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

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).