Table 3 Number of respondents (and percent of total) who reported personal participation and rated as unprofessional
Behavior | Reported personal participation AND rated as unprofessional | |
|---|---|---|
n | % of total rating “unprofessional” | |
Wore wrinkled shirts or pants, tennis shoes, cargo pants to the hospital | 67 | 20.5 |
Attended a "drug rep" (pharma-sponsored) dinner or social event | 69 | 41.6 |
Wore a white coat which was in poor condition (e.g. wrinkles, stains, tears in pockets) | 104 | 34.2 |
"Blocked" an admissions you thought was inappropriate | 12 | 6.1 |
Celebrated a "blocked" admission | 29 | 8.9 |
Discussed patient information in a hospital public space (e.g. elevator, cafeteria, parking lot, etc.) | 83 | 23.4 |
Had a nonmedical/personal conversation in a patient corridor (e.g. discussing evening plans) | 69 | 36.7 |
Skipped a lecture or talk in which attendance was required and no truly urgent patient care issue needed attention | 61 | 18.2 |
Arrived late to rounds for nonclinical reasons | 69 | 20.0 |
Misrepresented an ordered test as "urgent" in order to get it expedited | 29 | 9.0 |
Signed out patients over the phone | 21 | 9.6 |
Stayed past required shift limits to complete a patient care task which could have been signed out | 23 | 13.1 |
Used a drug from the sample drug cabinet for an indigent patient | 2 | 1.4 |
Written or called in a prescription for a friend, colleague, etc. (without seeing the patient or making a note in a patient chart) | 18 | 5.6 |
Accepted a gift from a patient worth < $25 | 17 | 10.2 |