We are starting 2023 off on a very positive note. Recent Gallup poll proves that nursing is the the most trusted profession in the United States for the 22nd straight year.
Story Highlights:
- Nurses continue to be rated the most honest and ethical followed by medical doctors who were rated to be 17% less honest than nurses.
- Members of Congress, car salespeople, and telemarketers got the lowest ratings.
- Ratings of bankers, journalists and business executives declined this year.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Americans say nurses have the highest honesty and ethical standards. Members of Congress, business executives, car salespeople, and telemarketers were given the worst ratings among the 18 professions included in this year’s poll. 79% percent of Americans say nurses have “very high” or “high” standards of honesty and ethics, compared with a 10% rating for members of Congress, 12% for car salespeople, 16% for business executives, and 8% for telemarketers. 62% of Americans rated medical doctors well behind nurses, but above all other professions.
