However, when CMS confirmed that Vanderbilt did not report the fatal medication error, CMS went public with their findings the following month. Click here to submit a Letter to the Editor, and we may publish it in print. The statement expresses support for handling medical errors with 'a full and confidential peer review process.' It wasn't until October 2018 when an anonymous tipster reported the error and death to state and federal health officials, the Tennessean reported. According to the Tennessean, about a dozen supporters -- some in scrubs -- gathered in the courtroom during opening arguments on Tuesday. Because the patient was claustrophobic, a doctor prescribed a dose of Versed, which is a standard anti-anxiety medication. She also allegedly did not recognize that midazolam is a liquid, while vecuronium is a powder that needs to be mixed into liquid. "The error occurred because a staff member had bypassed multiple safety mechanisms that were in place to prevent such errors," said Vanderbilt Spokesman John Howser. After the story became public in November 2018, the hospital system shifted into damage control mode. During an unannounced on-site survey of Vanderbilt University Medical Center in November, CMS learned a patient died at the hospital in December 2017 due to a medication error. All rights reserved. The WSWS is organizing the working class to defend former Vanderbilt nurse RaDonda Vaught and all health care workers against victimization for the crisis of the for-profit health care system. Despite numerous advances in anesthesia safety over the years, former Tennessee nurse RaDonda Vaught's deadly medication error could have been prevented with a few system-wide fixes that aren't that difficult or costly. You couldnt get a bag of fluids for a patient without using an override function.. Is this the med you gave (the patient? It generated quarterly operating revenue of $1.06 billion as of Sept. 30, up from $1.01 billion in the same period a year earlier. After Vaught gave Murphey the Vecuronium Bromide, the radioactive tracer used for PET scans was also administered. Cheryl Clark, Contributing Writer, MedPage Today The CMS report states the hospital failed to ensure patients' rights were protected to receive care in a safe setting and implemented measures to mitigate risks of potential fatal medication 20052022 MedPage Today, LLC, a Ziff Davis company. The most common ones involved opioids or sedative/hypnotics. However, Besides the standard of care checks that should have been done, there was no dual verification process to access Vecuronium Bromide at VUMC. VANDERBILT DEATH:Victim would forgive nurse who mixed up meds, son says. "The facility no longer meets the requirements for participation as a provider of services in the Medicare program," the CMS said in a letter this month to Chad Fitzgerald, regulatory officer at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. ANA maintains that this tragic incident must serve as reminder that vigilance and open collaboration among regulators, administrators, and health care teams is critical at the patient and system level to continue to provide high-quality care.". To minimize medication errors, health practitioners must constantly be vigilant and aware while administering The Nursing and The Law program from Nash Healthcare Consulting (NHC) covers hot topics involving nursing challenges including problematic nursing chapter standards with Medpage Today is among the federally registered trademarks of MedPage Today, LLC and may not be used by third parties without explicit permission. Send story tips to k.fiore@medpagetoday.com. /PageLayout /SinglePage He can be reached at 615-259-8287 or atbrett.kelman@tennessean.com. However, further evaluation revealed she had suffered an extensive brain injury from a prolonged lack of oxygen with a very low likelihood of neurological recovery. Later that evening, after speaking with the critical care team, the family agreed that the best course of action was to withdraw all care. /Pages 2 0 R The timeline of events, according to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI), is as follows. She is due in court on Feb. 20. I made a bad medication error 17 years ago and nearly killed a patient. