Eric Cropp, Medication Errors, and Pointing a Gun at Someone’s Head

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photo: JParadisi 2009

    I received this article in a Tweet.  For those of you following my posts regarding pharmacist’s Eric Cropp’s sentencing and the criminalization of medication errors:

Not a Wonderful Life: No George Bailey for Pharmacist Eric Cropp and his Patient

Aftermath of the Eric Cropp Sentencing: Will the Criminalization of Medication Errors Make Patients Safer in Ohio?

Mistakes are Judged by Their Outcomes

      Read this article Former Ashville Fireman gets 4 Months for Shooting at Cyclist  and see what you think.

http://www.citizen-times.com/article/20091120/NEWS01/911200352

     Is there a difference between medication errors and pointing a gun at someone and pulling the trigger? Are judgement and punishment decided soley by outcome?  What part, if any, does intention play?

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JParadisi RN, OCN emeritus, is a multidisciplinary artist with a focus in painting and writing. Her paintings and short stories have been published nationally. She has exhibited artwork in galleries throughout the Pacific Northwest. Julianna is a frequent contributor to Off The Charts, the blog of the American Journal of Nursing as a blogger and illustrator.