Guest Blog: Nurse Coaching

Guest Blog: Nurse Coaching

Part of our mission here at Flourish is to help nurses start and grow their own businesses. Nursing education is holistic in nature and quite intensive, which makes nurse coaches powerful additions to healthcare teams.

We are pleased to help a nurse coaching in training with his clinical hours. 

Here is what John Piazza DeDonatis, RN told us about his work and his generous offer to 6 of our readers:

Are you yearning for that feeling of invigoration that you once had?

Or, are you wanting to simplify your life by making some practical changes to your health?

If you have been struggling with either achieving a specific health goal or even identifying a challenge, you may benefit from working alongside a Nurse Coach.

A Board Certified Nurse Coach avoids diagnosing and treating someone, but rather listens intently to the person’s whole story and works alongside them to identify barriers and create an attainable goal together.

A nurse coach can utilize health assessment tools and strategies to help someone pinpoint which aspect of their health needs focus and what is most important to them.

My name is John, my family and I live in SW Portland under the rule of our little dachshund named Chili. We love hiking together and picnics in the park and I enjoy both mountain and road biking in my free time.

I’ve been a bedside nurse for over eight years in just about every hospital department including Emergency and Critical Care. I currently work at St. Vincent’s within the Critical Care department and I’m in the process of becoming a Board Certified Nurse Coach through the Integrative Nurse Coach Academy.

My transition to Nurse Coaching stems from a desire to reach people on a deeper level to achieve better lifelong outcomes.

I am particularly interested in a “Food as Medicine” approach and incorporating personalized physical exercise.

In order to complete my education program and sit for the board exam, a minimum amount of coaching hours must be completed.

I’m offering 4 free Nurse Coaching sessions to the first 6 people to reach out to me.

And, if I am unable to work with you now, I would love the opportunity further down the road.

Our time together could range anywhere from 20 to 60 minutes via virtual conference or telephone.

Please email me at jpiazzadedonatis@inursecoach.com with any questions you may have.

Thank you for your time,

I am eager to hear your story and work together on achieving your personal health goal.

~John