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) conducted an inspection at Vanderbilt and issued a Statement of Deficiencies concerning the patient death. Termination from Medicare would take place Dec. 9 if Vanderbilt doesn't implement specific efforts to ensure patients receive the right medication at the right doses. I knew if I wanted to become a subject matter expert and advance through the ranks of medication safety specialists, I needed to align myself with the organization considered the gold standard for medication safety information. >> The deadly mistake at Vanderbilt occurred in December2017 but was not publicly revealed until a federal investigation report from the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services was made public in November 2018. It did not occur during an operating room procedure, Cole noted. Even though the need for the drug for Murphey was not an emergency, no pharmacist reviewed the override and Vaught withdrew the wrong drug from the Pyxis machine. Opens in a new tab or window. "We should celebrate error reporting rather than have retribution when someone discloses errors they make," he said. receiving care in the hospital (CMS, 2018, p. 1). This isn't Versed. The CMS report also said the name of the drug Murphey got, vecuronium, was not disclosed to the medical examiner. The CMS report states the, hospital failed to ensure patients' rights were protected to receive care in a safe setting and, implemented measures to mitigate risks of potential fatal medication errors to the patients. VUMC quickly distanced itself from the incident. Three of the 153 events were life-threatening, 51 were significant, and 99 were serious. Vaught was assigned to pick up the medication from the dispensing cabinet and administer it in the radiology department to Murphey before her PET scan. By the definition of reckless,the defendants actions justify the charge.. Article describing criminal charges filed against a nurse involved in a fatal medication error references an ISMP newsletter article on common mistakes involving neuromuscular blocking agents. patient (including sudden changes in a patient's clinical status(CMS, 2018, p.3). That's the view of the Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation (APSF), an arm of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA), whose task force has issued a call to action to hospitals nationwide after studying the circumstances in the Vaught case. In early 2018, the hospital negotiated an out-of-court settlement with Murphey's family that required them not to speak publicly about the death or the error, the Tennessean reported. She was intubated and taken to the ICU. But as part of the correction plan, to save face with the public, Vaught was singled out for blame. Had VUMC implemented safety measures commonplace at other health care facilities, the event could have been avoided. It was a big wake-up call We are human, and we get rushed, busy and distracted. The medical examiner told investigators that the Vanderbilt physician who reported her death said, "maybe there was a medication error, but that was hearsay, nothing has been documented. ANA cautions against accidental medical errors being tried in a court of law. She was publicly identified for the first time when she was arrested February 4, 2019 and charged with reckless homicide carrying a possible jail sentence of more than 10 years. Be alert for major adverse effects, such asrespiratory distressNURSING, ALERTThe nurse is ultimately accountable for the drug administered" (CMS, 2018, p.3), CMS defined neglect as the failure to provide goods and services necessary to avoid physical, At Vanderbilt policy is as follows Medication orders are reviewed by a pharmacist prior to, removal from floor stock or an automated dispensing cabinet unlessA delay would harm the. According to an inspection report given to Becker's Hospital Review by CMS, the patient was suffering from hematoma of the brain, headache and other related symptoms Nurses are raging and quitting after RaDonda Vaught verdict : Shots - Health News The former Tennessee nurse faces prison time for a fatal medication mistake. endstream
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by The hospital's physicians also failed to notify state or federal officials of the error or the unexpected death, which they were obligated to do. The medication error occurred on Dec. 26, 2017while Murphey was being treated at Vanderbilt for a subdural hematoma that was causing a headache and loss of vision. Medicare accounts for 22% of its net patient revenue, according to its recent quarterly financial filings. On March 25, 2022, RaDonda Vaught, a nurse at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, was convicted of criminally negligent homicide for administering the incorrect medication to a patient . Nurses are watching this case and are rightfully concerned that it will set a dangerous precedent. The hospital is one of the largest academic medical centers in the country, caring for around 2 million patients every year. It's clear from federal documents addressing the 2017 incident that Vaught is hardly the only one who made mistakes that endangered Vanderbilt patients' lives. 