Healthcare Finance News January 14, 2022
Jeff Lagasse

At 81% approval from the public, nurses far outperform even the second-place profession, medical doctors, who grabbed a 67% rating.

Americans have deemed nurses to be the most honest and ethical professionals in the country for the 20th straight year according to a new Gallup poll. And while the numbers aren’t quite as strong as in the previous year, when respect for healthcare workers was at an all-time high due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the support for nursing is still quite high, especially when compared to some of the other professions that made the list.

At 81% approval from the public, nurses far outperform even the second-place profession, medical doctors, who grabbed a 67% rating. Grade-school teachers (64%), pharmacists (63%)...

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