The biggest thing about this case was the fact that she had reported her error the moment she found out and NEVER tried to hide it. That is why the family forgave her, she knew she did wrong.
It would have come out at the autopsy tho. They would’ve found the lethal dose of medicine and it would be easy to identify who gave it to the patient being that this woman was her nurse. She would’ve been in more trouble if she lied so of course she told the truth.
@@lovejunkie6078 there wasn’t an autopsy, because the hospital lied.. they didn’t tell the ME what actually happened… Radonda told them and all they did was cover their own ass.
@@lovejunkie6078 I remember reading that the original death certificate said she died of natural causes. Vanderbilt failed to notify the state of the drug error related death, even though RaDonda Vault reported her error immediately. It was determined that Vanderbilt did not have safety precautions in place that would have prevented Mrs Murphy's death and was only required to submit written safety precautions to maintain their Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement status. There should have been no way for an override to make vecuronium available in the first place. Vanderbilt faced no penalty for their role in Mrs Murphy's death.
@@lilkittyanime Ms. Vault immediately reported the error. She didn't try to hide it. Vanderbilt failed to report it to state. They tried to cover it up and a death certificate was issued that said Mrs. Murphy died of natural causes.
This right here is why they shouldn't force nurses, or even doctors, to work these grueling, insane shifts without any sleep, or give them up to 60 patients with no attending doctor. The entire medical industry needs to change.
Even then, what is considered a mentally fit state of mind for one person may not be for another. We must let people come into work when THEY FEEL ready.
I don’t think her excuse for killing the patient was that she was sleep deprived. She just didn’t care enough to follow procedures and double check what she was doing
I cannot fathom the guilt she has to shoulder for the rest of her life knowing that a mistake of her's took someone else's life away. Even if you say she has to face consequences, that's a punishment in itself.
@@gcg8187 I so agree with that if they meet in heaven the patient would probably be compassionate and say they were tired anyway because this was not a young person and ho didn’t experience life
Well it's kind of hard to hide a murder at a hospital of course she's gonna report it right away, people act as if this was on the street or in a bar. If she didn't report right away and try to cover up they would trace back to her anyway... She did nothing admirable by reporting "right away" she killed somebody on accident, we call that manslaughter in america. If that was your brother father sister you'd be upset but I'm sure a big lawsuit settlement would wipe all your tears away. This nurse did nothing special, she effed up
Thank you for forgiving her, we live in a society today where there is no grace for any mistakes. I pray she forgives herself as well. I was a nurse for 17 years and the patient load and expectations for nurses were bad back then. I can't believe what they expect out of you today. My last job they gave me half the floor to take care of, they all were alot of fresh surgery's needing medications. I was in tears by the end of my shift, so I went to the head nurse that morning when I got off and said if this is the way you do nursing I don't do it this way and left that job.
@@margeryojije7862that’s all really great for you buddy but the point is someone did forgive. You might not be capable of it but don’t try to bring everyone else down with you just because you couldn’t find it in yourself to do it
Yeah I dont know which fairy tale land you come from, but if someone killed my family member accident or not, they will go to jail. You're crazy for sympathizing with a murderer
I can't feel bad for the dumb / incompetent. She killed someone and she could do it again because of her incompetence. Intentions doesn't matter, results matter.
Well, forgiveness is not about justifying someone’s offence, forgetting their behaviour, nor reconciliation. It is way more than this. It is making yourself feel more positive, beginning to heal from this entire situation. Forgiveness is for them, not for anyone else
I once accidentally gave the wrong dose of an iron supplement to a young child. It was the one and only mistake I've made in my entire career. Nobody was hurt, and the issue was corrected, but I still think about it. I cant imagine how much worse it would be if my mistake had killed someone. I hope she's okay.
We all make mistakes, some can be reversed yet some cannot. Its also human to forgive because mistakes will always be there. Its not easy to end someone else's life when you didn't mean to and to live with the guilt for the rest of your life.... I hope she is ok too
I know I couldn't, I refused to be 112 (europe's 911) phone operator because of that, and yet I needed a job badly, but I can't carry people's life like that.
. It actually cost you your entire career. Presume you had studied for approximately 15 years in the field, and due to a mistake, your career as a physician would be abruptly ended.(It's really tough to make it through probation, and fear can start to consume you just like plague.) That is truly a devastating outcome.
That’s why many kill themselves. Honestly, my hospital is so strict on everything and I’ve had a couple of times accidentally forgotten to waste medications and I’ve had to do urine tests and whatnot and it was grueling. It made me feel so low. Now I’m just hyper vigilant which can be unhealthy but hopefully I don’t make any more mistakes or I get fired.
Right! I wouldnt want to do it. Think of medical, military, daycares (being distracted and dropping a baby), mechanics, you name it. Accidents happen. We have to accept that things can and do go wrong. Let's stop trying to end peoples lives because of it and hope it doesn't happen to us...
The victim’s family is very honorable and peaceful and I’m glad they chose to forgive than to try to destroy someone else’s life. Horrible tragedy. I wish the victim’s family nothing but the best from here.
There was a doc's order for a correct med. She overrode the correct med in the computerized medication dispensing system & gave a paralytic med instead. Normally it takes a second nurse or pharmacy staff to allow override. Not sure how she managed to do this....so sorry for all concerned. Glad no prison term is involved.
Because the a_s who designed the medication dispensing system, and the a_s hospital executive who bought it, created a situation where this could happen, and were not held accountable. There you go!
Well the victim was 75 and we don’t know if the family was actually that close to the victim. Imagine if a nurse gave a lethal dose to your loved one, child, spouse…would you be as forgiving? Tsk tsk
@@TehxHope It would be sooooo hard to be forgiving, but, I *hope* I would try to see things with an open perspective (but I hope I never have to be put in that position, because it would be a struggle to forgive for sure). I would hope my family would forgive the nurse if it was me who died.
@@TehxHope Age has nothing to do with it. The patient obviously left her family with many fond memories. Yes it would be devastating if it was a child. But please don’t bring age into it. Our loved ones leave such sadness when they pass. Kudos to the nurse who reported what she had done immediately. And the family who forgave her leave us all humbled. Stay safe everyone. 💖
The most frightening part about this case was that the hospital tried to cover it up, even when the nurse came forward with the mistake immediately. She was the one blamed for everything. The hospital faced no consequences (except a severe staffing shortage because they showed just how little they value their nurses)
Hospital try to cover this stuff up all the time to save their ass and the employee. Unfortunately her mistake was so grossly negligent they could cover it and of course she took the blame it is 100 percent her fault
I feel like this is terrifying. She understands she messed up, and I can’t even imagine the panic and fear that she felt when she realised what she had done.
@Mom you really shouldn't just openly talk about suicide like this. It's really not something you should just throw around as a comment when something horrible happens in your life. I've lost someone incredibly dear to me through a suicide that I witnessed, 10 years ago. Hearing people say they'd " just kill themselves" if so and so ever happened. Just truly breaks my heart. It's honestly the worst pain you could possibly put your loved ones through. Noone of us will ever be the same. And the most f-ed up part is before he collapsed I seen the regret in his eyes. But it was already too late. Please reconsider what you say. The suicide rate is on the rise everywhere, among all ages. It's only going to get better if we do better together. I understand what happened to this lady was completely tragic. But that doesn't mean she should curse her family with the pain of her suicide on top of it. She owned up to it. The family forgave her. I'm sure her God understands. If she's a believer. And the judge understood too. If she would have killed herself what good would it have done? Just stopped her from feeling guilty? But meanwhile do what kind of harm to her loved ones? And sending what kind of a message to all those nurses? It would just feed the cycle of suicide. And make others feel like it's a justifiable thing to do.
@@tiff6264 oh come on she is talking about herself and she would feel if it happened to her only. No message for anyone else, she is not a famous nurse (as far as we know).
This is so sad. Of course it wasn't intentional. But everyone is able to make mistakes. As a nurse her job has a heavier weight on her shoulders... In really sorry for her and the patient's family
No, the nurse should already know what comes with being a nurse, if you can’t get your mind straight for the stress that nursing brings, you’re not qualified. Nurses need mental health evaluations just like the patients
I wonder if you would've said the same if it was a child instead of that 75yo person or someone from your own family. I almost died at 6 yo because a nurse gave me an injection with a double dose. Nothing happened to her.
I’m glad she’s not going to jail… however she violated more than one hospital policy and made more than 17 back to back errors, she should never be a nurse again.
I find it hard to believe that 17 back to back errors is a one time thing. I think that hospital needs to be investigated. It should be clear to everyone that profit is more important than lives. Not just in hospitals, but in America as a whole.
You can’t fake remorse, you can’t fake stress, this nurse will never be the same. She will face years of guilt, I truly hope the family stays connected with her. Her struggle is only beginning.
This makes me terrified as a current nursing student in my first semester… but it makes me more aware of the mistakes that can happen and will make me double, triple, quadruple check everything in the future.. we can do this 💪
Just be extra careful when you override medications. There’s a lot of power in overriding orders. But nurses do it all the time to get around med dispensary machine safe guards since they’re over worked. Just be careful.
This is exactly why I quit nursing school. My professor told me a story of a nurse who gave a patient the wrong dosage due to the doctor’s orders. She went to prison and ruined her life all for following orders. No thanks. Being a nurse is way too high risk with no reward
@@HELLOkitty90210 wow you make it sound so easy Disobeying a doctor and telling them the reason why isn't as simple as you think If you have experience being a nurse or any job in the medic field then forget what i said My mom work's in the medic field as a nurse and let me tell you she respects the doctors in her line of work even more ever since the pandemic started Anyway enough rant My point is that Nurses could either trust the doctor enough for them not to question them or just simply be in a hurry Because I can't tell you how tired my mom always is when she gets back home late at night or sometimes even in the morning because she's too busy running around, getting stuff, checking on patients, and delivering what the doctor's need etc especially since the pandemic She's to busy working instead of checking the medication she brings to clients because she can't just waste time on checking each of the bottle/medications she brings. Hope you understand what I'm getting at here, I'm only in 6th grade, can't type well So I hope the nurse in the video really was just following the doctor's orders If your wandering about my dad he sadly passed away last year from Corona So im trying my very best to not catch it along with keeping my hands Clean and wearing a mask At school they said that we don't have to wear masks as much anymore but I'm not taking any chances! Sorry for the long text it's been a while since I last talked to someone even though it's just through text
The government should seriously do an investigation in hospitals and improve the healthcare system. The forgiveness from the family was super amazing. It was powerful and good.
Being on strong pain meds for almost 20 years, the only time I overdosed was in the hospital because of a nurse. Also a pharmacist gave my pills to some lady and gave me her pills. I told her and she freaked out and called the lady. Luckily she didn't take my pills because it would have killed her. With certain jobs, you have to be very cautious and pay attention.
hey I knew a situation at Vanderbilt that involved a chronically I'll 17 year old. she only had about a year to live anyway. a nurse gave her phenergran but did not mix it properly. it burned up her arm and they had to amputate. she lived her last year of life with one arm and multiple issues and surgeries.
God couldn't agree more. I've heard too many stories of people telling nurses they think they've given a too high dose to them. And it's only until the worse happens they listen.
When med errors happen, look at the management not just the person who made the error. Was she overworked with too many patients? That’s the case in many places!
@@killagdawg Personally, I don’t think it’s an excuse. It looks more like that this person is stating one of the factors that could contribute and lead to such errors to even occur. By delving deeper we can see more and prevent more from these errors to happen.
I’m a pharmacy technician and been working as one for over 10 years. There will forever be a human error factor so making sure you follow policy and procedures with no shortcuts is the only way to prevent human errors. I cannot stress how important that is as a health care worker.
@@peatyxxjxxx1494 I would think that both I and the pharmacist would get fired and our licenses taken away. Luckily the hospital I work for has a lot of policy in procedures in place to protect members and staff. Also the yearly training we do. I don’t take shortcuts even if it means the member waiting a bit longer.