2023 Institute for Safe Medication Practices. /Length 2913 We have cooperated fully with regulatory and law enforcement agencies investigating the incident," Howser said on Monday after the indictment became public. A criminal investigation was also initiated, and Ms. Vaught was indicted in 2019 for reckless homicide (Class D felony) and physical abuse or gross neglect of an impaired June 2, 2022. >> Of 2,087 adverse events reported during more than 2.3 million anesthetic administrations, it found 276 medication errors -- the third highest category of events next to cardiac and respiratory events. She died hours later, on Dec. 27, 2017, when she was unplugged from a breathing machine. Vanderbilt officials believe they took appropriate actions following the patient's death, which included disclosing the error to the patient's family and firing the nurse in question. #xsc+EX:e| Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462. Have an opinion about this story? At the time, Vaught was also orienting a new employee and was fielding questions about a swallow evaluation in the emergency department. No Vaught, who is out on bail, has declined to comment. March 23, 2022. Identify, Review the zDogg videos(Links to an external site.) All rights reserved. The system asked for a reason for the override, but she couldnt recall what reason she selected., Due to problems with communication between electronic health records, medication dispensing cabinets, and the hospital pharmacy that were causing delays in administering medications, the hospital was using workarounds that overrode the safeguards built into the medicine cabinets so staff could access drugs quickly when needed. NEW INFO:Vanderbilt nurse: Safeguards were overridden in medication error, prosecutors say. But before discharge, her doctors ordered a special scan in the radiology department that afternoon where she would be placed in an enclosed tube. The CMS investigation also notes that Vaught was talking to another person whom she was supposed to be orienting while she was typing the medication into the system. The incident and Vaught's involvement did not become public for almost a year, until an anonymous tip the following October prompted an unannounced federal inspection. Opens in a new tab or window, Visit us on Instagram. This is every nurses nightmare. You are a nurse caring for a 58-year-old ironworker who has been admitted to your unit with acute hypertension. If convicted, Vaught faces up to 12 years in prison -- though Murphey's family said she would forgive the nurse if she were alive today, according to the Tennessean. Brett Kelman is the health care reporter for The Tennessean. (Vanderbilt Medical Center Photo by: Neil Brake)FeatureStand AloneSpring, 'Most childrens hospitals are struggling,' says John Nickens, president and CEO of Children's Hospital New Orleans, More healthcare organizations at risk of credit default, Moody's says, Centene fills out senior executive team with new president, COO, SCAN, CareOregon plan to merge into the HealthRight Group, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan unveils big push that lets physicians take on risk, reap rewards, Bright Health weighs reverse stock split as delisting looms. A little more than a week after Murpheys death, Vaught received a termination letter, while the hospital attempted to conceal the event from public scrutiny. If you are going to do that, you should put all of the administrators at Vanderbiltwho are overseeing her, who are overseeing safety, who are responsible for communicating with CMS and with the patientthey should all go to jail.. See who else is going to Nursing & Law Navigating Problematic Nursing Chapter Standards with CMS TJC, and keep up-to-date with conversations about the event. Please identify at least 5 errors RaDonda made when administrating medication. The nurse could not find the Versed, so she triggered an override feature that unlocks more powerful medications, according to the CMS report. "You couldn't get a bag of fluids for a patient without using an override function.". Vanderbilt quickly provided CMS with a corrective action plan so the hospitals reimbursements were no longer in jeopardy. Murphey had been prescribed Versed, a sedative, but was inadvertently given a deadly dose of vecuronium, a powerful paralytic used to hold patients still during surgery. 286 0 obj
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Opens in a new tab or window, Share on LinkedIn. Opens in a new tab or window, Share on LinkedIn. In some states, it is part of the three-drug cocktail used to carry out executions by lethal injection. As a result, there was no autopsy and the death certificate did not indicate the death was accidental. "Charlene Murphey had received almost two dozen medications via override from various nurses in the days prior to her death," the report stated. Of those incidents, 1,970 (28%) involved medication adverse events and of those, 31% harmed a patient, mostly during the medication administration phase. One of those strategies is for hospitals and their pharmacies to create barriers to prevent or delay providers' access to certain high-risk medications in error, "such as wrapping plastic around vecuronium, or placing a hard, bright obtrusive label on it that says 'paralytic,' so there