Acknowledging the seemingly increasing interest in bullying and incivility in the healthcare workplace, the new Quick Poll below asks about your perception of this topic. The prior Quick Poll asked why readers chose to become a nurse. From the 6 choices, always wanting to be a nurse and service to others equally shared 67% of the vote. Fifteen percent chose nursing because of significant personal or family healthcare encounter. A distant fourth, fifth, and sixth place went to diversity of work environments (9%), salary (6%), and job security (3%).
The problem with anonymous quick polls like this is one has no idea who is taking the poll. Given this great limitation, however, it is nice to see that most poll takers still choose nursing as their life’s work for the right reasons. This is probably why nurses are always at the top of lists of healthcare providers the public most trusts.
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- Suzanne P. Smith, EdD, RN, FAAN, Editor-in-Chief