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. 2014 Mar 27;14:60. doi: 10.1186/1472-6920-14-60

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