title: Professional Nurse Coaching: Advances in National and Global Healthcare transformation.
abstract: Nurse coaches are responding to the mandate of Florence Nightingale (1820-1910)-the foundational philosopher of modern nursing-to advocate, identify, and focus on factors that promote health, healthy people, and healthy communities that are recognized today as environmental and social determinants of health.(1) (,) (2) The Institute of Medicine report(3) and other health initiatives suggest the need for increased education and leadership from nurses to address the healthcare needs of our nation and world. Nurse coaches are strategically pos-i tioned and equipped to implement health-promoting and evidence-based strategies with clients and support behavioral and lifestyle changes to enhance growth, overall health, and well-being. With possibilities not yet imagined, employment opportunities for nurses who incorporate coaching into professional practice are developing across the entire spectrum of health, well-ness, and healing.
authors.affiliation: International Nurse Coach Association and Integrative Nurse Coach Certificate Program, North Miami, Florida; Nightingale Initiative for Global Health, Washington, DC, and Neepewa, Manitoba, Canada; Holistic Nursing Consultants, Santa Fe, New Mexico and National Consortium for Credentialing of Health and Wellness Coaches, United States.
authors.forename: Barbara M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Dossey
authors.affiliation: Brown Mountain Visions, Los Ranchos, New Mexico; University of Phoenix, Arizona; Northern New Mexico College, Albuquerque and National Consortium for Credentialing of Health and Wellness Coaches, United States.
authors.forename: Darlene
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hess
keywords: Nurse coaching; competencies; global transformation; health coaching