Give me a break. She was egregiously negligent. She ignored procedure and close to 20 warning signs that what she was doing could kill someone. The victim died a terrible death. She was fully cognizant, unable to speak or yell for help, while she slowly suffocated to death. This nurse deserves to be in prison.
@@mydogsioux exactly , this isn't something you just brush off and say "well people make mistakes" she is supposed to be a train professional that is capable of taking care of patients , she disregarded protocols and someone died because of it , she should go to prison.
My pharmacist is very strict.He is from Africa. I know he worked his butt off to make it to U.S.A plus get his education.I understand him even though, he gives me a hard time with schedule 4 medications.I get my other pills, two days before time, but, I understand the man. He’s a good pharmacist, who is afraid of screwing up.. who isn’t?🤷♂️
@@BebeDaull : Yes, I would. I'd be upset about the death of my relative, but it was obvious it was an accident. And all evidence points to her real innocence. She immediately recognized her error, and reported it, never even considered trying to hide it. So it was truly an accident, as tragic as it was. People make mistakes. If it were _you_ who made that mistake, what would you say then about this sort of verdict? What would you say about people showing you compassion?
this nurse is being used as a scapegoat for the hospital's mistakes -- if you read into the case there was A LOT happening that led to this mistake that easily could've been avoided I feel so sorry for her
@@rachelkat possibly in the court documents she was not allowed to speak to the victims side until the case was closed? she seems like an amazing woman who expressed her wrongdoings and never tried to hid her mistake.
@Mark Philly Not necessarily. Her lawyers may have told her that she'll have her moment to apologize but not while the case is pending trial. If that wasn't the case and she was allowed to speak freely, she might have felt terrible grief and couldn't bare to say a word about. We just don't know enough to judge her negatively.
@@rachelkat She probably did Apologize, after all She told people she made a mistake first thing didn't try to hide it. I'm betting she apologized a million times before this even got to court. And this reporter is just choosing to ignore it. because the sentence the first time she apologized in 4 years will get a bigger reaction from viewers. There's also all the legal stuff, and it's a very common for the two sides to be banned from talking to each other. And only communicate through lawyers.
A hospital dropped my 97 y.o. dad on his head and it killed him. My mother said to forgive and asked the hospital to have meetings to find a way to ensure that this never happens again. They did, and were very serious about it, giving my mother a copy of the minutes of each meeting. Accidents and mistakes happen even in the best of circumstances. Learn to forgive. It's hard sometimes but try.
These mistaken aren't the ones you have to make to learn from, but when you do it it's important that you make sure it won't happen again. I agree with what you say
@@tonyf.8858 So sorry for your loss. So glad your mom could find forgiveness. She is a better person than I. I still can't forgive the man that murdered my fiancé. It has been 26 years this month. It still hurts and feels like yesterday. But it is a different situation your dad was an accident. My fiancé was done on purpose.
@@cyndicottrell21 Thank you. I am so, so sorry for what you went through. Yes, it's very hard to forgive sometimes but sometimes having forgiveness can give a person peace of mind as you're letting it finally go, never to be bothered by it again. I wish you luck AND peace of mind. God Bless.
I would encourage everyone right now to read more into this case, this is WAY more than meets the eye. This nurse was essentially thrown under the bus by the hospital she was working at where this occurred. The hospital was already having flawed procedures and electronic communication issues where nurses were constantly having to override the system to get any medication for patients which played a big part in this mistake happening. Right after she gave the fatal dose, she realized it and from the beginning told the truth about what happened, but the hospital is the one that didn't tell. Seriously, look into all of the full story. I'm not a nurse, so nurses feel free to correct anything I might have said wrong.
@@mariekano9730 she failed to cover her own ass. She's compliant in the negligence. I'm glad she's not doing jail time but let's not take her personal choice to break the rules away from her.
This is what compassion looks like. They certainly didn’t need to forgive her… but they did. Heart goes out to the family, can’t imagine having to get up and give that testimony.
@@louwinters508 exactly. I would understand if the family didn’t forgive her but they did because they accepted it was an awful accident. She already is gonna deal with this for life knowing she killed someone unintentionally. She shouldn’t be seen as a killer cause she isn’t but she shouldn’t get as much support as the family of the woman who died
This is one of the reasons why I didn’t renew my license. Nurses have way to many heavy responsibilities. I cried when a seasoned nurse rushed me to administer my patients meds. It’s overwhelming
Agreed! Being a nurse means being constantly overworked; forced OT is real and hospitals could care less Bout you. They'd just hire a traveller or seasonal nurse to replace you at double your salary. Makes no sense; we need reform on our pay and working conditions
This is terrifying. You trust your doctors and nurses, with your life. I think it’s a good idea for family to double check medications given to a loved one. No, we shouldn’t have to, but after this… I will be checking. I don’t think jail time was appropriate. This was a horrendous mistake, but she will have to live with it for the rest of her life. It’s sad all the way around.
Even if it was a mistake, it cost someone's life. That was the exact charge that was brought up. So it seems to me that she cheated the justice system because her alleged mistake fit the charge like a hand in a glove.
If I accidentally discharge a weapon in my house and it kills my neighbor? Shouldn't I face prison? 🤠 Edit: my point is intention, you can still get prison time for ACCIDENTALLY killing someone this is called >> manslaughter
Nurses definitely aren't the criminals here, it's the medical system in general. They exploit their workers so much to the point of exhaustion, but these workers do their absolute best to serve us quality care. I hope the family is able to forgive her, she seems like a very hard working nurse
Oh ya, blame it on anyone but the real criminal who killed a woman, nobody is forcing u to be a nurse, if u can't take the heat of being one just leave the hell out of the hospital. Her killing a human being and ppl like u defending it is just the level of evil u ppl have in u, and only God knows how many u have killed so far because u were "tired".
@0xInternal Rage and indignation is such an easy thing for us people to feel. It DOES take a strong person to be able to forgive, to put aside these feelings of anger and frustration, and understand a situation at hand.
@@mattacer You're implying that the sole reason for forgiveness is to be petty about it. I wouldn't forgive just to prove that I'm the "stronger person". I know that it would consume me to stay angry and upset. I forgive so that I can live.
The fact that she didn’t try to hide it and immediately knew what she did shows how remorseful she is for her actions. We need more people like her. I’m glad she avoided jail.
@@samuelsexton7375 I agree and I’m glad she avoided jail. However do not refer to this as just a “small mistake” because it surely wasn’t. It was the loss of a grandfather, a Dad, a loved one. It was anything, but a small mistake. And should not be referred to as just a “mistake.”
What you said is true, but we do not need more people like her in the way that she made this mistake. We do need more people to come clean with their actions though.
The scary part is she isn’t the only one to make this mistake, thousands of people die every year because of mistakes both doctors and nurses make......
@@leigmabaols239 scary thing is that some nurses and doctors have killed tons of people becuse they simply wanted to hard to know if it was intentional or not
@@KnightCx Thats not the point. The point is, people in the medical field have a huge responsibility, and pure negligence cannot be tolerated. This wasnt a simple mistake, this was negligence and it killed someone. There needs to be serious consequences for negligent actions that lead to death. Not a slap on the wrist.
Analyzing her body language, it’s clear she’s not a bad person. She was honest to own up to her mistake as soon as she realized. I have so much respect for the family for giving her another chance. It’s painful to lose a family member, but they were also very compassionate and wise to not let anger and hatred get to them, knowing that this was all just a mistake. I hope the nurse and the family can move on with their lives happily!
@@raphaelx1441 It was a mistake and she reported it immediately when she realized it. She is a NURSE. She is supposed to inject people with their medications. However, she made a mistake and injected the wrong thing. You can not define her as a person based on one mistake that she evidently feels remorse for.
@@lala_k05 just because she reported it doesn't mean it was a mistake. The two medications were totally different. One was solid and had a warning label on it. The one she was supposed to use was liquid. There's no mistaking the difference between the 2 drugs. There were other things she did wrong afterwards too. She wouldn't let anyone in the room for a while after administering the fatal drug. I feel bad for the deceased patient. She was murdered.
@@thrshwll1526 we ALL feel bad for the deceased person. But why the hell would she give the patient a lethal drug dose and then go report it like she wouldn’t be in huge trouble?
I know this was a mistake. But if I was the victim's family, I don't think I would like the huge celebration after the defendant avoided serving time. Or am I missing something?
This is why I could never work in the medical field. I make those “tiny” mistakes more than I’d like to admit with small things, wrong spice, wrong label etc. Never on purpose, but still annoying when I do it obviously because it sets me back. The thought of accidentally grabbing the wrong medication to give to a person or animal terrifies me. I don’t think I’d be able to handle the guilt.
So that’s why my Pepper jar had salt in it instead ! Lol jk Your right , small mistakes in some professions could mean dangerous or fatal mistakes in others.
Idk, this seems like a slippery slope. I feel like there should be a minimum sentence for this. Nurses can just commit murder from now on and say “it was an accident I’m sawwy 😢” and they’ll be fine no questions asked? Yikes
@@Ughstopped. She reported the mistake immediately 2. It’s not like she has a pattern of committing mistakes; I’m sure they would have mentioned previous records 3. If the nurse did it again, most likely she quit or got fired, she would be charged.
This is one of these things where it's simply a pure tragedy. Nobody intended to kill anyone, yet someone died and someone almost went to jail and lost their career forever.
I'm honestly proud of the victims family for this. Nurses do NOT order drugs, so I want to know how this happened. My bro is a pharmacist - the amount of accidental ODs and interactions he prevents would shock everyone, I'm sure.
She grabbed the wrong drug. She want told to give the patient this lethal drug, she gave it to the patient in error. Problem is, the lethal medicine came with a big red label located directly on top of bottle lid that stated how lethal the drug was. So this nurse not only grabbed the wrong drug, she somehow missed the huge warning label.
Yeah she held herself accountable an was straight up honest, alot of people would've played dumb like I dunno what happened she didn't, that says alot about her character I fully believe it was accidental no need to sentence her to prison, it's a sad ordeal nonetheless I'm glad her an the family involved can move forward threw this tragedy
This again shows that nursing isn‘t just cleaning up behind patients and putting on a few band-aids. Every healthcare professional including myself knows how just one error can impact others as drastically as this and it’s terrifying. It should also act as a reminder to all the CEOs, managers, Directors and so on how dangerous it is to have overworked and understaffed personnel. Glad the family was able to forgive her
I’m in nursing school and this scenario terrifies me more than anything. I double and triple check everything even if it takes me longer than my classmates because hurting someone because of not doing so would devastate me. I wouldn’t be able to live with it. Like I said, it terrifies me. A human life is precious and needs to be safeguarded at all times.
@@deekang6244 I've wondered if after this it will lead to nurses carrying insurance similar to malpractice insurance. But I'm not in the medical field so something could already be out there.
Props to the family of the deceased for showing forgiveness. I've been on the receiving end of a medical mistake made by a healthcare worker that could have ended in me bleeding out to death. I didn't make a scene because I know mistakes happen and it wasnt due to gross negligence. We all make mistakes. I make mistakes at my job but I also work with computers and files so my mistakes have far less dangerous consequences. I hope she comes to the point where she can forgive herself.
Negligence sadly happens and mistakes sadly also happens. My mom is a nurse she tells me all the time how she made mistakes and how her coworkers made mistakes.
@@thaloblue Sorta. It's a long story involving cancer treatment and a misplaced suparpubic catheter(namely the bulb that gets inflated). Basically, I didn't realize my bladder was filling up with blood until I felt a weird sensation by my pelvis. When I got up off the chair in my room, I saw a huge pool of blood on the floor. My shorts and pc seat were soaked. Went back to A&E and bled even more there. I felt mostly okay during the entire incident - just dealt with some dizziness and feeling light-headed. I didn't realize how dangerous the situation was until the two attending doctors told me.
