Can nurses be trusted? The survey says…

This year’s Roy Morgan Professions Survey has named Nursing as the most ethical and honest of all professions in Australia, topping the list at 89% of those surveyed.

Interestingly enough, this is the fifteenth year in a row that Nursing has topped the list since it’s addition in 1994. This is despite the fact that the image of 23 out of 29 of the professions surveyed went down in 2009.

That’s great for nurses at least – being part of a profession that is so highly regarded by the public.

Pharmacists, doctors and teachers also consistently rank pretty high, while newspaper journalists, advertisers and car salesmen bottomed out the list at 9%, 6% and 3% respectively.

I wonder if similar figures are reflected elsewhere in the world?