title: Nurse staffing and quality of care in nursing facilities.
abstract: A study of 198 nursing facilities in Maryland tested the hypotheses that: 1) the presence of more RNs improves the quality of nursing care; and 2) increased numbers of all types of nursing staff improve the quality of nursing care, based on a multidimensional measure of quality of nursing care. Findings indicate that the ratio of RNs to residents is directly related to a measure of resident rights deficiencies. In addition, the ratio of total nursing staff to residents is directly related to a lower overall deficiency index and a higher quality of care score.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Johnson-Pawlson
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Infeld
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged; D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003953:Diagnosis-Related Groups; D006801:Humans; D008396:Maryland; D009735:Nursing Homes / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D010067:Ownership; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D014481:United States