Mackenzie Bean, Erica Carbajal and Cailey Gleeson – 2 hours ago
More than 100,000 nurses left the workforce in 2021, according to an analysis published April 13 in Health Affairs. Now a nurse’s criminal conviction for a medical error has the profession worried about how that number might swell.
RaDonda Vaught’s March 25 conviction for a fatal medical mistake has spurred an outcry from nurses across the country, who say the ruling sets a dangerous precedent for the profession and will discourage nurses from speaking up about errors.