I’m glad they forgave her. She seemed genuinely wrecked over this whole thing and she immediately informed people when she realized what she did. Sometimes we need to give nurses a bit of break, they make mistakes like everyone else.
We need a nursing policy overhaul. All 50 states need to have a mandated PATIENT TO NURSE RATIO, so that 1 nurse isn’t taking care of 30 patients in a unit. Or an ED or ICU nurse aren’t overloaded with too many nurses. There needs to be MAJOR policy implementation with that.
Please, Nurses have 3 patients maybe 4 hardly ever 5, it's the pcts/cnas that get that ridiculous amount of patients, ya'll really give nurses too much credit, seriously!
@@-.Germanicus.- I understand what you're going after, but having a max patient-to-nurse ratio is going to hopefully prevent the rare occasion that a nurse is overworked and makes mistakes that causes tragedies like the one in the video. A nurse that isn't being overworked shouldn't feel the impact of a law like this, but a overworked nurse definitely will.
@@pafena Really because I'm a current nursing student and plenty of my clinical rotations (at different facilities mind you) I'm seeing nurses with 4-6 patients a shift and no techs. They damn near jump for joy when they know they're getting students for a few hours to help take the load off.
The fact that she immediately admitted her mistake speaks volume for her character. Both my grandparents use visits from nurses for thier medications - one day we got a call that they had switched up their medicines. They had told thier agencies hours after the fact, but hadn't said anything to us while we were in the room with them just after they had done it. And we knew they realised the issue immediately because they were being weird and discussing something while still in the house. Thankfully everything was OK. But it could have been really bad as they had completely different medications and we were left with the decision of whether we needed to take them both to A&E to get thier stomachs pumped as the agency offered no advice
As a nurse who's been through times where we used to work up to 12hours a shift without drinking, sitting, or using the bathrooms I'm not even surprised stuff like this happens....there were many days I walked home just being glad everyone was alive.
A long time ago I gave the wrong patient penicillin. I was very fortunate that she was not allergic to it or I could’ve been in the same position as this woman. Nurses have so much they have to keep in their heads and they’re usually too busy without enough help.
@@imrizzkhalifa imagine that was your mum or grandma she killed though. I want to know what made the family forgive her too. When you kill someone from your error that should be manslaughter or something due to negligence right
I am an RN for 35 yrs and retired now. The general public doesn't realize the constant mental, physical and emotional demands placed on nurses. At some point, you get mentally and physically fatigued and make poor decisions. The results can be devastating, as in this case. This nurse did not intend to harm her patient. I really feel for her and for the patient and her family members. I'm glad I'm out now. It's a system failure.
I was an elementary teacher for 30 years. If I made a mistake on a child’s test, I could easily correct it and maybe give the child a sticker for pointing it out. I was forever grateful that a teacher’s error wasn’t lethal. My heart goes out to the doctors and nurses who make a mistake and it has devasting consequences.
Doesn't sound equivalent. A lethal mistake a teacher can make, is touching a student wrong. But I guess you can have more control there. I guess nurses do have a more fragile job. 😅
Yeah that's true, but people tend to give leniency when one is remorseful. I am surprised at the amount of people who just assume law is enforced in a binary nature, that's not how the system works, nor should it be. If we wanted to enforce things like that, we'd get rid of the idea of "manslaughter" and just charge everyone who causes another to die with murder. But no, that doesn't make sense. The goal is not to punish people, it's to keep dangerous people away from society, which means locking them up or issuing them a death sentence. This kills two birds with one stone, as it deters people from committing crimes as well. Should we really lock a nurse up for making an honest mistake? She should have her license revoked and kept out of medical practice, but she shouldn't be treated as a danger to society.
Whatever. You do realize that all those people now know that if the same happens to them they will be ok. I hope you feel safe the next time you get medical care.
She knows she is responsible for the death of someone's family member. This will most likely follow her for her entire life. I feel so bad for her, she never wanted any of this to happen, yet her life has been forever changed. I'm so sorry for the family and for the nurse. No one should have to go through any of this.
@@RougeIncognito She wasn't paying attention, unfortunately, as she was training someone (not an excuse). Vanderbilt has a terrible system that requires a 2 letter override, (as many hospitals unfortunately do), used on a regular basis. The meds have the same first 2 letters for the override, as do many other meds. The meds in the computerized cabinet all have warning labels. Vanderbilt tried to cover it up when she reported the error. Was it a colossal mistake? Absolutely. But, the hospital trying to cover it up after she reported it?! Then placing all the blame on her when they got caught, that's criminal.
Working in the medical field for almost 20 years, I can say for a fact that reporting one’s error is not something you see frequently. Cover up is almost always the 1st line of action. Hats off to her for coming clean and respect to the families involved for showing forgiveness.
I've heard about doctors and nurses covering up things like this but I don't understand the pat on the backs for her doing what she supposed to do. If someone stays on the scene of a accident, we don't give kudos to them. It's what your supposed to do. (No shade to you personally, I'm just replying)
I worked labour and delivery for 10 years in the UK. I’m glad to report ‘cover up was never the first line of defence’ I saw some pretty major life threatening ‘mistakes’ from midwives and Dr’s. There was no hesitation in reporting it and a whole team would be on it. They have a culture that encourages honesty in reporting mistakes, and it works well in saving lives.
@@Venus20000 that's because in the US everyone is litigation-happy and VERY quick to point the finger and place blame and want "justice" for literally everything. And not just on the individual but as a healthcare worker in the UK I'm sure you have a very good understanding of how screwed up our Healthcare system is in the US. All of the huge fees and insurnace investigations and criminal and board of health investigations that would happen to the medical facility it occurred in. Everyone would be ruined so I think they avoid the consequences. Not on a moral basis. I got my BSN and became and RN and then I switched to medical administration with a concentration in medical ethics and for a while I did sensitivity training for medical personnel. It hardened my soul to the core and I HAD to leave the medical field completely. I had to start my education and career completely over at 32 years old with kids because I just couldn't be a part of the horrific system I saw play put every day. I'm a preschool teacher now and make a quarter of what I did before but I'm much happier. I am envious of a happy labor and delivery nursing team, I am grateful for them but I am only envious because I wish that's what we had more of here. I'm very grateful for medical personnel like yourself who hold yourself and others around you accountable. It shouldn't be a lot to ask but it isn't the status quo in a lot of places. 💜
@@khaleelmohammed9924 Yea, but still. She killed a person no matter what if it was an accident and if she reported it immediately without hiding anything. Favoritism
say this happens someone has gotten a large amount of water into their lungs you try to admit CPR and oops you with your awesome might break thee ribs causing internal bleeding killing the person is that really your fault
Human error is always bound to happen. I can’t imagine how stressful it would be as a medical professional to never make a mistake. If the average person makes a mistake, it’s a “mistakes happen, and learn from them”. But be able to go the prison, is mind blowing.
@@dogmuncher_69 The same thing can be said with drunk driver who's intent was to reach home and not to kill someone yet they get more time behind jail. Same logic buddy. Not saying she is murderer but her mistake made her patient die. Cmon that's just stupid.
As far as I've read. She reported her accident immediately when it happened and she didn't try to run or hide from the problem. The family forgave her. And most importantly while covid is still running rampant I'm sure this poor nurse is working 70+ hours a week and is dead ass tired with minimal help. Save our medical division America. We need them
It was an honest mistake. And the girl was traumatized. I think the offence carried enough punishment for her. She has to live with it. It's sad more than just anger
I would’ve done the same because you can tell that she innocently made a mistake and she also recognized it a evil person would try to hide it My deepest condolences to the family who lost their loved one and may she RIP 🙏🏼
You would understand if you knew how much a nurse does in the scope of her work. I am relieved for Radonda an I admire the family. There is no winner here.
I would feel angry at myself for feeling angry at a mistake. Yes I would want her to have consequences, yet it was just an honest accident. Therefore dwelling on it would make me feel even more as terrible. I can’t blame her for an accident because it wasn’t on purpose. They need to figure out a way how to treat nurses better.
Can’t imagine the pain she must be feeling after dedicated her life to helping people live …then mistakenly take someone’s life. God bless the victim’s family for their understanding and forgiveness.
She should be Locked up… if that was my family member she killed, I’d shoot her dead. 3 years probation? For taking someone’s Life Away… another case of women getting less punishment than they deserve.
She’s lucky the lady was 75. If this happened to a child people wouldn’t be so forgiving. Unfortunately, mistakes happen even in the best working conditions
Imagine spending so much time and effort because you want to help people and save lives and then you take one on accident. It much have been so terrible for her
@@GabeHowardd of course it was her fault but it was an accident, she pointed out her error and was absolutely heartbroken just as much as the family. You don't realize the environment we nurses have to work in.
The sin in any accident is not reporting it immediately. She didn't try to hide anything, and besides that, the punishment she is putting herself through internally will be tougher than any jail term.
@@grimalteruism8641 Yes, I'm sure you can trust your gut on the internal thoughts and emotions of a woman you have never personally interacted with, nor know anything about.
She made more then 10 procedural errors before she finally got her hands on the lethal medicine that clearly stated "warning paralizing agent" I'm no nurse but I think after seeing that warning I'd step back rethink what I'm doing ... no matter how busy or tired I am.
Well in all fairness it was supposed to be a sedative for surgery so being labeled paralyzing agent is not outside the realm of possibility in my opinion. I would personally be too paranoid that I would double check everything just to be sure. I wouldn’t want to have to live with something like this.
If u were a nurse, you would understand how much workload and pressure some of them have. It's not a desk job where u can leave ur work for tomorrow. Sometimes ur brains zone out. It's the hospitals fault for over working their staff.
She should be better at her job. She literally did the opposite of what she went their to do. She deserves to face some sort of consequence. Perhaps not 6 years jail time, but something, in my opinion.
My sister’s doctor gave her penicillin back in 1968. It was an emergency, and he did not know that she was allergic. He became my family’s doctor after the older doctor (who made house calls) died. My sister had a bad reaction that sent her into coma. I was angry of course, but I eventually forgave him, as did our family. He apologized and I guess he expected us to sue, but he had did many charitable things for our community and was a good person. To take his license would have meant bad healthcare outcomes for poorer patients that he served. This was a mistake, a tragic one.
It was an emergency and he did not know that she was allergic, I am sorry she suffered from coma but how will you check if she is allergic or not? i am just curious
Extremely different circumstances here. The medication was ordered and had a specific name, and this nurse negligently just didn’t read the label OR the warnings. Your sister could’ve died without intervention regardless (if it were truly an emergency as you’ve stated) rush decisions happen in emergency situations. Nothing about this was rushed other than that nurse not doing her job right 🤷🏼♀️ doesn’t really compare AT ALL.
I wish there would have been a sentence or two on the liability of the hospital. Over working nurses makes these mistakes inevitable. When we take care of our nurses and pay them well enough to take days off when needed and staff their units well enough, these mistakes drop drastically.
Sadly, covid 19 causes alot of hospital to overwork everyone and not just nurses. Sometime you just don't have a choice. My friend is a nurse and when covid 19 newly started she had to work almost everyday for the first 5 months nonstop since her colleagues were getting infected left and right.
Just curious, how do you know she was overworked etc. This is a terrible situation and I don’t think she deserves to go to prison, but the top of the bottle was bright red. I understand forgiveness, but what if this patient was 25 years old? I think saying she did nothing wrong is a bit scary. You have to hold healthcare providers to a high standard.
It's a weakness, seized upon and exploited by those who prey on the simple minded. That's why you've got million dollar megachurches in the same country that a twisted ideology like islam is on the rise.
@@atrainbrady3208 You're right; nor should it be. I'm of the opinion that she knew what she did, and either did it out of a sense of easing the pain, or malice. You cannot mistake a warning label on a bottle like that, than you can mistake bleach for baby formula.
