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 Augustana University News and SiouxFalls.Business have publicized the event.
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.
Dr. Martha Mathews Libster is an international expert in nurse-herbalism, integrative nursing, traditional medicine, and botanical self-care. Supported by award-winning historical research, translational botanical science expertise, and collaborations with nurses and indigenous leaders internationally, Dr. Libster’s work advances the practice of the science and art of nurse-herbalism. It has been disseminated through publications, presentations, and community events on five continents. Dr. Libster focuses on practice innovations with supporting policy change and health care reform strategies that modernize historic and traditional healing practices, such as nurse-herbalism and traditional medicine. She advances sustainable and effective wellness practices over time that improve health and achieve health equity.
Dr. Libster is the founder and Executive Director of the Self-Care Institute at Golden Apple Healing Arts and its affiliated publishing house, Golden Apple Publications. She offers professional educational programs for nurses on integrative holistic care with a specialty in nurse-herbalism. Her Elements of Care© Nurse-Herbalist Certification Program is a hybrid, 3-module, 126-hour program for APRNs, RNs, LPNs, certified nursing assistants, nurse and health coaches and educators who love plants and want to safely and competently incorporate nurse-herbalism into their practice and classes. These programs qualify for the professional practice requirement of AHNCC board re-certification. Dr. Libster offers consultation through her website, drmarthalibster.com. She also is the director of the Bamboo Bridge Global Tea House, which meets quarterly to advance experiential education regarding indigenous knowledge systems and cultural diplomacy in healthcare.
Press release American Academy of Nursing [link]
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.
Learn how you can integrate holistic modalities into your organization to improve patient well-being, reduce pain scores, and help calm the chaos in 5 minutes or less for yourself or those your care for.
Click here for Debra’s free webinar, How Supportive Therapies are Completely Transforming Healthcare at https://www.debrareis.com/s-t-e-p-webinar-replay.
Debra Reis is a Clinical Nurse Specialist and Certified Clinical Aromatherapist. She’s dedicated over 40 years to nursing and the healing arts.
Debra is a published author and known expert in the area of essential oils for cancer care. As well as being instrumental in her organization’s outpatient oncology center. She was featured in Energy Magazine’s July/August issue where she discussed “Healing Touch and Other Supportive Therapies for Outpatient Cancer Centers. To read the article, click here.
She is the director and an instructor for the Institute of Spiritual Healing & Aromatherapy.
Deb has a gift for making complex information easy to understand and integrate into practice.
Her business provides busy healthcare professionals quick and effective holistic strategies such as relaxation therapy, aromatherapy, and gentle movement through various courses and programs. Debra’s website can be found at https://www.debrareis.com/.
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” (https://heartmathlearning.com/course/view.php?id=18).
Dr. France is Associate Professor and Co-Director of the Initiative for Intentional Health, Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing, Florida Atlantic University. Her research and practice focus on co-creating a holistic healing environment for Nurses in practice, Nursing students, and persons/families/communities focusing on healing, power, and resilience.
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.
Darlene is licensed as a Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner in New Mexico and is credentialed as a Professional Certified Coach by the International Coach Federation and as a Health and Wellness Coach by the American Holistic Nurses Credentialing Corporation.
Her business, DRH Coaching, offers professional coaching services to individuals and small groups. Darlene’s website can be found at https://drhcoaching.com.
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.
Emotional healing shifts beliefs out of past resentment toward forgiveness, literally transcending the old self through expanded consciousness; unhooking neuropathways of fear and pain while bringing compassionate relief.
But how do we transcend the fear and trauma of ancestral encoding of DNA, an ancient survival mechanism meant to help us respond to a similar traumatic event in the future?
Dr. David Rabinowitsch was inducted into the Global Academy of Holistic Nursing as a Distinguished Scholar on June 26, 2021. Dr. Rabinowitsch also served as the AHNCC President-elect 2016-2017, President 2017-2019, and Past-President 2019.
Congratulations!
David Rabinowitsch, Past-President AHNCC, DNP, RN, AHN-BC, CHTP/I CNE, SGAHN
Dr. Mary Brekke was inducted into the Global Academy of Holistic Nursing as a Distinguished Scholar on June 26, 2021. Dr. Brekke also served as the AHNCC President-elect 2011, President 2012-2013, and Past-President 2014.
Congratulations!
Mary Brekke, Past-President AHNCC, PhD, RN, AHN-BC (ret), SGHAN
Dominique Fontaine, BSN, RN, HNB-BC, HWNC-BC is a double board-certified bachelors prepared holistic registered nurse and health and wellness nurse coach and founder of Sage Integrative Wellness, LLC. She is the new Nurse Coach Editor for the American Holistic Nurses Association and chapter leader for the AHNA Scottsdale, AZ Chapter, a holistic nurse educator, speaker, holistic nurse consultant, integrative health and wellness workshop facilitator, and a cannabis nurse coach and consultant. As an American Holistic Nurses Credentialing Corporation (AHNCC) board certified nurse coach supervisor, she supports nurses on a holistic journey towards board certification with her Sage Mentorships in the specialties of holistic nursing, integrative nurse coaching, and future goals of board certification in cannabis nursing as well as holistic nurse entrepreneurship.
Her work focuses specifically on homeostasis regulation, healing, and
wellbeing in psychoneuroimmunoendocrinology ailments integrating complementary integrative health approaches such as natural products, mind-body medicine, movement therapies, energy therapies, and partnering with clients to rediscover purpose and enhance quality of life. Her favorite research experiences have been in integrative health and wellness pilot studies at the clinical level with data collection, monitoring, peer reviewing and medical content reviewing as a holistic nurse consultant for a few major national and international health and wellness media companies and other stakeholders in the health and wellness and cannabis industries. She enjoys advancing the profession of nursing through her active committee involvement with a few national nursing organizations such as the American Holistic Nurses Association and the American Cannabis Nurses Association in nursing research, education, and credentialing. Dominique is a passionate nurse disability advocate who enjoys spending quality time with her emotional service animal, Xena, while striving to transform healthcare and culture through awareness, holistic education, innovation, research, and integrative nurse coaching.
You can visit Dominique’s private integrative nurse coaching and holistic nurse consulting practice at https://sageintegrativewellness.com/ or personally connect with her at dominique@sageintegrativewellness.com.
