Nurse Coach: Healthcare Resource for This Millennium

Abstract

A nurse coach can provide a structure and approach to custom fit attainable behavior change.

A realist review: what do nurse‐led self‐management interventions achieve for outpatients with a chronic condition?

“…Self-management support is a core activity of outpatient nurses (Elissen et al 2013). They are expected to have insight into the impact of a chronic condition on a patient's life and are therefore designated to coach patients in their self-management (Schenk & Hartley 2002, Alleyne et al 2011, Elissen et al 2013.…”

“Just a Telephone Call Away”: Transforming the Nursing Profession With Telecare and Telephone Nursing Triage

“…The TN health coach role relies on patient‐focused interactions between the nurse and the patient. These interactions integrate self‐efficacy, emphasize behavioral lifestyle changes, and utilize motivation as key drivers in collaborating with patients to improve health outcomes (Schenk & Hartley, ). The IOM supports the use of telehealth services that not only provide treatment but also include follow‐up, health promotion, and increased access to medically underserved communities.…”

Complexity and Health Coaching: Synergies in Nursing

“…The central qualities and role responsibilities of the health coach role found in a literature review are consistent with the role as it is developing in Canada. Several authors implementing the health coach in primary care, clinics, and community health settings specify that the health coach provides person-centred care within relationships that are based in respect and nonjudgmental attitudes and practices [2–5]. Coaches need to have excellent listening skills and to be able to offer support and care based on value-based principles, including a clear commitment to follow the lead of the person and his/her priorities and goals for change [3, 6–8].…”