I admire the family's understanding attitude and feel truly glad that they recognize it as an accident and did not hold it against the nurse. Hope they get along well
Mistakes come in all sizes, it's clear she knows she made a tragic accident and immediately owned up to it. I'm so glad to see all sides here did well by their parts ❤
@@F34RGLS You realize her attorneys would most likely advise against an early apology as it is turned into an admission of guilt. And these matters, obviously, can drag out for years which sucks for everybody.
As a 72 year-old man, if I’m ever given something which is fatal, it is ok - I wouldn’t be missed anyway as I’ve outlived my usefulness. You will also have allowed me to pass from this evil world into eternal peace, comfort, and love. Thanking you in advance and may His hand be upon you….
Same happened with me. My doctor prescribed me what I was allergic to and a higher dose. When to get the prescription filled and the lady behind the counter asked what I was allergic to. I told her and she done a slow turn of her head looking at me, then pointed to the drug and told me it was what I was allergic to and the strongest does they had. He would have sent me to the ER that week. The lady saved my life.
A similar thing happened to me just before cancer surgery. The pharmacist pointed it out. I questioned my surgeon and he just dismissed my concerns. I fired that surgeon from the remaining surgeries. Such an AH. I have obviously taken a much more proactive role in my own healthcare and will no longer be that deer in the headlights that takes everything at face value.
@@annamorgan9069 thank you for sharing this ! It is so important to alert everyone and your advice will help everyone reading this to not follow blindly
New procedures including what I would suggest triple check policy should be considered for administering any type of medication to a patient. Even having a second nurse double-check before giving it to a patient
The biggest thing about this case was the fact that she had reported her error the moment she found out and NEVER tried to hide it. That is why the family forgave her, she knew she did wrong.
It would have come out at the autopsy tho. They would’ve found the lethal dose of medicine and it would be easy to identify who gave it to the patient being that this woman was her nurse. She would’ve been in more trouble if she lied so of course she told the truth.
@@lovejunkie6078 there wasn’t an autopsy, because the hospital lied.. they didn’t tell the ME what actually happened… Radonda told them and all they did was cover their own ass.
@@lovejunkie6078 I feel you but some people would know that and still lie to save their skin with no remorse for the patient they killed. Sad world
@@lovejunkie6078 I remember reading that the original death certificate said she died of natural causes. Vanderbilt failed to notify the state of the drug error related death, even though RaDonda Vault reported her error immediately. It was determined that Vanderbilt did not have safety precautions in place that would have prevented Mrs Murphy's death and was only required to submit written safety precautions to maintain their Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement status. There should have been no way for an override to make vecuronium available in the first place. Vanderbilt faced no penalty for their role in Mrs Murphy's death.
@@lilkittyanime Ms. Vault immediately reported the error. She didn't try to hide it. Vanderbilt failed to report it to state. They tried to cover it up and a death certificate was issued that said Mrs. Murphy died of natural causes.
This right here is why they shouldn't force nurses, or even doctors, to work these grueling, insane shifts without any sleep, or give them up to 60 patients with no attending doctor. The entire medical industry needs to change.
Even then, what is considered a mentally fit state of mind for one person may not be for another. We must let people come into work when THEY FEEL ready.
@@EASFromTheWest lmao then no one would show up for work.
I don’t think her excuse for killing the patient was that she was sleep deprived. She just didn’t care enough to follow procedures and double check what she was doing
EXACTLY!
@@magnagamer8256 where does it says she was sleep deprived ?...huh ?
I cannot fathom the guilt she has to shoulder for the rest of her life knowing that a mistake of her's took someone else's life away. Even if you say she has to face consequences, that's a punishment in itself.
human life isn't some special thing to hold onto, with death as some poison to avoid. when is your time to go it's your time to go it's ok :)
@@gcg8187 I so agree with that if they meet in heaven the patient would probably be compassionate and say they were tired anyway because this was not a young person and ho didn’t experience life
💯 if anything hopefully she sees that the family themselves forgave her and that she should forgive herself for her honest mistake 🙏🏼
Well it's kind of hard to hide a murder at a hospital of course she's gonna report it right away, people act as if this was on the street or in a bar. If she didn't report right away and try to cover up they would trace back to her anyway... She did nothing admirable by reporting "right away" she killed somebody on accident, we call that manslaughter in america. If that was your brother father sister you'd be upset but I'm sure a big lawsuit settlement would wipe all your tears away. This nurse did nothing special, she effed up
@@therainbow5562 You need to realise that a 75 year old has lived life. A kid has not
Thank you for forgiving her, we live in a society today where there is no grace for any mistakes. I pray she forgives herself as well. I was a nurse for 17 years and the patient load and expectations for nurses were bad back then. I can't believe what they expect out of you today. My last job they gave me half the floor to take care of, they all were alot of fresh surgery's needing medications. I was in tears by the end of my shift, so I went to the head nurse that morning when I got off and said if this is the way you do nursing I don't do it this way and left that job.
@@margeryojije7862that’s all really great for you buddy but the point is someone did forgive. You might not be capable of it but don’t try to bring everyone else down with you just because you couldn’t find it in yourself to do it
Yeah I dont know which fairy tale land you come from, but if someone killed my family member accident or not, they will go to jail. You're crazy for sympathizing with a murderer
@@MG-bt2xs oh you like to forgive? Do you feel like a higher being or something?😂 You know your feelings don't matter right?
@@arceuspokemon7545 😂😂😂😂 ok
@@arceuspokemon7545 go back to playing pokemon lol
I actually feel so bad for her!
Warning: paralyzing agent. In bright red. I don’t feel bad for her.
I feel bad for the dead person.
Can't do both?
I can't feel bad for the dumb / incompetent. She killed someone and she could do it again because of her incompetence. Intentions doesn't matter, results matter.
@@Leandro.Patagonia Exactly. She's crying for sympathy. That's how she was allowed to get away with all her other mistakes.
We’re all human. And yes it’s absolutely horrible but the fact that the family forgave her just touched my heart.
@@paulwaltersheherfeministvl521 please sacrifice your soul
Well, forgiveness is not about justifying someone’s offence, forgetting their behaviour, nor reconciliation. It is way more than this. It is making yourself feel more positive, beginning to heal from this entire situation. Forgiveness is for them, not for anyone else
im kidding 🙁
kidding again, im not kidding
I don't understand the relevancy of "we're all human" part. Sorry.
I once accidentally gave the wrong dose of an iron supplement to a young child. It was the one and only mistake I've made in my entire career. Nobody was hurt, and the issue was corrected, but I still think about it. I cant imagine how much worse it would be if my mistake had killed someone. I hope she's okay.
In Africa doctor and nurse error kill many people but they hide for them self
She's not ok she's dead .. oh wait you mean radonda? Yeah she's still alive so she's fine.
Okay? I hope you're not talking about the patient because she died.
We all make mistakes, some can be reversed yet some cannot. Its also human to forgive because mistakes will always be there. Its not easy to end someone else's life when you didn't mean to and to live with the guilt for the rest of your life.... I hope she is ok too
I think she’s talking about the nurse
Imagine being in a profession where an honest mistake can cost someone their life.
I know I couldn't, I refused to be 112 (europe's 911) phone operator because of that, and yet I needed a job badly, but I can't carry people's life like that.
. It actually cost you your entire career. Presume you had studied for approximately 15 years in the field, and due to a mistake, your career as a physician would be abruptly ended.(It's really tough to make it through probation, and fear can start to consume you just like plague.) That is truly a devastating outcome.
That’s why many kill themselves. Honestly, my hospital is so strict on everything and I’ve had a couple of times accidentally forgotten to waste medications and I’ve had to do urine tests and whatnot and it was grueling. It made me feel so low. Now I’m just hyper vigilant which can be unhealthy but hopefully I don’t make any more mistakes or I get fired.
Right! I wouldnt want to do it. Think of medical, military, daycares (being distracted and dropping a baby), mechanics, you name it. Accidents happen. We have to accept that things can and do go wrong. Let's stop trying to end peoples lives because of it and hope it doesn't happen to us...
A cop
The victim’s family is very honorable and peaceful and I’m glad they chose to forgive than to try to destroy someone else’s life. Horrible tragedy. I wish the victim’s family nothing but the best from here.
What about all the people, young and old who have been eliminated due to the “ Big Mac” sanctioned by the state??
Well but the husband wasn't forgiving. That was his WIFE.
GOD Bless them 🙏🏼
WHOLESOME Result
And a lawsuit
How did she even get access to that medicine without a doctor’s order? That’s what I’d like to know.
she did an override ...common practice
She obviously wasn’t following the rules.
She had a doctor's order.
There was a doc's order for a correct med. She overrode the correct med in the computerized medication dispensing system & gave a paralytic med instead. Normally it takes a second nurse or pharmacy staff to allow override. Not sure how she managed to do this....so sorry for all concerned. Glad no prison term is involved.
Because the a_s who designed the medication dispensing system, and the a_s hospital executive who bought it, created a situation where this could happen, and were not held accountable.
There you go!
I'm so touched by the compassion and understanding of the family who lost their mom. This is just so sad for everyone involved.
Well the victim was 75 and we don’t know if the family was actually that close to the victim. Imagine if a nurse gave a lethal dose to your loved one, child, spouse…would you be as forgiving? Tsk tsk
@@TehxHope It would be sooooo hard to be forgiving, but, I *hope* I would try to see things with an open perspective (but I hope I never have to be put in that position, because it would be a struggle to forgive for sure). I would hope my family would forgive the nurse if it was me who died.
@@TehxHope Age has nothing to do with it. The patient obviously left her family with many fond memories. Yes it would be devastating if it was a child. But please don’t bring age into it. Our loved ones leave such sadness when they pass. Kudos to the nurse who reported what she had done immediately. And the family who forgave her leave us all humbled.
Stay safe everyone. 💖
@@dalehoward5416 reporting what she did right away could also be a cover for murder. How does anyone really know?
@@TehxHope why go there? You don’t know anything about them.
What a wonderful, beautiful family. Their forgiveness hits me right in the feels.
No jail time , but a big lawsuit is about to begin ! 😮
The most frightening part about this case was that the hospital tried to cover it up, even when the nurse came forward with the mistake immediately. She was the one blamed for everything. The hospital faced no consequences (except a severe staffing shortage because they showed just how little they value their nurses)
These type of errors happen more often than you would think and status quo is to cover them up.
Hospital try to cover this stuff up all the time to save their ass and the employee. Unfortunately her mistake was so grossly negligent they could cover it and of course she took the blame it is 100 percent her fault
Happens all the time unfortunately
It was her fault
It happens in my home country. Very thankless unforgiving job. But no good deed goes for gotten I know we shall reap our reward one day
I feel like this is terrifying. She understands she messed up, and I can’t even imagine the panic and fear that she felt when she realised what she had done.
@Mom you really shouldn't just openly talk about suicide like this. It's really not something you should just throw around as a comment when something horrible happens in your life. I've lost someone incredibly dear to me through a suicide that I witnessed, 10 years ago. Hearing people say they'd " just kill themselves" if so and so ever happened. Just truly breaks my heart. It's honestly the worst pain you could possibly put your loved ones through. Noone of us will ever be the same. And the most f-ed up part is before he collapsed I seen the regret in his eyes. But it was already too late. Please reconsider what you say. The suicide rate is on the rise everywhere, among all ages. It's only going to get better if we do better together. I understand what happened to this lady was completely tragic. But that doesn't mean she should curse her family with the pain of her suicide on top of it. She owned up to it. The family forgave her. I'm sure her God understands. If she's a believer. And the judge understood too. If she would have killed herself what good would it have done? Just stopped her from feeling guilty? But meanwhile do what kind of harm to her loved ones? And sending what kind of a message to all those nurses? It would just feed the cycle of suicide. And make others feel like it's a justifiable thing to do.
So if a cop messed up and killed your family member should they be let go to
But she still killed someone
@@tiff6264 oh come on she is talking about herself and she would feel if it happened to her only. No message for anyone else, she is not a famous nurse (as far as we know).
