There are many different views on what happened in the RaDonda Vaught case. Below are two viewpoints of the
RaDonda Vaught case – one is shared by a nurse and the other is shared by a doctor. Please watch both videos and then
answer the essay questions below.
1) Please watch the following recordings:
a) The RaDonda Vaught Case: An Unpopular Opinion (ONE NURSES VIEW) (approx 27 minutes)
b) Nurse RaDonda Vaught Convicted of Homicide? A Doctor Explains (ONE DOCTORS VIEW) (approx 28 minutes)
2) Short Essay: Submit a short essay between 500-600 total words (Times New Roman font, 11) using
a WORD document. Based on information shared in the two videos above, please include the following topics/questions
in your short essay:
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Briefly compare and contrast the different perspectives communicated by Nurse Scott and ZDoggMD.
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How can we, as program and project managers, apply core and/or facilitative management activities to address
the systemic and human errors that were identified in the videos? Think about what you have learned about
process improvement and quality management (structure, process, outcome), defining the actual problem,
decision making, communication barriers (contextual vs interpersonal), etc. (For full credit- you must use the
terminology learned in this course appropriately in your essay)
