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Given that her license was revoked, and there's no reason to believe she is going to continue practicing, I do question what possible remedy jail could possibly

Given that her license was revoked, and there's no reason to believe she is going to continue practicing, I do question what possible remedy jail could possibly bring to the situation. It seems there is zero chance of this mistake being repeated, that she is genuinely remorseful, and that there was zero malice involved. And the level of deterrence at preventing addition death is probably negative, given that this conviction will make medical providers want to cover up accidents even more -- so there's really no good argument to be made for making an example of her. That said I understand jail is also about punishment and eye for an eye. I hope she was only jailed upon wishes of the family of the deceased. To bring justice to a family that wishes this kind of justice, is the only way one can possibly justify the sentence.

WheelsAtLarge 5y ago
Something happens to people when they do a job for a long time without incidents. They begin to think that the warmings are overblown. That the warming are a bother rather than an aid to help you do your job safely so you stop paying attention to them. This lady could have had 20 warming and still she would have skipped them without reading them. She was so sure she had the right medicine so to her they were just something to skip. Her prison sentence is more a warning to all the nurses that are doing the same overrides. They need to pay attention since they will be punished if something goes wrong. It's a sad situation for all involved but making a example of some is common. Our justice system works on punishing the guilty and serving a warning that if you are doing the same this is how you will be punished when caught. It's a way to reduce crime.