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The Nurse Coaching Library

Guides and articles from INCA faculty and graduates on becoming a Nurse Coach, earning the credential, the skills, the business, the specialties, and staying well in nursing. Start with a guide; each one links to everything we have written on its topic.

Start with a guide

One guide per topic. Each is the starting point for everything in the library on that subject.

What is a Nurse Coach?

The role, where it leads, what it pays, and how to become one.

Nurse Coach certification

NC-BC requirements, steps, timing and cost.

Start a Nurse Coaching business

Scope, legal setup, pricing, your first offer and a 90-day plan.

Functional and lifestyle nursing

Root-cause and lifestyle principles inside nursing scope.

Holistic nursing certification

The AHNCC holistic credentials and the practices behind them.

Specialty nursing courses

Cannabis, psychedelic care, homeopathy, end-of-life coaching.

Nurse wellbeing

Self-care that survives a twelve-hour shift, and a free assessment.

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Latest articles

Expanding the Role of Nurses as Wellness Coaches – 2015

On Thursday June 18, 2015 Peggy Schmidt and Holly Miller (Cohort 3 INCCP) presented “Expanding the Role of Nurses as

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July 22, 2015

Voices from the Nurse Coaching Movement

AHNA Recognizes Valley Hospital for Excellence in Holistic Nursing Practice

PICTURE: Left to right: Maria C. (Mary) Mazzer, BA, RN, HNB-BC, HWNC-BC, Integrative Healing Practitioner at Valley; Ann Marie Leichman,

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July 22, 2015

Voices from the Nurse Coaching Movement

American Nurses Association’s (ANA) HEALTHY NURSE HEALTHY NATION 2016

American Nurses Association’s (ANA) HEALTHY NURSE HEALTHY NATION

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July 22, 2015

Holistic Nursing

Florence Nightingale: Her Profound Legacy in 21st Century Nursing

Florence Nightingale (1820–1910), the philosophical founder of modern secular nursing and the first recognized nurse theorist, was an integralist. An

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May 5, 2015

Voices from the Nurse Coaching Movement

Holistic Nurse Coach Leadership Can Transform Healthcare

I remember it clearly. It was Spring of 2011, and I was in my second semester of nursing school, fully

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April 7, 2015

Voices from the Nurse Coaching Movement

Living Well Nurse Coaching

One of my passions in my nursing career has been to open up the conversation about ‘end of life’ in

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January 23, 2015

Holistic Nursing

Introduction to Ayurveda as a Model for Self-Care

As an Integrative Nurse Coach® (INC), I’ve embraced Ayurveda, a holistic modality, and integrated it into my life. Ayurveda is

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January 22, 2015

Professional Nurse Coaching: Advances in National and Global Healthcare Transformation

INTRODUCTION: PROFESSIONAL NURSE COACH, NURSE COACHING PRACTICE, AND COMPETENCIES Nurse coaches are responding to the mandate of Florence Nightingale (1820-1910)—the

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October 27, 2014

Voices from the Nurse Coaching Movement

INCA Faculty and Graduate Attend Indigenous Nurses Convention in Auckland, New Zealand

To be part of the first Indigenous Nurses Conference held at Eden Park , Auckland, was incredibly inspiring and very

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October 27, 2014

Holistic Nursing

Innovations in Holistic Nursing: The Role of Nurse Coach

“I don’t want to work with all the red tape and bureaucracy in the hospital! Do you have any jobs

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October 27, 2014

From the Field: An Integrative Nurse Coach’s Journey

Completing the first INCA program was both an honor and a challenge-a challenge to take all the wonderful work-theory, practice

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July 3, 2014

Recognizing the Role of an Integrative Nurse Coach® in Today’s World

NURSES FOR GLOBAL HEALTH Lifestyle factors are a bigger threat today than communicable diseases, according to the World Health Organization.

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July 2, 2014

Voices from the Nurse Coaching Movement

WESTMINSTER ABBEY 2014 SERVICE TO CELEBRATE THE LIFE OF FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE

The annual service to commemorate the life and work of Florence Nightingale (1820-1910) was held at Westminster Abbey, London, England,

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July 2, 2014

Voices from the Nurse Coaching Movement

Celebrating Nurses Everyday

The International Nurse Coach Association honors all nurses for their contributions, creativity, and innovations as leaders in transforming health care

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April 17, 2014

Voices from the Nurse Coaching Movement

The Nurse Coach Community – 700+ Amazing Connections

INCA Graduate, Christine Gilchrist, reflects on her experience joining the Integrative Nurse Coach® community, becoming Associate Faculty and presenting at

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April 16, 2014

Free tools

Free Nurse Coaching session

Experience Nurse Coaching for yourself in a session with an INCA practicum student, at no cost.

Integrative Health and Wellness Assessment

A self-assessment across the dimensions of integrative health, with a personal summary.

Free resources for Nurse Coaches

Quizzes, guides and tools to help you decide your next step in Nurse Coaching.

Integrative Nurse Coach® podcast

Conversations with Nurse Coaches, faculty and graduates on practice, purpose and wellbeing.

Ready to become a Nurse Coach?

The Integrative Nurse Coach® Certificate Program is online and self-paced within a cohort, with 294+ ANCC-accredited contact hours and mentorship twice a month. Graduates are eligible to sit for AHNCC board certification as a Nurse Coach (NC-BC).