South Asians' cardiac medication adherence.

Aim: This paper is a report of a narrative review examining the current state of knowledge regarding adherence with cardiac medication among South Asian cardiac patients.

Background: South Asians experience higher rates of cardiovascular disease than any other ethnic group. South Asians may be less adherent with a cardiac medication regimen than Caucasians.

Achieving interprofessional practice in cardiac rehabilitation.

Purpose: Cardiac rehabilitation staff members consider interprofessional practice to be the standard for delivering effective care. However, it is not known how interprofessional teams collaborate or what they consider to be important elements of collaboration. Thus, it is important to investigate how healthcare professionals plan and communicate care, work together, and define their roles as members of the cardiac rehabilitation teams.

Understanding nursing on an acute stroke unit: perceptions of space, time and interprofessional practice.

Aim: This paper is a report of a study conducted to uncover nurses' perceptions of the contexts of caring for acute stroke survivors.

Background: Nurses coordinate and organize care and continue the rehabilitative role of physiotherapists, occupational therapists and social workers during evenings and at weekends. Healthcare professionals view the nursing role as essential, but are uncertain about its nature.