Our hearts go out to the family and friends of Susan Luck. Susan was deeply involved in integrative health and nutrition, environmental health, holistic nursing, and nurse coaching. She co-founded the International Nurse Coach Association (INCA) where she was a developer of a international nurse coaching program. She also co-authored an award winning book, “Nurse Coaching: Integrative Approaches for Health and Wellbeing” (2015), as well as numerous articles dedicated to environmental health, education and advocacy. Susan was the founder and Education Director of Earthrose Institute a non-profit organization which was founded in response to the growing need to disseminate information, educate and investigate environmental links to women and children’s health and seeks to prevent toxic exposures in the home, workplace, food chain, and community. As a co-founder of INCA as an Integrative Nurse Coach educator, and holistic nurse, Susan promoted the well-being of others through her teaching, nurturing, facilitating, modeling, coaching and practice. Everyone that Susan touched was influenced by her strength, compassion, intelligence, and sense of humor and their lives were enhanced through those connections. Her legacy has made it a better world to live in and her work will be continued. For those wishing to support her work and legacy please go to:
Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Susan J. Luck – Earthrose institute
The BSN and Accelerated BSN programs at Augustana University in Sioux Falls, South Dakota are now endorsed by AHNCC. Congratulations to Augustana University’s School of Health Professions. The 
American Academy of Nursing Inducts Dr. Martha Libster, MSN, APRN-PMHCNS, APHN-BC as Fellow
On October 9, 2021, Martha Libster, PhD, MSN, APRN-PMHCNS, APHN-BC, was inducted as Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing. The induction ceremony took place in Washington, D.C., at AAN’s annual conference.
Stress levels have more than tripled in healthcare providers since the pandemic. We are a profession that deals with stress daily however over 75% of nurses are now reporting feelings of frustration, work related dread, and anxiety. This is alarming! We have sick and tired people taking care of sick and tired patients.
Debra Reis is a Clinical Nurse Specialist and Certified Clinical Aromatherapist. She’s dedicated over 40 years to nursing and the healing arts.
Nancey E.M. France, PhD, RN, AHN-BC, HWNC-BC is now a Trauma-Sensitive HeartMath® Certified Practitioner. “HeartMath Certification is available to licensed or certified health practitioners after obtaining their Certificate of Completion and submitting proof of their professional designation” (
Darlene R Hess PhD, PMHNP-BC, APHN-BC, HWNC-BC, PCC presented a continuing education webinar on “Coaching Conversations by Nurses” at the September 28, 2021, meeting of the Austin Area Chapter of the American Holistic Nurses Association.
As complex, self-contained systems of multiple energy fields unified into one being, how do we each heal? In the physical body, healing is evident in new relationships of cells and tissues as wounds close, scabs heal, and cancers disappear.