On the day after Christmas 2017, RaDonda Vaught, a neuro ICU nurse at Vanderbilt Medical Center, committed a horrific error. Her patient was wide awake and anxious about claustrophobia caused… | Continue reading
Imagine you are a student watching a cardiac surgical case that went very smoothly with the exception of a few random episodes of sudden drop in the blood pressure. Each time those ‘episodes… | Continue reading
Heart surgery is a complicated procedure done on unhealthy patients. Occasional bad outcomes are easy to understand. On the other hand, a bad outcome that was preventable is less acceptable. Exam… | Continue reading