RaDonda Vaught did, not the nursing community." When the verdict was read, they were themselves largely still, showing no large reaction to the news. The judge will determine the sentences, which could each run concurrently or consecutively, based on statutory guidelines. "I hope that they (Murphey's family) are also just as relieved to be moving away from this process that has been held up in the legal system for four and a half years. They worried the trend could ultimately hinder patient safety. This timeline will help with the confusing case. Keep your standards." Many of them wore scrubs to court. "I hope it doesn't set any legal precedent. Jury selection in her trial began Monday.
Vaught, 37, injected the paralyzing drug vecuronium into 75-year-old Charlene Murphey instead of the sedative Versed on Dec. 26, 2017.
Vaught faces three to six years in prison on the gross neglect conviction and one to two years on the criminally negligent homicide conviction. Prior to the sentencing, Vaught said that she didn’t regret honestly admitting her mistake. Leanna Craft, a nurse educator at the neuro-ICU unit where Vaught worked, testified that it was common for nurses at that time to override the system in order to get drugs. Assistant District Attorney Chadwick Jackson told the jury in closing arguments, “RaDonda Vaught acted recklessly, and Charlene Murphey died as a result of that. I don’t think the take-away from this is not to be honest and truthful.” An expert witness for the state argued that Vaught violated the standard of care expected of nurses. Garner, who has been helping to raise money for Vaught’s defense, said ordinary people don’t understand how difficult and stressful working as a nurse can be. Two days later, doctors trying to determine the cause of the bleed ordered a PET scan to check for cancer. As Vaught waited for the verdict on Friday morning, she was continuously approached by local nurses who had come to the courthouse to support her. “Ms. Murphey’s family is at the forefront of my thoughts every day,” she said. Murphey had been admitted to the neurological intensive care unit on Dec. 24, 2017, after suffering from a brain bleed. RaDonda Vaught, 37, injected the paralyzing drug vecuronium into 75-year-old Charlene Murphey instead of the sedative Versed on Dec. 26, 2017.
RaDonda Vaught and her attorney Peter Strianse listen as verdicts are read at the end of her trial in Nashville, Tenn., on Friday, March 25, 2022. (AP).
I hope that they are able to find peace with the resolution of this process.” Start your Independent Premium subscription today. Investigators found that she was supposed to have administered a sedative for the patient’s comfort, but instead she was accused of giving Murphy a different medication that causes paralysis.
RaDonda Vaught was accused of giving Charlene Murphey, a 75-year-old patient, a fatal dose of the wrong medication in December 2017.
Vaught faces three to six years in prison on the gross neglect conviction and one to two years on the criminally negligent homicide conviction. Prior to the sentencing, Vaught said that she didn’t regret honestly admitting her mistake. Leanna Craft, a nurse educator at the neuro-ICU unit where Vaught worked, testified that it was common for nurses at that time to override the system in order to get drugs. Assistant District Attorney Chadwick Jackson told the jury in closing arguments, “RaDonda Vaught acted recklessly, and Charlene Murphey died as a result of that. I don’t think the take-away from this is not to be honest and truthful.” An expert witness for the state argued that Vaught violated the standard of care expected of nurses. Garner, who has been helping to raise money for Vaught’s defense, said ordinary people don’t understand how difficult and stressful working as a nurse can be. Two days later, doctors trying to determine the cause of the bleed ordered a PET scan to check for cancer. As Vaught waited for the verdict on Friday morning, she was continuously approached by local nurses who had come to the courthouse to support her. “Ms. Murphey’s family is at the forefront of my thoughts every day,” she said. Murphey had been admitted to the neurological intensive care unit on Dec. 24, 2017, after suffering from a brain bleed. RaDonda Vaught, 37, injected the paralyzing drug vecuronium into 75-year-old Charlene Murphey instead of the sedative Versed on Dec. 26, 2017.