In nursing school, you learn to avoid mistakes at all costs, as medical errors can result in physical injury or even death.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A former Tennessee nurse who was convicted of homicide last year after a medication error killed a patient argued Tuesday that the state ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A former Tennessee nurse convicted in the 2017 death of a patient due to an inadvertent medication swap was sentenced Friday to serve three years probation and will serve no jail ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A former Tennessee ...

Four years ago, inside the most prestigious hospital in Tennessee, nurse RaDonda Vaught withdrew a vial from an electronic medication cabinet, administered the drug to a patient and somehow overlooked ...

Re “When Does a Nurse’s Mistake Become a Crime?,” by Daniela J. Lamas (Opinion guest essay, Sunday Review, April 17): While systems absolutely need to improve to prevent medical errors, we must not ...

The last element of the 5 Rs -- right time -- has often been governed by the "30-minute medication rule." For as long as many nurses can remember, every hospital, unit, and nurse has passed ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – A Tennessee nurse charged with reckless homicide after a medication error killed a patient pleaded not guilty on Wednesday in a Nashville ...

Former nurse RaDonda Vaught is on trial on charges of reckless homicide. Her case raises consequential questions about how nurses use computerized... Four years ago, inside the most prestigious ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – A former Tennessee nurse is guilty of criminally negligent homicide in the death of a patient who was accidentally given the wrong medication, a jury found Friday. She was also ...