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May 2022
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Radonda Vaught

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About this episode

Ep 76: A nurse’s deadly mistake during a routine procedure; could set a dangerous precedent for all healthcare workers.

But was this tragedy the result of criminal incompetence or the product of a systemic failure?

This is the RaDonda Vaught story


Sources for Today's Episode:

  • The Tennessean
  • NPR
  • The Independent
  • ABC News
  • USA Today
  • FOX 17 Nashville
  • Insider.com
  • American Journal of Nursing


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Keywords: Nurse, Criminally Negligent Homicide, Tennessee, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Charlene Murphey 

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