How a Medical Mistake Became a Federal Crime

The Brian Lehrer Show | Apr 18, 2022

Former Tennessee nurse RaDonda Vaught has been convicted of two felonies for a fatal medication mistake and now faces eight years in prison. Brett Kelman, correspondent at Kaiser Health News, talks about the latest news and nurses call in with their reaction to the case, what accountability of medical care providers should look like and how the outcome might have a negative impact on the nationwide nursing shortage.

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