| Literature DB >> 2374834 |
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which registered nurse (RN) staffing patterns influenced nursing home quality. Based upon extensive literature review, a model for nursing home quality was developed. Using data from reports of 455 Medicare-certified skilled nursing facilities, structural, process, and outcome factors thought to influence quality were entered into the model and analyzed using ordinary least squares regression. A small, though statistically significant, proportion of the variance in quality nursing home care was explained by the equation. A positive, significant relationship existed between nursing home quality and the ratio of RN hours to licensed vocational nurse (LVN) hours per resident day.Mesh:
Year: 1990 PMID: 2374834 DOI: 10.1002/nur.4770130409
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Res Nurs Health ISSN: 0160-6891 Impact factor: 2.228