Nurses again top Gallup poll for ethics, trustworthiness
Editor's Note
Nursing remains the most-trusted profession in Gallup’s annual honesty and ethical standards survey for the 15th year in a row.
A total of 84% of respondents rated nurses’ honesty and ethical standards as high or very high. Pharmacists and physicians were second and third in the ratings at 67% and 65%, respectively.
Congress received the lowest marks at 8%.
Story Highlights Nurses rated highest among professions for 15th straight year College teachers' ratings dropped 41% say journalists' standards are "low" or "very low" WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Most Americans trust their healthcare providers to be honest and ethical, but few other professions fare so well in Gallup's annual look at honesty and ethical standards among various fields.
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