She should’ve been more careful. There’s consequences and she shouldn’t be able to be a nurse anymore if not criminal charges.
This is so sad. Of course it wasn't intentional. But everyone is able to make mistakes. As a nurse her job has a heavier weight on her shoulders... In really sorry for her and the patient's family
@BUTT-HEAD SOMETIMES I’M IN A JAM
No, the nurse should already know what comes with being a nurse, if you can’t get your mind straight for the stress that nursing brings, you’re not qualified. Nurses need mental health evaluations just like the patients
@@chill5251 exactly 😂😂 these people really praising a murder. “Oh it’s ok she didn’t know what she was doing so she should not be in jail” totallyyyyy
I wonder if you would've said the same if it was a child instead of that 75yo person or someone from your own family. I almost died at 6 yo because a nurse gave me an injection with a double dose. Nothing happened to her.
@@forrest_lost2650 yup
Very sad situation for both parties. Sending prayers of comfort and peace
I’m glad she’s not going to jail… however she violated more than one hospital policy and made more than 17 back to back errors, she should never be a nurse again.
I don't understand if there's a warning label on top of the little bottle how can she not see it? But I agree with u she shouldn't be a nurse anymore.
Don’t comment on things you clearly aren’t informed about. She lost her license
She already lost her license well before the trial happened. She is never going to be a nurse again.
@@sheblack5679 I don't think he was saying that she didn't lose the license.
I find it hard to believe that 17 back to back errors is a one time thing. I think that hospital needs to be investigated. It should be clear to everyone that profit is more important than lives. Not just in hospitals, but in America as a whole.
You can’t fake remorse, you can’t fake stress, this nurse will never be the same. She will face years of guilt, I truly hope the family stays connected with her. Her struggle is only beginning.
People do it all the time, it is called “Acting” my dear boy.
u actually can fake remorse and stress lol
Yea you can it’s call acting
Can’t fake remorse? Aha u funny
It is traumatic for her.
Kudos to the family for being reasonable, good human beings. There aren't enough people like that anymore.
Your meaning of "good" people is being a soft fool?
Ain't that the truth
They're out there, just doesn't seem like it on the internet
@@Miguelruiz25 irl too that's why they said it
@@XxCOOKEExxMONSTARxX keep your negativity inside your little face
This makes me terrified as a current nursing student in my first semester… but it makes me more aware of the mistakes that can happen and will make me double, triple, quadruple check everything in the future.. we can do this 💪
You should've studied Healthcare Administration.
Just don’t he a dumbass and do a doctors job do it nursing job wait till ur a qualified nurse
Just be extra careful when you override medications. There’s a lot of power in overriding orders. But nurses do it all the time to get around med dispensary machine safe guards since they’re over worked. Just be careful.
don’t bother, you should change careers. America doesn’t need nurses or more doctors trying to get money. Don’t bother
It’s not the mistakes that happen but what you do about it and how to prevent those mistakes. Most of the time mistakes never get reported.
Everything else aside, the victims family showed incredible forgiveness.
Forgiveness is hard 2 do. I respect the victim family.
it's much easier to forgive when there's no ill will involved.
She was a 75 year old person receiving care in the hospital. It was very likely she could have gone soon one way or another.
well...the lady was already 75 anyway.
💯
This is exactly why I quit nursing school. My professor told me a story of a nurse who gave a patient the wrong dosage due to the doctor’s orders. She went to prison and ruined her life all for following orders. No thanks. Being a nurse is way too high risk with no reward
Yes blame everything on doctors 🙄
Well that’s false. That would never happen in court. There’s clearly more to that story.
@@HELLOkitty90210 wow you make it sound so easy
Disobeying a doctor and telling them the reason why isn't as simple as you think
If you have experience being a nurse or any job in the medic field then forget what i said
My mom work's in the medic field as a nurse and let me tell you she respects the doctors in her line of work even more ever since the pandemic started
Anyway enough rant
My point is that Nurses could either trust the doctor enough for them not to question them or just simply be in a hurry
Because I can't tell you how tired my mom always is when she gets back home late at night or sometimes even in the morning because she's too busy running around, getting stuff, checking on patients, and delivering what the doctor's need etc especially since the pandemic
She's to busy working instead of checking the medication she brings to clients because she can't just waste time on checking each of the bottle/medications she brings.
Hope you understand what I'm getting at here, I'm only in 6th grade, can't type well
So I hope the nurse in the video really was just following the doctor's orders
If your wandering about my dad he sadly passed away last year from Corona
So im trying my very best to not catch it along with keeping my hands Clean and wearing a mask
At school they said that we don't have to wear masks as much anymore but I'm not taking any chances!
Sorry for the long text it's been a while since I last talked to someone even though it's just through text
That’s not why you quit 😂😂😂
No. She just got the white card privilege
The empathy given by the family is UNMATCHED!
Maybe IT WAS TIME...
❤❤❤
Jesus.
It actually is. There is plenty of empathy in the world.
They're good people and they know this nurse is a good person. She reported her mistake and is so humane to cry and suffer as much as the family.
The government should seriously do an investigation in hospitals and improve the healthcare system. The forgiveness from the family was super amazing. It was powerful and good.
Being on strong pain meds for almost 20 years, the only time I overdosed was in the hospital because of a nurse. Also a pharmacist gave my pills to some lady and gave me her pills. I told her and she freaked out and called the lady. Luckily she didn't take my pills because it would have killed her. With certain jobs, you have to be very cautious and pay attention.
damn what was the drug you were on? must be pretty strong if it would kill someone.
hey I knew a situation at Vanderbilt that involved a chronically I'll 17 year old. she only had about a year to live anyway. a nurse gave her phenergran but did not mix it properly. it burned up her arm and they had to amputate. she lived her last year of life with one arm and multiple issues and surgeries.
@@DosAleph I wish this comment affected your credit score
Couldn’t have said it better
God couldn't agree more. I've heard too many stories of people telling nurses they think they've given a too high dose to them. And it's only until the worse happens they listen.
When med errors happen, look at the management not just the person who made the error. Was she overworked with too many patients? That’s the case in many places!
Stop giving excuses for stupid errors
@@killagdawg You’ve obviously never been overworked
@@MrClownDroid 142 hours in 2 weeks count as overworked?
@@killagdawg Personally, I don’t think it’s an excuse. It looks more like that this person is stating one of the factors that could contribute and lead to such errors to even occur. By delving deeper we can see more and prevent more from these errors to happen.
@@killagdawg wait.....71 hrs a week is brutal.
I’m a pharmacy technician and been working as one for over 10 years. There will forever be a human error factor so making sure you follow policy and procedures with no shortcuts is the only way to prevent human errors. I cannot stress how important that is as a health care worker.
So what would happen to you if you gave someone the wrong prescription that killed them?
@@peatyxxjxxx1494 I would think that both I and the pharmacist would get fired and our licenses taken away. Luckily the hospital I work for has a lot of policy in procedures in place to protect members and staff. Also the yearly training we do. I don’t take shortcuts even if it means the member waiting a bit longer.
Give me a break. She was egregiously negligent. She ignored procedure and close to 20 warning signs that what she was doing could kill someone. The victim died a terrible death. She was fully cognizant, unable to speak or yell for help, while she slowly suffocated to death. This nurse deserves to be in prison.
@@mydogsioux exactly , this isn't something you just brush off and say "well people make mistakes" she is supposed to be a train professional that is capable of taking care of patients , she disregarded protocols and someone died because of it , she should go to prison.
My pharmacist is very strict.He is from Africa. I know he worked his butt off to make it to U.S.A plus get his education.I understand him even though, he gives me a hard time with schedule 4 medications.I get my other pills, two days before time, but, I understand the man. He’s a good pharmacist, who is afraid of screwing up.. who isn’t?🤷♂️
The show of compassion in this court is inspiring
This story made me cry a little. A terrible tragedy, but the fact that she didn't try to hide her error redeems her.
@Aerojet01 : I never said anything about the nurses outside.
No it does not redeem her
@@thomasjgour4678: Yes, it does. This is a good person who made a mistake.
Would you say that if that was your mom or grandmother she killed?
@@BebeDaull : Yes, I would. I'd be upset about the death of my relative, but it was obvious it was an accident. And all evidence points to her real innocence. She immediately recognized her error, and reported it, never even considered trying to hide it. So it was truly an accident, as tragic as it was. People make mistakes.
If it were _you_ who made that mistake, what would you say then about this sort of verdict? What would you say about people showing you compassion?
this nurse is being used as a scapegoat for the hospital's mistakes -- if you read into the case there was A LOT happening that led to this mistake that easily could've been avoided
I feel so sorry for her
I don’t. Why did she never apologize to the family until 4 years later? She sucks
you mean like reading the top of the bottle?
@@rachelkat possibly in the court documents she was not allowed to speak to the victims side until the case was closed? she seems like an amazing woman who expressed her wrongdoings and never tried to hid her mistake.
@Mark Philly Not necessarily. Her lawyers may have told her that she'll have her moment to apologize but not while the case is pending trial. If that wasn't the case and she was allowed to speak freely, she might have felt terrible grief and couldn't bare to say a word about. We just don't know enough to judge her negatively.
@@rachelkat She probably did Apologize, after all She told people she made a mistake first thing didn't try to hide it. I'm betting she apologized a million times before this even got to court. And this reporter is just choosing to ignore it. because the sentence the first time she apologized in 4 years will get a bigger reaction from viewers.
There's also all the legal stuff, and it's a very common for the two sides to be banned from talking to each other. And only communicate through lawyers.
A hospital dropped my 97 y.o. dad on his head and it killed him. My mother said to forgive and asked the hospital to have meetings to find a way to ensure that this never happens again. They did, and were very serious about it, giving my mother a copy of the minutes of each meeting. Accidents and mistakes happen even in the best of circumstances. Learn to forgive. It's hard sometimes but try.
These mistaken aren't the ones you have to make to learn from, but when you do it it's important that you make sure it won't happen again. I agree with what you say
So sorry that happened to your family
@@tammi67able Thank you. You're kind to say that.
@@tonyf.8858 So sorry for your loss. So glad your mom could find forgiveness. She is a better person than I. I still can't forgive the man that murdered my fiancé. It has been 26 years this month. It still hurts and feels like yesterday. But it is a different situation your dad was an accident. My fiancé was done on purpose.
@@cyndicottrell21 Thank you. I am so, so sorry for what you went through. Yes, it's very hard to forgive sometimes but sometimes having forgiveness can give a person peace of mind as you're letting it finally go, never to be bothered by it again. I wish you luck AND peace of mind. God Bless.
that family is so kind. yes, it’s not right to give the nurse a prison sentence, but that family is full of beautiful souls
I would encourage everyone right now to read more into this case, this is WAY more than meets the eye. This nurse was essentially thrown under the bus by the hospital she was working at where this occurred. The hospital was already having flawed procedures and electronic communication issues where nurses were constantly having to override the system to get any medication for patients which played a big part in this mistake happening. Right after she gave the fatal dose, she realized it and from the beginning told the truth about what happened, but the hospital is the one that didn't tell. Seriously, look into all of the full story. I'm not a nurse, so nurses feel free to correct anything I might have said wrong.
I was thinking the same thing and I didn't read the whole story. I had a feeling it was more of the hospital's fault.
@@LindaBarham of course you'd think that lol
@@throwaway2129 of coarse you thought they would think that
Im a nurse and I understand. It's the system that fails nurses but we get thrown under the bus
@@mariekano9730 she failed to cover her own ass. She's compliant in the negligence. I'm glad she's not doing jail time but let's not take her personal choice to break the rules away from her.
This is what compassion looks like. They certainly didn’t need to forgive her… but they did. Heart goes out to the family, can’t imagine having to get up and give that testimony.
nah
Stop babbling!Pure gibberish!
@@wisdommasterreviews4712 Stop babbling!Pure gibberish!
I think it is about accepting it was an accident.
It's not really the same as reckless driving or something like that.
