How to Take Nurse Coaching Anywhere!- Deborah McElligott, DNP, ANP-BC, AHN-BC, HWNC-BC, CDE Highlights

"Coaching adds the component of not knowing.  It was so powerful for me because as an NP, you had to be the expert. You know, as a Nurse, you have to be an expert. You can't give the wrong medication, you'll kill somebody.

You have to be perfect. And this not knowing part of coaching, where you can hold the space for your client, your patient, your peer, and help them discover their best way of becoming who they need to be, was really powerful. You know, knowing that you can be an expert, but you can also be a not knowing person at the same time." ~Deborah McElligott, DNP, ANP-BC, AHN-BC, HWNC-BC, CDE

Ah-Ha Moments

• Nurse Coaching eliminates labels, and teaches us to hold space, and to ‘not know'’
• You can be an expert and not know at the same time
• The skills of Nurse Coaching become part of how you practice as a Nurse, and you will use these skills every day
• If you are looking for a place to practice Coaching and holistic Nursing look at your system, what are they doing, what are their needs, and how can you help them?
• You can simplify some holistic modalities to teach them to your system, or in the community
• You can teach many things through the ‘coaching approach’, as opposed to the ‘telling approach’
• You don’t have to wait for a position to open up, instead, create it for yourself!
• Imagery practices can open up so many healing opportunities for yourself
• Journal questions… what surprised you today?  What inspired you?  What touched your heart?

Links and Resources

Dossey & Keegan's Holistic Nursing: A Handbook for Practice: A Handbook for Practice 8th Edition

Podcast 54: How To Integrate Energy With Nurse Coaching- Sandra Rousso, MSN, RN, HWNC-BC

Dr Barbara Dossey

The Theory of Integral Nursing by Dr Barbara Dossey

Susan Luck

Integrative Health and Wellness Assessment 

Analysis of the Theory of Integrative Nurse Coaching article

Integrative Health and Wellness Assessment Tool article

Instrument Development of Integrative Health and Wellness Assessment™ article

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