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PAPod 569 - PART TWO: 11 Seconds: How a System, Not a Nurse, Failed
Episode 932

PAPod 569 - PART TWO: 11 Seconds: How a System, Not a Nurse, Failed

PreAccident Investigation Podcast

October 25, 202530m 31s

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Show Notes

Part two of the RaDonda Vaught story examines what emerged after the event: investigation details, system design flaws, communication breakdowns, and the tiny timing error that mattered. RaDonda Vaught recounts how normalized overrides, software defaults, and organizational assumptions created conditions for failure.

The episode explores the chilling effects of criminalizing mistakes, the human cost across patients and providers, and the case for shifting from blame to system-focused learning and improvement.