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Opinion Poll
Poll Results
What would be in your choice for a healthcare insurance reform bill? (Choose all that apply.)
Current Results: (Total Votes: 105)
 
25% (26 votes)
 
8% (8 votes)
 
4% (4 votes)
 
1% (1 votes)
 
28% (29 votes)
 
21% (22 votes)
 
14% (15 votes)

Legend:
 A. universal coverage (everyone must either buy insurance or be covered by government)
B. no universal mandate (people may decline to buy coverage)
C. employer mandate (employers must offer coverage or otherwise pay)
D. no employer mandate
E. public option (government-sponsored insurance competes with private insurers)
F. no public option (private insurance companies compete in the marketplace)
G. single-payer (government) coverage

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Results of Previous Polls
Poll DateQuestion
11/15/2009If you are a practice owner, what is the focus of your private practice?
10/21/2009What would be in your choice for a healthcare insurance reform bill? (Choose all that apply.)
9/6/2009Are your patients losing their health insurance coverage?
7/29/2009What do you think of Nurse Jackie?
7/1/2009Is the economy influencing your decision to go back to school?
5/28/2009Are you worried about keeping your job in the current economy?
3/30/2009Do you think the job market is stable for NPs in retail health settings?
3/15/2009If you had a doctoral degree, would you use the title "doctor"?
2/2/2009Are you a member of your state's NP organization?
1/5/2009Will you get a flu shot this season?
12/11/2008Do you think as president Barack Obama will be able to make significant headway on health care reform issues that affect NPs?
11/11/2008What effect has retail health had on the NP profession?
9/9/2008Do you use a Web site to network?
7/22/2008How long have you been with your current employer or owned your current practice?
6/26/2008How do you prefer to keep up with changing clinical information?
5/19/2008If your practice doesn't have a Web site, why not?
4/18/2008Does your practice have a Web site?
3/20/2008Do you have your own malpractice insurance?
2/24/2008Does your practice have open-access scheduling?
1/14/2008Do you use electronic prescribing?
12/17/2007Do you blog?
12/3/2007Do you recommend IUDs for appropriate patients?
11/5/2007Do you recommend probiotics to your patients?
10/10/2007Does your employer provide health insurance?
9/13/2007Do you use a PDA handheld device in practice?
8/28/2007What is the most influential factor in your decision to attend a national NP conference?
7/17/2007Do you communicate with patients online about appointments?
6/21/2007Do you think that all NP students should be required to take a business course designed to provide understanding of the business of health care?
6/5/2007How often to you recommend exercise to your patients?
5/9/2007What is your biggest workplace stressor?
4/9/2007Do you communicate by e-mail with your patients? If yes, do you log on to a secure Web site to send and receive messages?
3/7/2007Do you see documentation of how much revenue your services generate for your practice?
2/15/2007What type of vehicle do you drive?
1/30/2007What do you consider the biggest issue facing NPs today? E-mail other issues to jrollet@merion.com.
1/18/2007How many times a day to you advise a patient to stop smoking?
12/12/2006How often do patients ask you for weight loss tips?
10/19/2006Do you plan to pursue a DNP degree, the doctorate of nursing practice?
9/7/2006Do you carry your own malpractice insurance?
6/29/2006Are you considering opening your own practice or business in the next 5 years?
11/30/2005Do you provide medical aesthetics services (not including cosmetic surgical procedures) in your practice?
7/28/2005Do you wear a lab coat when seeing patients?
10/13/2004The CDC recommends yearly flu vaccinations for all health care workers, yet only about one-third are actually immunized each year. Do you plan to get a flu shot this year? If not, tell us why. E-mail associate editor Jill Rollet at jrollet@merion.com.
1/29/2004What percentage of your caseload involves the prevention or treatment of wounds or other skin problems?
12/1/2003In your practice setting, do you influence purchasing decisions about equipment that costs more than $1,000?
6/25/2003What factor primarily determines your choice of journal-based CE programs?
4/16/2003How do you locate articles you want to read in ADVANCE for Nurse Practitioners?
 Do you order lab tests for your patients?
 Are you involved in choosing the reference laboratory where your patients' lab work gets processed?
 Do you sell any health care products (such as herbal supplements or weight loss plans) out of your office?
 Have you ever tried a fad diet, such as Sugarbusters! or the Atkins diet?
 Do you plan on getting the flu vaccine this year?
 If the national presidential election were today, who would you vote for?
 Do you wear a lab coat when seeing patients?

 
 

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