2021 Spring GAPNA Newsletter Volume 40 Number 1

Nurses Again Top Honesty and Ethics List

Nurses remain the undisputed leader in professional honesty and ethics, according to the latest Gallup poll (December 2020). Nurses earned a record 89% very high/high score for their honesty and ethics in 2020, four percentage points greater than their prior high, last recorded in 2019.

Medical doctors’ rating improved even more in the past year, rising 12 points to 77% and exceeding the previous high of 70% found in 2011 and 2012. Ratings of nursing home operators were much lower among adults 55 and older (28%) and 35 to 54 (34%) than among those under age 35 (48%). Members of Congress and car salespeople tied for last, with just 8% rating them highly.