NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – Nurses nationwide are once again rallying powering former Vanderbilt nurse RaDonda Vaught.
When Vaught was sentenced to 3 many years of probation, nurses rejoiced. But what quite a few did not know at that time is Vaught confronted almost $40,000 in fines and penalties.
“I wasn’t aware of it,” says Tina Vinsant, a nurse in Knoxville who supports Vaught. “I assume it came as a shock to anyone.”
Vaught was identified guilty of criminally negligent murder just after she killed individual Charlene Murphey. The fi s are from the Tennessee Board of Nursing. $3,000 s a civil penalty the rest are legal expenditures. Mainly because Vaught was identified guilty, the point out can demand her for the prices of the hearings and proceedings. That could be a large amount for another person who is no lengthier a nurse.
“You’ve taken absent their potential to make dollars,” claims Vinsant. “You’ve taken absent their career, their work they have to reinvent on their own totally and figure out what to do to make dollars, and but you’re going to charge them virtually as a great deal as a nurse would make in a 12 months.”
Vaught has two decades to spend $38,967.04. When nurses discovered out she had to spend those costs, they lifted it in two times.
In a Fb video, Becca Francis Ray, a pal of Vaught’s, presented her with the verify.
“I just required to permit you know that we went off Facebook and did a pledge in excess of the last two times. And in considerably less than 48 hrs, here’s a check out for $38,967.04 to spend the point out of Tennessee,” says Ray in the video clip. “So a lot appreciate for you.” This is the specific amount of money,” states Vaught.
“This is what we did, and it’s gone now,” states Ray.
“Thanks,” replies Vaught, who hugs Ray.
Vaught strategies to just take the check to the Tennessee Board of Nursing Wednesday early morning. Each dollar was donated by all those who rallied guiding her from the commencing.
“They are unbelievable,” says Vinsant. “It took just a couple of times to pool their resources to appear up with just about every penny of people fines.”
Nurses are also performing to go laws for all nurses. They want to give a legislation to defend nurses who make health care glitches.
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