Viewpoints of the Occupational Therapist Assistant-Physiotherapist Assistant Role on Inter-Professional Teams: A Mixed-Methods Study.

Occupational therapist assistants and physiotherapist assistants work on inter-professional teams in both institutional and community settings to facilitate patients' rehabilitation and recovery. Examination of how the assistant role is viewed by assistants and other inter-professional team members is needed to inform how to support and sustain development of the role and associated practice relationships. In this explanatory sequential-design mixed-methods study, we first surveyed rehabilitation personnel, then held focus groups at a large urban health care organization.

Nature's hydrides: rapid reduction of halocarbons by folate model compounds.

Halocarbons R-X are reduced to hydrocarbons R-H by folate model compounds under biomimetic conditions. The reactions correspond to a halide-hydride exchange with the methylenetetrahydrofolate (MTHF) models acting as hydride donors. The MTHF models are also functional equivalents of dehalohydrogenases but, unlike these enzymes, do not require a metal cofactor.

Managing multiple chronic conditions in the community: a Canadian qualitative study of the experiences of older adults, family caregivers and healthcare providers.

Background: The prevalence of multiple chronic conditions (MCC) among older persons is increasing worldwide and is associated with poor health status and high rates of healthcare utilization and costs. Current health and social services are not addressing the complex needs of this group or their family caregivers. A better understanding of the experience of MCC from multiple perspectives is needed to improve the approach to care for this vulnerable group.

Baccalaureate entry to practice: a systems view.

As the focus of health care shifts from inpatient hospital treatment to primary, community-based prevention, nurses will be required to learn new skills to take on new responsibilities. The authors use systems theory and a brief review of the history of nursing educational reform to explore the proposed requirement of a baccalaureate nursing degree for entry to practice and its potential effect on the nursing profession.

Attitudes of diploma student nurses toward adult clients.

This descriptive study was conducted to determine the attitudes of diploma nursing students towards adult clients of different ages in various health situations. The present study has attempted to fill a gap in nursing research using a new approach: "the person perception paradigm." One hundred college students in the last year of their nursing program completed a questionnaire.