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Description and Analysis of Preadmission Screening
Author(s) -
Lathrop Laura,
Corcoran Sheila,
Ryden Muriel
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
public health nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.471
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1525-1446
pISSN - 0737-1209
DOI - 10.1111/j.1525-1446.1989.tb00566.x
Subject(s) - medicaid , task (project management) , autonomy , nursing , medicine , medline , psychology , health care , management , political science , law , economics , economic growth
The practice of screening applicants for nursing home admission to determine whether less restrictive residential settings are possible is growing as states attempt to limit costs of Medicaid expenditures for long‐term care. Preadmission screening (PAS) is a repetitive task conducted under conditions of complexity and uncertainty. Extensive knowledge and skills are required to make recommendations concerning appropriate residences for elderly persons that match their needs with available services while assuring their autonomy, as well as that of their families. We used task analysis to explicate the specific task characteristics and the knowledge and skill requirements for successful PAS.