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Diabetes educator role boundaries in Australia: a documentary analysis.

Olivia A KingSusan NancarrowSandra GraceAlan Borthwick
Published in: Journal of foot and ankle research (2017)
This analysis illustrates the gradual movement of the diabetes educator workforce from a nursing dominant entity, with an emphasis on interprofessional role boundaries, to an interdisciplinary body, in which role flexibility is encouraged. There is however, recent evidence of role boundary delineation at the meso and micro levels.
Keyphrases
  • type diabetes
  • cardiovascular disease
  • healthcare
  • mental health
  • glycemic control
  • patient safety
  • insulin resistance
  • weight loss