NurseWeek Poll Results


 

Do you feel that nurses are supportive of one another?

A.Yes

24.1%

B.No

75.8%

 

Is your patient workload lighter during the holiday season?

A.Yes

29.1%

B.No

70.8%

 

Do you think changing the name "Nurse" to "Patient Care Manager" would attract more men into the profession?

A.Yes

23%

B.No

76.9%

 

Would you act as an ambassador for nursing to attract students to the profession?

A.Yes

58%

B.No

41.9%

 

Do you feel re-entry nurses are prepared to resume their previous role?

A.Yes

37.2%

B.No

62.7%

 

Do you feel your facility is prepared to handle a bioterrorism disaster?

A.Yes

23.7%

B.No

76.2%

 

Do you feel the media has an accurate understanding of nursing?

A.Yes

7.4%

B.No

92.5%

 
Would you feel comfortable handling a patient with anthrax?

A.Yes

81.3%

B.No

18.6%

 

Would you be a "whistleblower" if you knew that your facility was doing something illegal, even if it cost you your job?
(624 responses)

A.Yes 557

87.17%

B.No 67

10.49%

 

How have the safety conditions been in your facility since you began work there?
(441 responses)

A.Improved 171

38.00%

B.Worsened 129

28.67%

C.No change 141

31.33%

 

When did you enter the nursing profession?
(1,170 responses)

A.20-25 688

58.50%

B.26-35 320

27.21%

C.36-40 81

6.89%

D.After 40 81

6.89%

 

Are online nursing courses as good as courses in the classroom?
(556 responses)

A.Yes 195

34.57%

B.No 78

13.83%

C.I've never taken an online course 284

50.35%

 

Should associate degree nursing programs be eliminated to "professionalize" nursing?

(1146 responses)

A.Yes 293

25.46%

B.No 853

74.11%

 

Should nurses return to wearing all white so patients can better identify them?
(1019 responses)

A.Yes 269

26.12%

B.No 750

72.82%

 
Should the U.S. recruit nurses from other countries?
(789 responses)

A.Yes 158

19.87%

B.No 631

79.37%

 

Would you agree with a decision to "pull the plug" on a brain dead patient?

(752 responses)

A.Yes 690

91.39%

B.No 62

8.21%

 

Is it ethical for RNs to discuss their religious beliefs when caring for a patient?
(627 responses)

A.Yes 294

46.45%

B.No 333

52.61%

 

Have nursing unions done a good job of improving RN salaries?
(364 responses)

A.Yes 144

39.56%

B.No 212

58.24%

 

Should male nurses be allowed in the delivery room?

(1,328 responses)

A.Yes 1,199

89.88%

B.No 129

9.67%

 

Have you ever been a victim of workplace violence?
(497 responses)

A.Never 200
40.08%

B.Yes, by a patient 248
49.70%

C.Yes, by a co-worker 49
9.82%

 

What would make National Nurses Week special to you?
(654 responses)

A.Being recognized with community event 190
29.05%

B.More Media Coverage of NNW 273
41.74%

C. Celebration to honor outstanding nurses 58
8.87%

D. Open forum with your facility's administrators 126
19.27%


 

Would you recommend the nursing profession to a child or someone close to you?
(1572 responses)

A.Yes 715
45.48%

B.No 850
54.07%

 

 

What's more important to nurses: Salary or Autonomy?
(1961 responses)

A.Salary 1249
63.69%

B.Autonomy 696
35.49%

 

 
New federal patient privacy rules requiring health care providers to get written permission from patients before disclosing personal health care information should be:
(347 responses)

A.Left alone 123
35.45%

B.Strengthened 173
49.86%

C.Weakened 45
12.97%