Nurses raise thousands for RaDonda Vaught to pay her state legal expenses

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – Nurses nationwide are when again rallying guiding previous Vanderbilt nurse RaDonda Vaught.

When Vaught was sentenced to 3 years of probation, nurses rejoiced. But what numerous did not know at that time is Vaught confronted nearly $40,000 in fines and penalties.

“I was not aware of it,” says Tina Vinsant, a nurse in Knoxville who supports Vaught. “I consider it arrived as a shock to absolutely everyone.”

Vaught was discovered guilty of criminally negligent murder immediately after she killed client Charlene Murphey. The fi s are from the Tennessee Board of Nursing. $3,000 s a civil penalty the rest are authorized costs. For the reason that Vaught was discovered responsible, the point out can charge her for the charges of the hearings and proceedings. That could be a great deal for a person who is no lengthier a nurse.

“You’ve taken away their potential to make dollars,” claims Vinsant. “You’ve taken absent their job, their career they have to reinvent themselves fully and determine out what to do to make cash, and however you’re likely to charge them just about as a lot as a nurse would make in a yr.”

Vaught has two yrs to shell out $38,967.04. When nurses uncovered out she had to pay people fees, they elevated it in two days.

In a Facebook movie, Becca Francis Ray, a close friend of Vaught’s, presented her with the examine.

“I just desired to allow you know that we went off Fb and did a pledge in excess of the last two days. And in less than 48 several hours, here’s a check out for $38,967.04 to pay out the condition of Tennessee,” claims Ray in the movie. “So much appreciate for you.” This is the specific amount,” says Vaught.

“This is what we did, and it’s absent now,” says Ray.

“Thanks,” replies Vaught, who hugs Ray.

Vaught plans to take the check out to the Tennessee Board of Nursing Wednesday morning. Every single greenback was donated by all those who rallied powering her from the starting.

“They are unbelievable,” states Vinsant. “It took just a pair of days to pool their assets to arrive up with every single penny of those people fines.”

Nurses are also performing to move legislation for all nurses. They want to give a regulation to guard nurses who make medical glitches.

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