could be no confusion," said Daniel Cole, MD, former ASA president and current APSF president. Medication management is important for both CMS and the Joint Commission. The patient died in December 2017 but surveyors said they did not find evidence that Vanderbilt had put procedures in place to ensure such an occurrence wouldn't happen again. Im so sorry for this nurse and the patient.. /ViewerPreferences << All rights reserved. In a termination letter obtained by FOX 17 News, CMS states that it would have ended Vanderbilts Medicare reimbursement beginning on Dec. 9 if the hospital doesn't comply. CMA said Vanderbilt did not participate in the following qualifiers for the program: patient rights and nursing services. He became extremely symptomatic at work and was brought to your emergency department. An IOM study found that a hospital patient is subject to one medication error per day. Cole feels the issue is critically important, but acknowledges that efforts toward improving patient safety and preventing errors within healthcare systems have died down or lost momentum in recent years, in part because of COVID. Kristina Fiore, Director of Enterprise & Investigative Reporting, MedPage Today "I don't know too much about the culture at Vanderbilt, but it doesn't help to blame individuals. In early 2018, VUMC settled out of court with Murpheys family, stipulating that the family could not speak publicly on the matter. Contact the WSWS with your story on conditions in the hospitals. "That's the kind of culture that we're trying to improve. The CMS is threatening to strip Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, of its ability to care for Medicare patients because a patient died after receiving a large dose of the wrong medication. When taken to radiology, the patient asked for a drug to help with anxiety before receiving a scan. As Hospital Watchdog noted, Its only natural to wonder if Vanderbilt, an extremely influential political entity, gave a quiet thumbs up behind closed doors to proceed with a prosecution against one of its nurses. He can be reached at 615-259-8287 or atbrett.kelman@tennessean.com. That report saidthe nurse, who at the time was not identified, intended to give the patient a routine sedative but instead injected vecuronium, a powerful drug used to keep patients still during surgery. endstream
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Vecuroniumis also part of the deadly cocktail used to execute inmates on death row. Cheryl Clark has been a medical & science journalist for more than three decades. 20052022 MedPage Today, LLC, a Ziff Davis company. Additionally, interpreters and low health literacy will be discussed to help hospitals comply with CMS and Joint Commission standards and compliance with the OCR Section 1557 on signage, patient rights, nondiscrimination, qualified interpreters, and 2020 changes. Medpage Today is among the federally registered trademarks of MedPage Today, LLC and may not be used by third parties without explicit permission. "The failure of the hospital to mitigate risks associated with medication errors and ensure all patients received care in a safe setting placed them in immediate jeopardy and risk of serious injuries or death," the CMS said in the report. endobj /PageMode /UseNone CMS stated that Vanderbilt hospital policy was inadequate because it failed to detail any procedure or guidance regarding the manner and frequency of monitoring during and after medications were administered. Charlene was discovered by a transporter. She was found with no pulse and unresponsive in the PET scan patient waiting room. The hospital took possession of the syringe and remaining Vecuronium but kept them under wrap. "Overriding was something we did as part of our practice every day," she said, according to an NPR report. All rights reserved. Sign up for enewsletters and alerts to receive breaking news and in-depth coverage of healthcare events and trends, as they happen, right to your inbox. According to the federal investigation report, the drug appears to have caused Murphey to lose consciousness, suffer cardiac arrest and ultimately be left partially brain dead. %PDF-1.3 WebSpecialist in development and provision of high-quality clinical care for older adults along the continuum of care in multiple settings. >VS"8uI,~< '' .@Nj,JeM}qHL+VgU~c: `Wu$,Kj,>t. hDO]K@-H/T(ihE>zy)?NLTI&yIz?MmL_\Az;N[3-jt%aB!CQw G-35k&O&X5Zk.akkN4 On February 1, Radonda Leanne Vaught, a former nurse at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, was indicted and arrested for impaired adult abuse and reckless homicide. The TBI announcement also identified the deceased patient, Charlene Murphey, for the first time. 0nWzxHl->I@0Ie.}P/\B-.{!