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J Johnson-Pawlson, D L Infeld.
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.Entities:
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Year: 1996 PMID: 8826283 DOI: 10.3928/0098-9134-19960801-11
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Gerontol Nurs ISSN: 0098-9134 Impact factor: 1.254