by Monty Self | Apr 25, 2022 | Opinion
A former Tennessee nurse was found guilty of medical neglect in late March and is facing up to six years in prison. RaDonda Vaught was arrested in 2019 for reckless homicide and gross neglect of an impaired adult who died at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in...
by Monty Self | May 6, 2021 | Opinion
The U.S. recognizes National Nurses Week each year from May 6-12. At no time in our recent history have we been reminded how important this profession is like we have over the last year. Nurses are more than essential; they are one of the most respected professions....
by Tony W. Cartledge | Dec 9, 2020 | Opinion
Every year, the Gallup organization takes a poll of Americans with regard to which professions they deem to be the most honest and ethical – that is, who is worthy of our trust. In 2019, for the 18th straight year, nurses topped the poll, and by a wide margin....
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Jan 8, 2020 | News
Nurses in the U.S. continue to receive high marks for honesty and ethics, according to a Gallup report published Jan. 6. Besting the next highest-rated profession (engineers) by 19 percentage points, nurses were perceived to have very high or high “honesty and ethical...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Dec 28, 2018 | News
The percentage of U.S. adults who view clergy as honest and ethical continues to decline, according to a Gallup report released Dec. 20. Only 37 percent of respondents rated clergy’s honesty and ethical standards as “high / very high,” down five points from 2017 and...