She's shown remourse.
@@louwinters508 exactly. I would understand if the family didn’t forgive her but they did because they accepted it was an awful accident. She already is gonna deal with this for life knowing she killed someone unintentionally. She shouldn’t be seen as a killer cause she isn’t but she shouldn’t get as much support as the family of the woman who died
This is one of the reasons why I didn’t renew my license. Nurses have way to many heavy responsibilities. I cried when a seasoned nurse rushed me to administer my patients meds. It’s overwhelming
Even when I worked at a pharmacy terrified me, I constantly thought about what if I made a mistake.
unacceptable. They know better. Thank you for caring that much
@@danapb mistakes can still happen and the risk increases under pressure sooo u can “know” or not U STILL HUMAN and humans error.
@@wweandy123 me too I would be home still thinking “did I miss anyone’s Tx or Rx” 😩😩😩😩.
What do you do now? I agree nursing is too much 😩
Honest mistake and she doesn’t deserve to go to prison, but the women celebrating outside. Have some respect for the old woman’s family.
She deserves to go to jail for sure its manslaughter
Have some respect for people trying to be nurses without getting jailed
@@margeryojije7862 you must be perfect? And what about school bullies? You’ve lost me there.
@@margeryojije7862 yes a bully is the same as an overworked underpaid nurse who had a lapse in concentration 🙄🙄🙄🙄 unhinged loser
this is why we need more nurses and why we shouldnt overwork our nurses or any healthcare professional!
Exactly!!
Well said
Let’s hope she’s never allowed to be a nurse again.
I agree.
Agreed! Being a nurse means being constantly overworked; forced OT is real and hospitals could care less Bout you. They'd just hire a traveller or seasonal nurse to replace you at double your salary. Makes no sense; we need reform on our pay and working conditions
This is terrifying. You trust your doctors and nurses, with your life. I think it’s a good idea for family to double check medications given to a loved one. No, we shouldn’t have to, but after this… I will be checking. I don’t think jail time was appropriate. This was a horrendous mistake, but she will have to live with it for the rest of her life. It’s sad all the way around.
Far from a mistake a murder
Ask for help it's not that hard
Even if it was a mistake, it cost someone's life. That was the exact charge that was brought up. So it seems to me that she cheated the justice system because her alleged mistake fit the charge like a hand in a glove.
If I accidentally discharge a weapon in my house and it kills my neighbor? Shouldn't I face prison? 🤠
Edit: my point is intention, you can still get prison time for ACCIDENTALLY killing someone this is called >> manslaughter
@@Qwerty-ff1cr facts broo what she did was totally unacceptable. She should serve max sentence 6years and never practice again
We’re human.
Bless the family for forgiving her. Amazing.
Maybe the family were sick of the patient and thanked the doctor for helping them in the insurance money.
Not every families has your pathetic life@@neilnelson7603
@@neilnelson7603tf?
@@neilnelson7603 what a horrible thing to say. Maybe thats how you felt about someone who has died? Most people aren’t narcissists like you.
@@neilnelson7603Wow you’re a horrible person. Hope no one thinks that way when you die.
Unless you work in health care, you can’t make a judgement on this woman.
Too many regular ass people who’ve never even seen the light of a healthcare job commenting on this 😂 pathetic
@@tisforterror6076 killing people = bad is a hot take apparently?
Nurses definitely aren't the criminals here, it's the medical system in general. They exploit their workers so much to the point of exhaustion, but these workers do their absolute best to serve us quality care. I hope the family is able to forgive her, she seems like a very hard working nurse
Thank you!!
There needs to be reforms made for acuities, hours and pay
Absolute best for quality care 😅😂🤣😅😂🤣👍, that's a good one👍😏
This is an idiotic comment
Oh ya, blame it on anyone but the real criminal who killed a woman, nobody is forcing u to be a nurse, if u can't take the heat of being one just leave the hell out of the hospital. Her killing a human being and ppl like u defending it is just the level of evil u ppl have in u, and only God knows how many u have killed so far because u were "tired".
"It takes a strong person to say sorry, and an even stronger person to forgive."
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it's literally dumb. you don't forgive someone for killing one of your loved ones and then saying "I'll be the stronger person"
@0xInternal Rage and indignation is such an easy thing for us people to feel. It DOES take a strong person to be able to forgive, to put aside these feelings of anger and frustration, and understand a situation at hand.
@0xInternal no, it is weak to stay angry and continue hating like it will bring someone back.
@@mattacer You're implying that the sole reason for forgiveness is to be petty about it. I wouldn't forgive just to prove that I'm the "stronger person". I know that it would consume me to stay angry and upset. I forgive so that I can live.
That’s super nice of the victim’s family to be so nice to the nurse
They probably wanted her dead
She accidently killed him
@Lost Khan It was an accident
@@derrickjuinor "first time a nurse ever made a mistake" of course not
@Lost Khan You’re a coward
We all make mistakes in our personal lives. We all make mistakes at work. My heart goes out to her, and everyone involved.
Dude. Do we all accidentally kill people at some point in our lives? NO. No we don’t.
The fact that she didn’t try to hide it and immediately knew what she did shows how remorseful she is for her actions. We need more people like her. I’m glad she avoided jail.
100% Agree. Mistakes happen - we do need more people like her.
@@samuelsexton7375 I agree and I’m glad she avoided jail. However do not refer to this as just a “small mistake” because it surely wasn’t. It was the loss of a grandfather, a Dad, a loved one. It was anything, but a small mistake. And should not be referred to as just a “mistake.”
@Maple_The_Aussiedoodle - If we were prosecuted for unintentional mistakes, we would all have served jail time. This one had significant consequences.
What you said is true, but we do not need more people like her in the way that she made this mistake. We do need more people to come clean with their actions though.
Besides, that 75 year old man lived a long enough life. Not like she killed a little kid
The scary part is she isn’t the only one to make this mistake, thousands of people die every year because of mistakes both doctors and nurses make......
and millions survive every year because of doctors
I've never heard of medical errors causing "thousands" of deaths yearly. That's sounds over the top. Something is extremely wrong if this is true.
@@leigmabaols239 scary thing is that some nurses and doctors have killed tons of people becuse they simply wanted to hard to know if it was intentional or not
@@KnightCx Thats not the point. The point is, people in the medical field have a huge responsibility, and pure negligence cannot be tolerated. This wasnt a simple mistake, this was negligence and it killed someone. There needs to be serious consequences for negligent actions that lead to death. Not a slap on the wrist.
That’s the funniest part 😂
Analyzing her body language, it’s clear she’s not a bad person. She was honest to own up to her mistake as soon as she realized. I have so much respect for the family for giving her another chance. It’s painful to lose a family member, but they were also very compassionate and wise to not let anger and hatred get to them, knowing that this was all just a mistake. I hope the nurse and the family can move on with their lives happily!
She's a bad person for injecting someone with such dangerous drug. What was she thinking of?
@@raphaelx1441she wasn’t thinking, that’s the point. One mistake doesn’t define someone as a person.
@@raphaelx1441 It was a mistake and she reported it immediately when she realized it. She is a NURSE. She is supposed to inject people with their medications. However, she made a mistake and injected the wrong thing. You can not define her as a person based on one mistake that she evidently feels remorse for.
@@lala_k05 just because she reported it doesn't mean it was a mistake. The two medications were totally different. One was solid and had a warning label on it. The one she was supposed to use was liquid. There's no mistaking the difference between the 2 drugs. There were other things she did wrong afterwards too. She wouldn't let anyone in the room for a while after administering the fatal drug. I feel bad for the deceased patient. She was murdered.
@@thrshwll1526 we ALL feel bad for the deceased person. But why the hell would she give the patient a lethal drug dose and then go report it like she wouldn’t be in huge trouble?
I know this was a mistake. But if I was the victim's family, I don't think I would like the huge celebration after the defendant avoided serving time. Or am I missing something?
Nah these ppl crazy as hell
This is why I could never work in the medical field. I make those “tiny” mistakes more than I’d like to admit with small things, wrong spice, wrong label etc. Never on purpose, but still annoying when I do it obviously because it sets me back. The thought of accidentally grabbing the wrong medication to give to a person or animal terrifies me. I don’t think I’d be able to handle the guilt.
Tiny?
Oh god, me either. I'm just not careful enough with the smallest things that I do on a daily basis. I scare myself sometimes!
@@the5thalmond She's just quoting a quote.
@@the5thalmond thats not a question. Tiny what? does something remind you of something tiny 👀
So that’s why my Pepper jar had salt in it instead ! Lol jk
Your right , small mistakes in some professions could mean dangerous or fatal mistakes in others.
She is not a bad person. If I'm ever in that elderly woman's place, I hope my family would be kind and good enough to forgive that nurse.
Amen
how did she miss that huge red warning label
Idk, this seems like a slippery slope. I feel like there should be a minimum sentence for this. Nurses can just commit murder from now on and say “it was an accident I’m sawwy 😢” and they’ll be fine no questions asked? Yikes
75 years old? She lived her life, made money fell in love, made babies . I'd be lucky if I ever make it to 70.
@@Ughstopped. She reported the mistake immediately 2. It’s not like she has a pattern of committing mistakes; I’m sure they would have mentioned previous records 3. If the nurse did it again, most likely she quit or got fired, she would be charged.
This is one of these things where it's simply a pure tragedy. Nobody intended to kill anyone, yet someone died and someone almost went to jail and lost their career forever.
if truck drivers go to jail for `not intending to kill` then so should everyone else
@@hotdog9262 ?
@@Helpadoggoreachsubs why the questions mark lol it’s true
@@erictorres112 💀
I mean I am sure her career is over
She made 17 errors, which resulted in the death of her patient, and now all the other nurses see her as their hero.
I'm honestly proud of the victims family for this.
Nurses do NOT order drugs, so I want to know how this happened.
My bro is a pharmacist - the amount of accidental ODs and interactions he prevents would shock everyone, I'm sure.
She grabbed the wrong drug. She want told to give the patient this lethal drug, she gave it to the patient in error. Problem is, the lethal medicine came with a big red label located directly on top of bottle lid that stated how lethal the drug was. So this nurse not only grabbed the wrong drug, she somehow missed the huge warning label.
But if the nurse were black?
Not so much.
Idiot's.!
@@lovejunkie6078 doesn't add up, at all
YES!! My mom’s a pharmacist and she has told me countless stories of times either her or someone else has prevented something like that is crazy!
So basically a nurse relays what the patient needs...not directly from tbt doc. ..isn't that all done thru electronic systems
Yeah she held herself accountable an was straight up honest, alot of people would've played dumb like I dunno what happened she didn't, that says alot about her character I fully believe it was accidental no need to sentence her to prison, it's a sad ordeal nonetheless I'm glad her an the family involved can move forward threw this tragedy
an autopsy would have figured that out,but I guess your right.
if it was a accident she shouldnt never went to court and the hospital should of just paid out a settlement
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@@gamblertoguru382 I just
@First another person could then intentionally make that mistake and get away with it. Does that make sense? Laws exist for a reason.
Nice to see people being civil and kind to each other for a change. Forgiveness is good for the soul.
F#$# NO! She just killed a person, you absolute behemoth 🤡
For real so nice to see everyone level headed
Yeah man. Especially when the other person has been truthful and held themself accountable
That comes with economic way too
Yeah, if only we could forgive others the way everyone wants to forgive her for actual manslaughter then the world would be a much better place
THIS is why there's such a shortage of nurses nowadays... so unappreciative and overly high expectations
This again shows that nursing isn‘t just cleaning up behind patients and putting on a few band-aids. Every healthcare professional including myself knows how just one error can impact others as drastically as this and it’s terrifying. It should also act as a reminder to all the CEOs, managers, Directors and so on how dangerous it is to have overworked and understaffed personnel. Glad the family was able to forgive her
I'm surprised that doctors and nurses haven't been sent to jail over the coviid scam.
