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1.   Nurses    2.   Pharmacists    3.   Veterinarians    4.   Doctors    5.   Dentists    6.   Engineers    7.   College professors    8.   Clergy    9.   Policemen    10. Psychiatrists Gallup Poll Results--Nurses Are America's Most Trusted Professionals In an annual Gallup survey on honesty and ethics, nurses top the list for the fifth consecutive year as the most trusted professionals in the United States. According to the 2006 Gallup survey, " 84 percent of Americans describe nurses' ethics as 'very high' or 'high'," earning them the number one spot again. "Nurses are on the front-line of health care," said Andrea Higham, director of The Johnson & Johnson Campaign for Nursing's Future. "When lives are on the line, and it really counts, it is often nurses interacting with patients and their families. Those experiences make for strong, positive memories of these health care professionals." In addition, the survey reveals that health care professions are among the most highly regarded. Of the 23 occupations rated, pharmacists, veterinarians, doctors and dentists round out the top five, respectively. For more information on the 2006 Gallup survey, visit galluppoll.com.

Sign Up Now: Promise of Nursing Regional Faculty Fellowships Available Registered nurses (RNs) who are enrolled in graduate level, degree-granting colleges and universities in select regions of the U.S. and are preparing to become nurse educators may be eligible to apply for a Promise of Nursing Regional Faculty Fellowship (PON Fellowship). Up to $7,500 annually may be applied toward tuition, academic fees and books. The application deadline is Friday, March 9, 2007. Funding for the PON Fellowship Program is provided by several hospitals, health care agencies, Johnson & Johnson and by national companies with an interest in supporting nursing education. For more information, visit http://www.nsna.org/.

Promise of Nursing for Houston/Galveston to Raise Funds to Ease Local Nursing Shortage Hundreds of nurses will gather in Houston on February 1 to celebrate nursing and raise funds to relieve the local nursing shortage. The Promise of Nursing for Houston/Galveston gala is expected to raise thousands of dollars for nursing school grants, faculty fellowships and student scholarships in the region. The event, sponsored by The Johnson & Johnson Campaign for Nursing's Future in partnership with several regional hospitals and academic institutions, will be held in Houston at the Hilton Americas located at 1600 Lamar Street. The cocktail reception will begin at 6 p.m. with the ceremony immediately following. The Texas nursing shortage mirrors a national shortfall, and in its effort to reduce the gap in local communities across the country, Johnson & Johnson has hosted similar fund-raising galas over the past four years, generating more than $9 million. For additional information about The Promise of Nursing for Houston/Galveston or to reserve media credentials, please contact Lorie Kraynak at 732-524-1716 or lkraynak@corus.jnj.com. Houston February 1 Boston March 14 Mississippi April 24 Portland June 7 Philadelphia Fall 2007

Nursing Leaders Strive for Global Nursing Education Standards Late in 2006, more than 30 international experts in nursing and midwifery assembled in Bangkok, Thailand to begin developing global education standards to address patient safety and quality of care issues worldwide in those fields. "By introducing basic education standards for nearly 11 million nurses and midwives, this joint effort will help to create a better educated international health care workforce aimed at improving patient outcomes," said Andrea Higham, director of The Johnson & Johnson Campaign for Nursing's Future, who also participated in the workshop. During the three-day meeting, led by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI), representatives from WHO, nursing schools and organizations developed key elements for proposed standards in critical areas including: admission criteria, development requirements, content components, and nursing and midwifery faculty and graduate qualifications.