Despite encounters with verbal and physical abuse, sexual harassment, and often ineffective leadership on the job, 87% of critical care RNs are content in their profession and 86% consider the quality of patient care in their treatment facilities to be good, a survey sponsored by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) reports. Less than 3% plan to seek a new line of work, and 88% stated that they would recommend a nursing career to others. Verbal abuse, from patients and their guests or from coworkers, was the most common complaint among RNs, reported by 64% of those surveyed; 22% experienced physical abuse; and 20% were sexually harassed. Although nurses have great respect for each other and their work, they don't feel that they're as highly respected by administrators and physicians. Nearly half say that their most significant recognition comes from patients and families. The AACN study, conducted in association with Nursing Spectrum and the Bernard Hodes Group, polled over 4,000 nurses from across the United States.

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