Covid is a government scam. They will cover everything up . Why people think there’s so many vaccines and variants. All rigged
@@DR--- ~ you political agenda was never requested by this article/story. 🙄
@@DR--- You deserve to be the one in jail for trying to smear dirt on the medcare workers names
@@DR--- I hear you. 💯🥺
I’m in nursing school and this scenario terrifies me more than anything. I double and triple check everything even if it takes me longer than my classmates because hurting someone because of not doing so would devastate me. I wouldn’t be able to live with it. Like I said, it terrifies me. A human life is precious and needs to be safeguarded at all times.
I said the same thing , though I’m in prenursing my worse fear is making mistakes bc I always make mistakes.
My husband is a pharmacist and has liability insurance. Because people make mistakes.
Is there a reason that nurses don’t carry liability insurance?
Remember the 6 rights always.Take your time to do the right thing.
@@deekang6244 I've wondered if after this it will lead to nurses carrying insurance similar to malpractice insurance. But I'm not in the medical field so something could already be out there.
This case is so funny 😂
Props to the family of the deceased for showing forgiveness. I've been on the receiving end of a medical mistake made by a healthcare worker that could have ended in me bleeding out to death. I didn't make a scene because I know mistakes happen and it wasnt due to gross negligence. We all make mistakes. I make mistakes at my job but I also work with computers and files so my mistakes have far less dangerous consequences. I hope she comes to the point where she can forgive herself.
I’m glad you’re ok. It’s alarming how often these mistakes happen. The # of them speaks to a greater issue.
Negligence sadly happens and mistakes sadly also happens. My mom is a nurse she tells me all the time how she made mistakes and how her coworkers made mistakes.
You were quietly bleeding out?
@@thaloblue Sorta. It's a long story involving cancer treatment and a misplaced suparpubic catheter(namely the bulb that gets inflated). Basically, I didn't realize my bladder was filling up with blood until I felt a weird sensation by my pelvis. When I got up off the chair in my room, I saw a huge pool of blood on the floor. My shorts and pc seat were soaked. Went back to A&E and bled even more there. I felt mostly okay during the entire incident - just dealt with some dizziness and feeling light-headed. I didn't realize how dangerous the situation was until the two attending doctors told me.
Yes, but her careless mistake took a life.
I’m glad they forgave her. She seemed genuinely wrecked over this whole thing and she immediately informed people when she realized what she did. Sometimes we need to give nurses a bit of break, they make mistakes like everyone else.
We need a nursing policy overhaul. All 50 states need to have a mandated PATIENT TO NURSE RATIO, so that 1 nurse isn’t taking care of 30 patients in a unit. Or an ED or ICU nurse aren’t overloaded with too many nurses. There needs to be MAJOR policy implementation with that.
Please, Nurses have 3 patients maybe 4 hardly ever 5, it's the pcts/cnas that get that ridiculous amount of patients, ya'll really give nurses too much credit, seriously!
@@pafena no disrespect to nurses, but I agree.
@@-.Germanicus.- I understand what you're going after, but having a max patient-to-nurse ratio is going to hopefully prevent the rare occasion that a nurse is overworked and makes mistakes that causes tragedies like the one in the video.
A nurse that isn't being overworked shouldn't feel the impact of a law like this, but a overworked nurse definitely will.
Welp, the only thing that US or Canada do to solve the problem is they recruit nurses from the Philippines(thats right, From the Philippines)
@@pafena Really because I'm a current nursing student and plenty of my clinical rotations (at different facilities mind you) I'm seeing nurses with 4-6 patients a shift and no techs. They damn near jump for joy when they know they're getting students for a few hours to help take the load off.
The fact that she immediately admitted her mistake speaks volume for her character. Both my grandparents use visits from nurses for thier medications - one day we got a call that they had switched up their medicines. They had told thier agencies hours after the fact, but hadn't said anything to us while we were in the room with them just after they had done it. And we knew they realised the issue immediately because they were being weird and discussing something while still in the house. Thankfully everything was OK. But it could have been really bad as they had completely different medications and we were left with the decision of whether we needed to take them both to A&E to get thier stomachs pumped as the agency offered no advice
I hate reading!
I agree. Just keep it short and stick to the point.
@@Jason-ek2ji then maybe next time just watch the video and skip going to the comments section 🙄
@@Jason-ek2ji it's only like a couple sentences 😂
@@Timewalker13 mf it’s an entire paragraph
As a nurse who's been through times where we used to work up to 12hours a shift without drinking, sitting, or using the bathrooms I'm not even surprised stuff like this happens....there were many days I walked home just being glad everyone was alive.
I agree.
Police work under these conditions as well.
😂
this is true
Try construction work,, you would run home within the hour, can't make no mistakes or your sacked,, replaced just like that
12hours no water? Man stop lying
A long time ago I gave the wrong patient penicillin. I was very fortunate that she was not allergic to it or I could’ve been in the same position as this woman. Nurses have so much they have to keep in their heads and they’re usually too busy without enough help.
As a nurse this makes me bawl my eyes out. I’m happy she did not get jail time but I’m also so sad that this family lost their loved one.
Bawl*
Why doesn't she deserve to go to jail? Why were so many nurses in support of her? I don't get it.
@@babyfood9537 because it was an error because of how overworked ppl can be she mustve been stressed and tired
@@imrizzkhalifa imagine that was your mum or grandma she killed though. I want to know what made the family forgive her too. When you kill someone from your error that should be manslaughter or something due to negligence right
I cried too we all have that fear xx hugs
Nursing and healthcare is by far one of the most mentally, emotionally and physically taxing careers to endure.
Period im a nurse for 5 years and im ready to leave
I am an RN for 35 yrs and retired now. The general public doesn't realize the constant mental, physical and emotional demands placed on nurses. At some point, you get mentally and physically fatigued and make poor decisions. The results can be devastating, as in this case. This nurse did not intend to harm her patient. I really feel for her and for the patient and her family members. I'm glad I'm out now. It's a system failure.
Say it over and over!!! Well said
Im still a medstud but i can already tell it'll be a hard road for me once i graduate
You chose it, did you not
I was an elementary teacher for 30 years. If I made a mistake on a child’s test, I could easily correct it and maybe give the child a sticker for pointing it out. I was forever grateful that a teacher’s error wasn’t lethal. My heart goes out to the doctors and nurses who make a mistake and it has devasting consequences.
"this kid answered #31 correctly and I marked it wrong, it's a good thing my mistakes aren't lethal" lmao idk why thinking about that made me laugh
Doesn't sound equivalent. A lethal mistake a teacher can make, is touching a student wrong. But I guess you can have more control there. I guess nurses do have a more fragile job. 😅
@@maileevyne5000 yeah but no one "accidentally" touches a kid bruh
@Osama Bin Laden Want to finish your sentence.
boomer
It doesn't matter how remorseful she is, that's not how manslaughter works.
You've never made a mistake in your life. Wow!
You've never gotten a driving ticket.
That's amazing!
@@Wo9i7sj5l2aAlso, not everyone gets speeding tickets. 😂😂😂
Yeah that's true, but people tend to give leniency when one is remorseful. I am surprised at the amount of people who just assume law is enforced in a binary nature, that's not how the system works, nor should it be.
If we wanted to enforce things like that, we'd get rid of the idea of "manslaughter" and just charge everyone who causes another to die with murder. But no, that doesn't make sense. The goal is not to punish people, it's to keep dangerous people away from society, which means locking them up or issuing them a death sentence. This kills two birds with one stone, as it deters people from committing crimes as well.
Should we really lock a nurse up for making an honest mistake? She should have her license revoked and kept out of medical practice, but she shouldn't be treated as a danger to society.
Yes we should lock them up that's what a nurse did to me I'm having heart problems now and my blood vein is damaged😂
She's an example of honesty and taking personal responsibility of one's own actions. Something that this world lacks much of.
Exactly! Not very many people would have the courage to tell the truth like she did.
Nah.
Not all take personal responsibility even outside in a healthcare industry 😢
Whatever. You do realize that all those people now know that if the same happens to them they will be ok. I hope you feel safe the next time you get medical care.
@@CATSWITHKYLA whatever you say 🙄
She knows she is responsible for the death of someone's family member. This will most likely follow her for her entire life. I feel so bad for her, she never wanted any of this to happen, yet her life has been forever changed. I'm so sorry for the family and for the nurse. No one should have to go through any of this.
@@RougeIncognito I respectfully disagree
@@RougeIncognito Why would you think that?
@@susang1107 because why with a clear label on the medicine does she "accidentally" kill someone?
@@RougeIncognito She wasn't paying attention, unfortunately, as she was training someone (not an excuse). Vanderbilt has a terrible system that requires a 2 letter override, (as many hospitals unfortunately do), used on a regular basis. The meds have the same first 2 letters for the override, as do many other meds. The meds in the computerized cabinet all have warning labels. Vanderbilt tried to cover it up when she reported the error. Was it a colossal mistake? Absolutely. But, the hospital trying to cover it up after she reported it?! Then placing all the blame on her when they got caught, that's criminal.
@@RougeIncognito nah you can't put someone in jail. She doesn't like that situation on what she did to the grandpa so she tell her mistake immedietly.
Working in the medical field for almost 20 years, I can say for a fact that reporting one’s error is not something you see frequently. Cover up is almost always the 1st line of action. Hats off to her for coming clean and respect to the families involved for showing forgiveness.
I've heard about doctors and nurses covering up things like this but I don't understand the pat on the backs for her doing what she supposed to do. If someone stays on the scene of a accident, we don't give kudos to them. It's what your supposed to do.
(No shade to you personally, I'm just replying)
I worked labour and delivery for 10 years in the UK. I’m glad to report ‘cover up was never the first line of defence’ I saw some pretty major life threatening ‘mistakes’ from midwives and Dr’s. There was no hesitation in reporting it and a whole team would be on it. They have a culture that encourages honesty in reporting mistakes, and it works well in saving lives.
If you were to intentionslly murder someone that way, you would report it straight away as a freak accident anyway...
@@gmaulpker4765 previous cases suggest otherwise.
@@Venus20000 that's because in the US everyone is litigation-happy and VERY quick to point the finger and place blame and want "justice" for literally everything. And not just on the individual but as a healthcare worker in the UK I'm sure you have a very good understanding of how screwed up our Healthcare system is in the US. All of the huge fees and insurnace investigations and criminal and board of health investigations that would happen to the medical facility it occurred in. Everyone would be ruined so I think they avoid the consequences. Not on a moral basis. I got my BSN and became and RN and then I switched to medical administration with a concentration in medical ethics and for a while I did sensitivity training for medical personnel. It hardened my soul to the core and I HAD to leave the medical field completely. I had to start my education and career completely over at 32 years old with kids because I just couldn't be a part of the horrific system I saw play put every day. I'm a preschool teacher now and make a quarter of what I did before but I'm much happier. I am envious of a happy labor and delivery nursing team, I am grateful for them but I am only envious because I wish that's what we had more of here. I'm very grateful for medical personnel like yourself who hold yourself and others around you accountable. It shouldn't be a lot to ask but it isn't the status quo in a lot of places. 💜
Ok so a normal person can go to jail for killing someone, but a nurse doesn't go to jail for killing someone? Favoritism.
It was literally an accident, she reported what happened immediately not hiding anything about what happened
@@khaleelmohammed9924 Yea, but still. She killed a person no matter what if it was an accident and if she reported it immediately without hiding anything. Favoritism
@@khaleelmohammed9924there was a big fat red warning on the lid
say this happens someone has gotten a large amount of water into their lungs you try to admit CPR and oops you with your awesome might break thee ribs causing internal bleeding killing the person is that really your fault
Human error is always bound to happen. I can’t imagine how stressful it would be as a medical professional to never make a mistake. If the average person makes a mistake, it’s a “mistakes happen, and learn from them”. But be able to go the prison, is mind blowing.
