Is that paid by taxpayers dollars? If so, it’s plenty. Why do we feel the need to pay, she wasn’t physically harmed, yes mentally harmed but it seems as a society we think throwing money at issues is a fix.
> Why do we feel the need to pay, she wasn’t physically harmed... <
Awards like this are meant to have two purposes. The first is to compensate the victim. And as you noted, the nurse wasn’t harmed much.
But there is a second purpose to these awards. It’s to get the attention of those people who caused the problem. Make them think twice before doing it again.
Is $500,000 enough to get there attention? Maybe. But a jury probably would have added another 0 to that number.