Marilyn Rantz, PhD, RN, FAAN, NHA, is a renowned nursing educator, writer, and specialist in long-term care. She is an Associate Professor in the Sinclair School of Nursing, University of Missouri-Columbia and the author of four books: Nursing Quality Measurement: A Review of Nursing Studies, Quality Assurance in Long-Term Care, Quality Documentation for Long-Term Care: A Nursing Documentation Approach, and Quality of Health Care for Older Adults in America: A Review of Nursing Studies, a 1991 AJN Book of the Year.