Nurses topped the 2019 Gallup Poll's annual ranking of how Americans view 22 major professions with 85% of the public, four in five Americans, rating their honesty and ethical standards as “high” or “very high.” Nurses have ranked first for 18 consecutive years. “We are honored by this poll and what it reflects - that our patients, their families and the public know that they can trust and count on nurses to stand up for them,” said National Nurses United Executive Director Bonnie Castillo, RN. “This year’s results have special meaning for us as we move into 2020, which the World Health Organization has declared the ‘Year of the Nurse and Midwife.’” “The public can count on nurses to stand up, show up, and speak up until the broken U.S. healthcare system is profoundly transformed,” said RN and NNU President Jean Ross, who testified at a recent congressional hearing. "We will not settle for band aid-fixes. We want the real deal, comprehensive medical care for all, regardless of ability to pay.”