Press Release: Nurses most honest and ethical profession for 15th consecutive year

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rick.fuentes@mnnurses.orgBarbara Brady
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(St. Paul) – December 16, 2016 – Nurses are once again the most honest and ethical profession in the U.S., according to a Gallup poll released today.Nurses’ honesty and ethics were rated very high or high by 84 percent of respondents in the annual survey.

They were followed by pharmacists, medical doctors, engineers, and dentists.

It’s the 15th year in a row that Americans rated nurses as the most trusted profession.

“The public gets it – nurses put patients first,” said MNA President Mary Turner. “We are proud of the trust Americans place in our profession, and will continue to provide the care that all patients need and deserve.”

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