Nursing is tops again for being trustworthy. But…

According to the 2023 Gallup Honesty and Ethics Poll, nurses remain the most trustworthy profession for Americans. Yay, us! I mean, I’m not surprised, are you? This is the 22nd year as the top dog out of the 23 professions ranked.

Nurses are the hardest working, patient facing group of professionals out there. We are at the hospital, at the bedside, 24/7/52. This means 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and 52 weeks a year there is a nurse at a bedside. There are also certified nurse assistants to assist in the work, environmental services to keep everything clean and hygienic, plant engineering to keep all systems like HVAC running, IT professionals on standby to help with software problems in the electronic health record, admission and records people to keep the records straight and admit as needed, dietary people to keep the kitchen running and the patients fed, and pharmacists and pharmacy techs to keep the medications correct and flowing.

Honestly, healthcare takes a village. We all worked together to get the world through a pandemic!

I am not surprised that nursing is at the top again when rated on honestly and ethics.

But…

Here it comes.

But… the ratings, although nursing is at the top, have drifted from their peak. Yes, the peak was in 2020. We all know what happened in 2020.

All the ratings are lower, except for those at the other end of the spectrum, their ratings either worsened or were the same. These are the members of Congress, senators, car salespeople and advertisers and they were all viewed by Americans as the least ethical. I mean, when you at the bottom, is there anywhere to fall?

Surprisingly, yes.

I am sure there will be additional research as to WHY there is an almost across the board decrease in perception of trustworthiniess and ethics. I have a pretty good idea. Don’t you?

Anyway, nurses are on top again as the most trustworthy and ethical profession, members of congress and senators are at the bottom. Fascinating read.

Reference

Brenan, M. & Jones, J.M. (2024, January 22). The ethics ratings of nearly all professions down in U.S. Gallup. DOI.Ethics Ratings of Nearly All Professions Down in U.S. (gallup.com)