Ex-nurse sentenced to probation in patient medication death

Ex-nurse sentenced to probation in patient medication death
RaDonda Vaught (Nicole Hester/The Tennessean via AP, Pool)

A former Tennessee nurse whose medication error killed a patient has been sentenced to three years of probation.

The move came as hundreds of healthcare workers rallied outside the courthouse, warning that criminalising such mistakes will lead to more deaths in hospitals.

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