title: Policy spotlight: staffing plans and ratios.
authors.affiliation: Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Kathleen M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: White
mesh_terms: D030881:Disclosure / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006291:Health Policy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D007591:Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D011057:Politics; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D017751:Safety Management / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D013219:State Government; D014481:United States; D016526:Workload / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*