RaDonda Vaught is a former nurse, who is a Former Vanderbilt nurse and found faulty on 2 charges in the 2017 death of 75-year-old patient Charlene Murphey.
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Charlene Murpheydied on December 27, 2017, after being injected with the wrong drug by RaDonda.
RaDonda started her career as a Licensed Realtor at Keller Williams Realty, Inc. After that she became a registered nurse at Vanderbilt University Medical Centre and after that, she worked as the Throughput Coordinator at the TriStar Centennial Medical Centre.
RaDonda Vaught Verdict
RaDonda Vaught was prosecuted for a fatal drug error in 2017. She now faces three or six years in prison for negligent homicide as a defendant with no prior convictions, according to sentencing guidelines provided by the Nashville district attorney general’s office.
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RaDonda Vaught Story
RaDonda was convicted for a fatal drug error in 2017. ‘Murphey, 75, died at Vanderbilt on Dec. 27, 2017, after being injected with the wrong drug.
Murphey was supposed to receive a dose of Versed, a sedative, but was instead injected with vecuronium, which left her unable to breathe, prosecutors have said.
Testimony
The testimony from a Tennessee Bureau of Investigation agent appears to support defence arguments that Vaught’s fatal error was made possible by systemic failures at Vanderbilt. Vaught’s attorney, Peter Strianse, has described his client as a “disposable person” who was scapegoated to protect the invaluable reputation of the most prestigious hospital in Tennessee.
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