> YhwzE0Ec$Ll44z&|F-dq_$8nYbYPDKd@! April 23, 2008 - The Vanderbilt Medical Center main hospital and the new MRBIV building photographed from the new imaging center building. But the trial is a vicious effort at scapegoating her to put all the responsibility for the tragedy on her shoulders and save the reputation of Vanderbilt, one of the major medical facilities in the South. The drug was then given to Murphey, who was put into the scanning machine before anyone realized a medication mistake had been made. Vaught allegedly typed in "VE" for Versed, but when nothing came up, she hit an "override" that brought up more medications, according to court documents. by Both her disciplinary hearing and the trial had been delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Since she couldnt find the Versed in the AccuDose system, she overrode the system, typed in VE, and selected the first medication (Vecuronium Bromide) in the list. The health care executives who have the final say in safety policies at Vanderbilt were found negligent by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, but they have not been held to account by the prosecutors office. overridingsafeguards at one of the hospitals medicine dispensing cabinets, ex-nurse Radonda Vaught, 35, of Bethpage, had been indicted, grabbed the wrong medication from one of the hospitals electronic prescribing cabinets, Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. "That includes providing background information about the event itself, along with physical evidence, requested health records information and other documents.. Other topics involving nursing to be addressed include CMS hospital's regulations on safe opioid use, IV medication, blood transfusions, restraints, compounding, beyond use date, history and physicals, verbal orders, informed consent, plan of care, the timing of medications, and the post-anesthesia evaluation.CMS memos on insulin pens, safe injection practices, worksheets, organ procurement organizations, humidity, and privacy and confidentiality will be covered. "You wouldn't be able to gloss over the fine print. On social media, a nurse working in Florida wrote, If this poor woman gets prison time with rapists and murderers for administering a wrong medication, Ill change careers. /NonFullScreenPageMode /UseNone When requested, information sent to ISMP can be privileged and protected, Mr. Cohen noted. Murphey wastaken to Vanderbilts radiology department to receive a full body scan, which involves lying inside a large tube-like machine. Steve Hayslip, a spokesman for the Davidson County District Attorneys Office, said in a brief statement on Wednesday that prosecutors were barred from publicly discussing the merits of the case, but that the override was central to the charge of reckless homicide. Opens in a new tab or window, Visit us on Facebook. ", "ANA believes that the criminalization of medical errors could have a chilling effect on reporting and process improvement," the statement said. Opens in a new tab or window, Visit us on YouTube. Nurses have previously rallied in support of Vaught. Describe how you achieved the transferable skill, Critical, module 11 discussion - Reflection Areas for reflection: Describe how you achieved each course competency, including at least one example of new knowledge gained related to that competency Describe, The RaDonda Vaught case RaDonda Vaught, a Tennessee nurse, is the central figure in a criminal case that hascaptivated and horrified medical professionals nationwide. If their plan fails to meet CMS standards, the hospital could lose its Medical The patient was left alone to be scanned for as long as 30 minutes, according to the investigation report, before someone realized the patient was not breathing and medical staff began CPR. Public records list Murphey as a 75-year-old resident of Gallatin. 2023 www.tennessean.com. The CMS report also notes that the information provided to the family indicates that the cause of death was worded as possibly being due to a medical error. The agency spent days questioning Vanderbilt personnel and found problems so serious, it threatened to revoke the system's Medicare reimbursement unless it took corrective action. Certainly, criminalizing her mistake and charging her or any other nurse with negligent homicide and neglect was absolutely the wrong approach. On March 25, 2022, a Vanderbilt nurse, RaDonda Vaught, was found guilty of negligent homicide and gross neglect of an impaired adult, after making a Vaught. inadvertently injecting a patient with a deadly dose of a paralyzing drug, Vanderbilt nurse: Safeguards were overridden in medication error, prosecutors say, Victim would forgive nurse who mixed up meds, son says, Vanderbilt didnt tell medical examiner about deadly medication error, feds say, Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. The article entitled Paralyzed by Mistakes said that neuromuscular blocking agents like vecuronium have a well-documented history of causing catastrophic injuries or death when used in error. The article goes on to say that the most common error involving these drugs is accidental