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
Deborah McElligott
July 3, 2014
Completing the first INCA program was both an honor and a challenge-a challenge to take all the wonderful work-theory, practice
 NURSES FOR GLOBAL HEALTH Lifestyle factors are a bigger threat today than communicable diseases, according to the World Health Organization.
Many physicians recognize the need for families to make lifestyle changes, and may even encourage their patients to increase physical activity and improve their diets. However, more is needed. If a physician recommends an increase in physical activity or changes in diet, the whole family needs support and ongoing guidance in making those changes. Nurses, and specifically Nurse Coaches, have the skills and expertise to effectively support families in making changes to reverse these escalating patterns of illness for a more sustainable future.
Among the many positive experiences of being an integrative nurse coach is the opportunity to share the work with like-minded nurses. A group of 15 wonderful nurses who live and work in the Texas Panhandle attended a One-Day Introduction to Integrative Nurse Coaching on March 29, 2014 facilitated by Advanced Integrative Nurse Coaches Dr. Lisa Davis and Dr. Heidi Taylor.
The International Nurse Coach Association honors all nurses for their contributions, creativity, and innovations as leaders in transforming health care in today’s changing environment. During Nurses Week, May 6-12, 2014, we celebrate our nursing legacy with Florence Nightingale
Barbara Dossey had the opportunity to join Nurse Coach Keith Carlson on his RN/FM Internet/ radio show. In the  interview