Nursing

Nursing Remains Nation's Most Ethical Profession

NursingApril 06, 2020

Today, more than ever before, nurses are regarded by most everyone as caring, compassionate professionals dedicated to delivering the highest quality medical care 鈥� day-in, and day-out.听 听
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However, there are two additional traits that must be added to the description 鈥� 鈥渉onest and ethical.鈥澨� For the 18th year in a row, Americans have rated nurses as the #1 most ethical and honest profession, according to the most recent鈥�.鈥�
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The 2019 poll revealed that 85% of Americans rated nurses鈥� honesty and ethical standards as 鈥渉igh鈥� or 鈥渧ery high,鈥� coming in even higher than last year鈥檚 numbers. The honor is an impressive one, as the poll included other medical professionals, including physicians, dentists, and pharmacists.听听
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According to Gallup, nurses have topped the ranking every year but one since the first survey in 1999 鈥� and that was in 2001, after the 9/11 terrorist attack, when firefighters topped the list. Not surprisingly, 90% of American鈥檚 rated their standards of honesty and ethical behavior as 鈥渧ery high/high,鈥� pushing nurses out of the top spot for that year.听
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As in the past years, the survey was conducted through telephone interviews that included both cellphone and landline respondents in a random sample of 1,025 adults in the U.S.鈥�
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