medication swaps, which are often caused by documents with look-alike names. The article specifically cites vecuronium as a dangerous drug that can be easily confused others. She was on duty covering the day shift on December 25 and 26, 2017, as the Help All nurse in the Neuro Intensive Care Unit. Article describing criminal charges filed against a nurse involved in a fatal medication error The trial of a nurse facing criminal charges for a deadly medical error got underway in Nashville, Tennessee this week, and it's raising concerns among nurses about the precedent it could set -- particularly at a time when they're struggling with lingering burnout and exhaustion. She was told it was unnecessary and that the electronic medication administration would automatically record it. Get access to all 6 pages and additional benefits: "Legal and Ethical Case Study: RaDonda Vaught Case" short anwers please! Hayslip's statementsuggestsprosecutors built uponthe findings of the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), which investigated the death at Vanderbilt last year. However, rather than addressing the underlying socioeconomic issues that are at the root of these tragic but preventable medical errors, the capitalist state criminalizes health care workers. Share on Facebook. The Institute for Safe Medicine Practices wrote last year, condemning the Tennessee Board of Nursings revocation of Vaughts license: Healthcare workers wont want to join a profession where an unintended mistake could end in the loss of their license or even jail time. It also states that the trial will be watched closely by nurses across the U.S., who are worried that a conviction may set a precedent -- particularly at a time when nurses are exhausted and demoralized, which can make them more prone to error. This severe error was largely foreseeable and preventable, according to the Institute for Safe Medication Practices, which published an 2016 article describing almost the exact circumstances of Murpheys death. 2023 www.tennessean.com. Vanderbilt submitted a preliminary correction action plan to state and federal regulators this week, according to a CMS spokesman. She searched "VE" again and the cabinet produced the paralytic vecuronium. Of 3,671 medication administrations involved, 193 (5.3%) were medication errors or adverse drug events, and 153 of those 193 events were preventable. MH magazine offers content that sheds light on healthcare leaders complex choices and touch pointsfrom strategy, governance, leadership development and finance to operations, clinical care, and marketing. Radonda Leanne Vaught, 35, was indicted on Friday, according to a Monday announcement from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. Other reports document the frequency of anesthesia-related medication errors closer to home. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrpzNVBgTT8 Define high reliability, Describe how you achieved each course competency, including at least one example of new knowledge gained related to that competency. However, due to the circumstances created by the pandemic, the criminal trial was delayed until now. Use the form at the end of this article to sign up for the WSWS Health Care Workers Newsletter. Update: Former Vanderbilt nurse RaDonda Vaught convicted of criminal negligent homicide for medication error. Vaught was fired from Vanderbilt University Medical Center in early January 2018, according to the CMS investigation. According to the CMS report, within an hour after Charlene was injected with vecuronium, the Vanderbilt hospital staff knew the highly dangerous medication had been used The former nurse has never attempted to deflect or shirk responsibility for her actions, and her account of events has remained consistent over the last four years. /Filter [ /FlateDecode ] And this has just set us back.". An entirely preventable error results in a horrific death at a major medical institution. against Nurse Vaught. Being claustrophobic, she was prescribed a Versed sedative to calm her nerves. No documentation of discussions between Vanderbilt and the family is publicly available. /FitWindow true << Dangerous medication errors are also found in pediatric care settings. It creates a culture of fear and inhibits learning and improvement and prevention of errors," he said. The nurse who administered the drug was fired. The nurse could not find the Versed, so shetriggered an override feature that unlocks more powerful medications, according to the investigation report. Follow him on Twitter at @brettkelman. However, VUMC policy required written documentation of the medical error in the patient record. According to the TBI report, She checked the Medication Administration Record (MAR) in a different computer and found the order was there for Versed. Course Hero is not sponsored or endorsed by any college or university. 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