Las enfermeras se ubican como la ocupación más confiable en la encuesta más reciente de Gallup .
A medida que las innovaciones tecnológicas reinventan la forma en que pensamos y nos cuidamos, es fácil cuestionar o sentir desconfianza en una marca o servicio o incluso creer que algunas profesiones son más honestas que otras.
Pero, ¿cuáles son estos que los estadounidenses creen que son los más honestos y éticos?
Gallup examined the issue and released an interesting poll showing that nurses are considered the most trusted occupation in the U.S. for the 17th year in a row, with 84% of respondents choosing them as the profession that best examples honesty and ethics. Medical doctors, pharmacists and high school teachers follow nurses as the most honest professions in the country, with 60% or more of approbation among the surveyed audience.
Throughout the country, according to Alec Stone, ONS Public Affairs Director, people look to their nurses for honest answers and ethical guidance to difficult medical situations—including elected officials. When nurses speak, they listen. This indelible power ranks nurses higher than physicians, clergy, police officers, and educators, giving them a level of respect compared to many other professions in the country.
Gallup reports that, with the exception of one year, 2001, when firefighters were on the list after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, nurses have far outpaced all other professions since they were added to the list two decades ago. Before 1999, pharmacists and clergy members were frequently the most-highly rated professions for their ethics.
When it comes to not trusting, Members of Congress rank at the very bottom as nearly 58% of Americans say they have “low” or “very low” ethical standards. Car salespeople, business executives, lawyers and real estate agents also have a low part of the Gallup rank.
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The top 5 states for nurses
A majority of the best states for nurses are located in the West, according to Yahoo! Finance:
| The Highest-Paying States for Nurses | |
| State | Annual Mean Wage |
| California | $106,950 |
| Hawaii | $98,080 |
| Massachusetts | $92,140 |
| Oregon | $91,080 |
| Alaska | $89,310 |
Perhaps not surprisingly, California is No. 1 in states with the highest-paid nurses, with an annual mean wage of $106,950. The other states in the West joining Hawaii, Oregon and Alaska in the top 10 are Nevada ($85,620) and Washington ($82,670).
The bottom 5 states for nurses
The bottom five states are nowhere near the mean wage for California:
| The Lowest-Paying States for Nurses | |
| State | Annual Mean Wage |
| South Dakota | $58,340 |
| Mississippi | $58,490 |
| Iowa | $59,130 |
| Alabama | $59,470 |
| Arkansas | $60,780 |
While South Dakota is the state with the lowest average nurse salary, the South hosts a majority of the states in the bottom five. Tennessee ($61,320), West Virginia ($61,780) and Kentucky ($63,100) are also among the 10 worst-paying states. Pay is likely one of the reasons for RN shortages across the country, with these states in the lowest tier for annual wages.
El extraño caso de los periodistas
La calificación de ética de los periodistas este año está dividida, con aproximadamente tercios iguales del público diciendo que tienen estándares éticos muy altos / altos, promedio o bajos / muy bajos.
Para los periodistas, estos hallazgos tienen resultados mixtos. Aunque su calificación de honestidad no es sobresaliente en comparación con las otras profesiones, sí marca un aumento del 10% en comparación con la misma clasificación de hace dos años, igualando su récord, registrado por última vez en 1977.
Los trabajadores de la salud, incluidas las enfermeras, los médicos y los farmacéuticos, continúan obteniendo las calificaciones más altas de los estadounidenses por su honestidad y estándares éticos. Lea el informe completo aquí .
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