Public opinion polling agency Gallup reported that 80% of Americans rate the honesty and ethics of nurses as high or very high. It’s not the first time the poll found such high appreciation for nurses either; we’ve mentioned it before. In fact, “Americans have been asked to rate the honesty and ethics of various professions annually since 1990. [..] Since 2005, at least 80% of Americans have said nurses have high ethics and honesty.”

Just 2% of Americans assess the honesty and ethics of nurses as low, this latest poll found. That’s in striking contrast with some other professions … not least of all Members of Congress. We’ve digested the poll’s main findings in an infographic: