Nurse News: Remembering Dolly, Blocked NCLEX Grads, A Deadlocked Jury, and a Paralyzing Med Error

It was a heavy week in healthcare, and Colton Lord, RN, breaks down what it all means for nurses. 

On this Club Nurse Podcast news roundup:

• The jury in the Lindsay Clancy trial reports deadlock as the nursing world waits for a verdict
• A pharmacy error at a Nashville hospital leaves patients paralyzed and brings a criminal investigation to the same city that prosecuted RaDonda Vaught (who is no longer a licensed nurse)
• Nightingale College sues the California Board of Registered Nursing as hundreds of graduates wait to take the NCLEX
• Nurses say goodbye to Dolly Parton, whose giving reached all the way to the bedside
• A new grad nurse pleads guilty in an Ohio nursing home hypothermia death. 

Stay informed with the stories shaping nursing right now. Read more at nurse.org/news. Listen at nurse.org/clubnurse or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

Content advisory: This episode discusses infant and child loss, suicide, and postpartum psychosis. If you or someone you know is struggling, support is available.

Skip Ahead:

• 0:48 - Welcome and what's on this week
• 1:20 - Lindsay Clancy trial: verdict watch and what nurses are saying
• 5:30 - Nashville medication error: potassium phosphate given instead of mepivacaine, TBI opens a case
• 9:27 - Nightingale College sues the California BRN as graduates wait on the NCLEX
• 14:20 - Remembering Dolly Parton and her healthcare legacy
• 16:11 - Ohio nursing home hypothermia death: new grad nurse pleads guilty, avoids prison

Stories covered on Nurse.org:

• Nurses and Other Health Experts Say Some Facts in Lindsay Clancy's Case Don't Make Sense
• Nurses Sound the Alarm After Pharmacy Error Paralyzes Patients at Nashville Hospital
• Nursing Graduates Blocked From NCLEX as Nightingale College Sues California Board
• Nurses Say Goodbye to Dolly Parton, Whose Giving Reached All the Way to the Bedside
• New-Grad Nurse Pleads Guilty in Nursing Home Hypothermia Death, Avoids Prison

Note: RaDonda Vaught is discussed in this episode. Vaught is no longer a licensed nurse. Hear her full conversation with Colton on a recent episode of the Club Nurse Podcast.

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