But to be fair, if you're dealing with drugs that can be lethal, there is no room for a major mistake, not sure if we should tolerate that
@@hejalll every drug can be lethal 🤡
@@dogmuncher_69 wow thanks 🤓☝️
@@dogmuncher_69 The same thing can be said with drunk driver who's intent was to reach home and not to kill someone yet they get more time behind jail. Same logic buddy.
Not saying she is murderer but her mistake made her patient die. Cmon that's just stupid.
@@dogmuncher_69 not really. Everything is deadly
As far as I've read. She reported her accident immediately when it happened and she didn't try to run or hide from the problem. The family forgave her. And most importantly while covid is still running rampant I'm sure this poor nurse is working 70+ hours a week and is dead ass tired with minimal help. Save our medical division America. We need them
Yeah but she did the mistake before covid
@@Kareena1988 can we just focus on one thing ,idk what she did b4 covid but ye
How old was the victim
@@bhuvaneshwarij1326 They said she was 75.
@@najwaahmad3345 clown
The empathy shown by the family is actually unreal. I’m not sure if I would have been able to do the same.
It was an honest mistake. And the girl was traumatized. I think the offence carried enough punishment for her. She has to live with it. It's sad more than just anger
I would’ve done the same because you can tell that she innocently made a mistake and she also recognized it
a evil person would try to hide it
My deepest condolences to the family who lost their loved one and may she RIP 🙏🏼
Cuz you're gen z
You would understand if you knew how much a nurse does in the scope of her work. I am relieved for Radonda an I admire the family. There is no winner here.
So you would want her to go to jail over a mistake men tf up
the way police officers don't get HALF of this pushback to their actions
The family has a huge heart. It’s so easy to be angry and vengeful
What is that expression...
To err is human, to forgive is devine.
@@fredgervinm.p.3315I hope that she and the family became friends. That would help both of them to heal.
She was old...that helps
Imagine the nurse was male 😢 wonder how things would turn out 😢
I would feel angry at myself for feeling angry at a mistake. Yes I would want her to have consequences, yet it was just an honest accident. Therefore dwelling on it would make me feel even more as terrible. I can’t blame her for an accident because it wasn’t on purpose. They need to figure out a way how to treat nurses better.
Can’t imagine the pain she must be feeling after dedicated her life to helping people live …then mistakenly take someone’s life.
God bless the victim’s family for their understanding and forgiveness.
Lies again? Fake MCs
She should be Locked up… if that was my family member she killed, I’d shoot her dead. 3 years probation? For taking someone’s Life Away… another case of women getting less punishment than they deserve.
@@NazriB ?
She's feeling no pain
She’s lucky the lady was 75. If this happened to a child people wouldn’t be so forgiving. Unfortunately, mistakes happen even in the best working conditions
I was bout to say, she was old and probably gonna pass soon anyway tbf. It was a terrible mistake and I know she is haunted by it.
@@mattharden8253 💀
I agree...this would be different if it was a child.
Oh best believe she would go to jail, whether it was a mistake or not.
Regardless of the age of her victim I wouldn't be all too forgiving.
That family is the definition of forgiving. The amount of compassion and empathy they demonstrated in their testimony is astounding.
This is exactly why I decided not to become a nurse. Everyone makes mistakes and i couldn't bear the thought of my mistake causing harm to another
Thats why its better to be a butcher ..you make a mistake with a cow , you move on with your life .
hospital isn't the place to learn from mistakes
@@bigpun7916 Bro Wtf 🤣🤣🤣
@@bigpun7916 lmao
Scarier thing is, she’s actually being used as a scapegoat. There were many other things that lead up to this moment.
Imagine spending so much time and effort because you want to help people and save lives and then you take one on accident. It much have been so terrible for her
Still her fault for being distracted in an extremely serious job
@@GabeHowardd of course it was her fault but it was an accident, she pointed out her error and was absolutely heartbroken just as much as the family. You don't realize the environment we nurses have to work in.
@@Anna-pp5si being heartbroken won't bring that woman back to life
@@GabeHowardd nobody said it would
@@masonambrose1093 so quit patting murderers
“Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future.”
-Paul Boose
💜
Forgiveness means nothing in the eyes of justice
Sounds white
on par with, ignorance is bliss
@@ElenasDad yes you do
How do you except nurses to not make mistakes when they’re high on redbull and coffee with zero sleep without sitting down for 12 hours
Very true, even for physicians
The sin in any accident is not reporting it immediately. She didn't try to hide anything, and besides that, the punishment she is putting herself through internally will be tougher than any jail term.
thats if she actually feels any remorse at all,my gut says No
All the word sin may net even apply it may not even be relative
@@grimalteruism8641 your gut sounds ignorant. You can tell she is obviously torn up about it.
@@grimalteruism8641 Yes, I'm sure you can trust your gut on the internal thoughts and emotions of a woman you have never personally interacted with, nor know anything about.
@@grimalteruism8641 your gut needs some prebiotic ngl
I just realized, I had never considered how dangerous this job can be.
It's tragic for the family, and for the nurse...
Bruh…
That's why I change my major.
@@vanessaleriche to what?
@@shadowtemp7839 all it takes is one little slip up , it’s dangerous .
Dangerous for the patients yes
She made more then 10 procedural errors before she finally got her hands on the lethal medicine that clearly stated "warning paralizing agent" I'm no nurse but I think after seeing that warning I'd step back rethink what I'm doing ... no matter how busy or tired I am.
maybe this would be a great opportunity to shine the light on overworked doctors and nurses and the exploitation of workers in the medical field
Well in all fairness it was supposed to be a sedative for surgery so being labeled paralyzing agent is not outside the realm of possibility in my opinion.
I would personally be too paranoid that I would double check everything just to be sure. I wouldn’t want to have to live with something like this.
I stopped reading at “I’m no nurse but”…
@@jaffaesque that's already half of his whole comment
If u were a nurse, you would understand how much workload and pressure some of them have. It's not a desk job where u can leave ur work for tomorrow. Sometimes ur brains zone out. It's the hospitals fault for over working their staff.
She should be better at her job. She literally did the opposite of what she went their to do. She deserves to face some sort of consequence. Perhaps not 6 years jail time, but something, in my opinion.
My sister’s doctor gave her penicillin back in 1968. It was an emergency, and he did not know that she was allergic. He became my family’s doctor after the older doctor (who made house calls) died. My sister had a bad reaction that sent her into coma. I was angry of course, but I eventually forgave him, as did our family. He apologized and I guess he expected us to sue, but he had did many charitable things for our community and was a good person. To take his license would have meant bad healthcare outcomes for poorer patients that he served. This was a mistake, a tragic one.
This is how we were raised. Sometimes in life bad things happen, no matter how hard you try. It's all you can do.
Thank You for your forgiveness.
It was an emergency and he did not know that she was allergic, I am sorry she suffered from coma but how will you check if she is allergic or not? i am just curious
Wouldn’t mentioning that she’s allergic to a commonly used drug in that situation be a smart move?
Extremely different circumstances here. The medication was ordered and had a specific name, and this nurse negligently just didn’t read the label OR the warnings. Your sister could’ve died without intervention regardless (if it were truly an emergency as you’ve stated) rush decisions happen in emergency situations. Nothing about this was rushed other than that nurse not doing her job right 🤷🏼♀️ doesn’t really compare AT ALL.
I wish there would have been a sentence or two on the liability of the hospital. Over working nurses makes these mistakes inevitable. When we take care of our nurses and pay them well enough to take days off when needed and staff their units well enough, these mistakes drop drastically.
Very true!!
Sadly, covid 19 causes alot of hospital to overwork everyone and not just nurses. Sometime you just don't have a choice. My friend is a nurse and when covid 19 newly started she had to work almost everyday for the first 5 months nonstop since her colleagues were getting infected left and right.
Just curious, how do you know she was overworked etc. This is a terrible situation and I don’t think she deserves to go to prison, but the top of the bottle was bright red. I understand forgiveness, but what if this patient was 25 years old? I think saying she did nothing wrong is a bit scary. You have to hold healthcare providers to a high standard.
@@sowhat1674
Nursing was a stressful job that overworked you and ruined your body at a young age well before covid 19 was around.
shes 75 shes like few steps away from the graveyard anyways
The power of forgiveness is such a gift for all involved.
Some things don't deserve mercy
Yes! The world would be so much better if people forgave each other.
It's a weakness, seized upon and exploited by those who prey on the simple minded.
That's why you've got million dollar megachurches in the same country that a twisted ideology like islam is on the rise.
This is something that can't be easily forgiven.
@@atrainbrady3208 You're right; nor should it be.
I'm of the opinion that she knew what she did, and either did it out of a sense of easing the pain, or malice. You cannot mistake a warning label on a bottle like that, than you can mistake bleach for baby formula.
If this were a man, he’d be in prison the rest of his life.
Absolutely true.
Every crime does not need to be answered with prison. If the family can forgive, so can the justice system.
I agree, not everyone deserves to be in jail
Sometimes the family is too nice and the perpetrator needs to be punished that’s my opinion 🤷
Bet the guy who died would think different
Yeah it does
@@BoredCapturer I doubt it was an accident she was a nurse
I admire the family's understanding attitude and feel truly glad that they recognize it as an accident and did not hold it against the nurse. Hope they get along well
Oh yeah, I'm sure they wanted to be life long friends with a nurse that killed a member of their family🤔🤔🙄🙄😔😔
Yeah man. I'm sure they'll invite their mother's killer for a cup of tea.
@@sashimi879 Not forgetting the milk and sugar of course
Accident or not she still should’ve been sentenced
@@cixen Nothing at all in any multi-verse can change the fact that this was/is MANSLAUGHTER
Mistakes come in all sizes, it's clear she knows she made a tragic accident and immediately owned up to it. I'm so glad to see all sides here did well by their parts ❤
Mistakes come In all sizes??? WHAT???
@@Solidus__ lol dude shut up
Immediately owned up to it, at least she did that right
I'm not sure about saying "immediately owned up to it " after "apologies for the first time in 4 years since the tragedy"
@@F34RGLS You realize her attorneys would most likely advise against an early apology as it is turned into an admission of guilt. And these matters, obviously, can drag out for years which sucks for everybody.
As a 72 year-old man, if I’m ever given something which is fatal, it is ok - I wouldn’t be missed anyway as I’ve outlived my usefulness. You will also have allowed me to pass from this evil world into eternal peace, comfort, and love. Thanking you in advance and may His hand be upon you….
The compassion shown by this family is admirable
How kind or unkind was this dearly departed??
Same happened with me. My doctor prescribed me what I was allergic to and a higher dose. When to get the prescription filled and the lady behind the counter asked what I was allergic to. I told her and she done a slow turn of her head looking at me, then pointed to the drug and told me it was what I was allergic to and the strongest does they had.
He would have sent me to the ER that week. The lady saved my life.
A similar thing happened to me just before cancer surgery. The pharmacist pointed it out. I questioned my surgeon and he just dismissed my concerns. I fired that surgeon from the remaining surgeries. Such an AH. I have obviously taken a much more proactive role in my own healthcare and will no longer be that deer in the headlights that takes everything at face value.
i call cap
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@@annamorgan9069 thank you for sharing this ! It is so important to alert everyone and your advice will help everyone reading this to not follow blindly
Your sharing will save many people reading your story. SO important that we understand everything they administer.
My daughter is a very attentive, loving nurse. And this would be my worst nightmare for her. Sincere condolences to this patient's family .
I was in a clinic once. Never once considered the nurses could potentially inject the wrong thing on me.
Now I'm afraid.
@@Aego384
Many people die from the missteps of others trying to help Don't be afraid the world is just this way.
if it was a male nurse he’d be in jail
@@ghijbvhiigvh3940 he literally wouldn’t 😭
@@ghijbvhiigvh3940o he wouldn’t shut up incel
New procedures including what I would suggest triple check policy should be considered for administering any type of medication to a patient. Even having a second nurse double-check before giving it to a patient