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Convicted Nurse Vaught Starts Speaking Tour, Triggers Software Updates

5/24/2026

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RaDonda Vaught turned her negligent homicide conviction for a 2017 Vanderbilt medication error into a speaking career while living on a farm in Bethpage, Tennessee.
She is on probation, her nursing license revoked, and earns $5,000-$10,000 per speaking event while selling eggs and meat from the farm.
The case prompted Omnicell and BD to issue software updates requiring longer medication search strings and led hospitals to adopt wristband barcode checks.

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Story summary

RaDonda Vaught turned her negligent homicide conviction for a 2017 Vanderbilt medication error into a speaking career while living on a farm in Bethpage, Tennessee.
She is on probation, her nursing license revoked, and earns $5,000-$10,000 per speaking event while selling eggs and meat from the farm.
The case prompted Omnicell and BD to issue software updates requiring longer medication search strings and led hospitals to adopt wristband barcode checks.