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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

Nurse Wellbeing

Battling Burnout with Nurse Coaching (New Article 2019)

Checkout the article by Integrative Nurse Coach® Certificate Program grads, Nicole Vienneau and Denise Ervin, published in AHNA’s June 2019

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November 23, 2019

Voices from the Nurse Coaching Movement

In Nightingale’s Footsteps— Individual to Global: From Nurse Coaches to Environmental and Civil Society Activists

In Nightingale’s Footsteps— Individual to Global: Nurse Coaches to Environmental and Civil Society Activists Barbara Dossey – INCA Co-Founder Florence

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November 12, 2019

Voices from the Nurse Coaching Movement

Breast Cancer Prevention Strategies – A 12-Step Program

Women in the United States face a greater lifetime risk of breast cancer than any previous generation, with rates having

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October 2, 2018

Holistic Nursing

Ayurvedic Health Tips for Maintaining Balance in the Winter

With the change of the seasons, from fall to winter, it is important to be aware of our physical, mental,

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December 9, 2017

Holistic Nursing

Jin Shin Jyutsu

Jin Shin Jyutsu® (JSJ) is an ancient art of harmonizing the life force energy of the body. It uses 26

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December 9, 2017

Voices from the Nurse Coaching Movement

Nurse Coaches visit the School Nurse Conference in San Diego 2017

What A Match! School Nurse Practice & Coaching. School Nurses are uniquely positioned to have a positive influence on students,

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July 24, 2017

Voices from the Nurse Coaching Movement

Breast Cancer Awareness is Every Month

Although October is “Breast Cancer Awareness” Month, Breast Cancer Awareness is Every Month Susan Luck, Founder, Earthrose Breast Cancer Prevention lies in

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October 27, 2016

Voices from the Nurse Coaching Movement

The Journey of an Integrative Nurse Coach

Enjoy the Dance!

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October 26, 2016

Environmental Health, Breast Cancer, and the Role of Nurse Coaches

The Rising Tide of Breast Cancer and Environmental Risks Women in the United States face a greater lifetime risk of

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October 25, 2016

Becoming a Nurse Coach

What do Nurse Coaches do?

What do nurse coaches do? Nurse coaches are trusted professionals emerging as pioneers on the vast frontier of our nation’s

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May 5, 2016

Voices from the Nurse Coaching Movement

Field Notes From A Hospice Nurse

“Thank you for the work that you do, you all are angels!” This is something families tell me as a

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April 13, 2016

Voices from the Nurse Coaching Movement

A New Direction

I have come to believe that life provides all sorts of directions if I only pause in the road to

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November 21, 2015

Voices from the Nurse Coaching Movement

Finding Hope

I left Harmony Hill reflecting on the days I spent with my fellow AINCP family. Never before have I felt

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November 20, 2015

Voices from the Nurse Coaching Movement

Integrative Nurse Coach® Reflection from Anne Webster

From the day I received notice that I was a Board Certified Nurse Coach, I set out to find an

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November 16, 2015

My Journey as an Integrative Nurse Coach® – Cohort 1

My Journey as an Integrative Nurse Coach® began in New York City in 2010. I am a proud graduate of

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November 13, 2015

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).