CiA Logo Introducing the Editor of the AHNA Nurse Coaching Newsletter – Dominique Fontaine, BSN, RN, HNB-BC, HWNC-BC

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Dominique Fontaine
Dominique Fontaine, BSN, RN, HNB-BC, HWNC-BC has been named the Editor of the new AHNA Nurse Coaching Newsletter. This Newsletter for 2021 will be published quarterly as it rolls out and you can send Nurse Coaching activities, articles and published research to Dominique Fontaine at dominique@sageintegrativewellness.com. AHNA has identified specific learning and communication needs of our members practicing Nurse Coaching, and this newsletter is a step in meeting those needs.

Dominque 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 chapter leader for the AHNA Scottsdale, AZ Chapter, a holistic nurse educator, speaker, and 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, 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, and peer reviewing and medical content reviewing as a holistic nurse consultant for a few major national and international health and wellness media companies. She enjoys advancing the profession of nursing through her active committee involvement with a few national nursing organizations 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, education, innovation, research, and integrative nurse coaching.
Nurse Coach Newsletter – First Issue

CiA Logo “How to Make Healthcare Complete” – by Anna Schlosser, BS, RN, NC-BC

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Present healthcare is incomplete. If we continue to just share information and educate (which is important), the patient’s wishes, needs and desires get lost in the shuffle. Nurse Coaches are moving healthcare towards holistic health, integrating mind body spirit, healing.
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CiA Logo “4 Holistic Insights In Learning How to Nurse Coach The Cannabis Patient” – Presentation by Dominique Fontaine, RN, BSN, HNB-BC, HWNC-BC

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Dominique Fontaine, BSN, RN, HNB-BC, HWNC-BC founder of Sage Integrative Wellness, LLC is presenting for the American Holistic Nurses Association (AHNA) webinar series. Her webinar presentation, “4 Holistic Insights In Learning How to Nurse Coach The Cannabis Patient”, will be available July 8. 2021.
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CiA Logo “How Silence Changes Everything” – by Alice Teall, DNP, APRN-CNP, NC-BC, FAANP

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“Nurse Coaching is purposeful and strength based, and it is intended to connect with someone in a way that creates a really valuable partnership. That partnership allows people to develop self-confidence and to take steps towards their wellness.” ~Alice Teall
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CiA Logo “Applying Research To Cannabis Nursing Practice: Confessions of an Integrative Nurse Coach Utilizing The Evidence Based Practice Process” – by Dominique Fontaine, RN, BSN, HNB-BC, HWNC-BC

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The purpose of this article is to demonstrate to the nurse how research utilization supports provision of evidence-based care in an integrative nurse coach and cannabis nurse coach practice. Receive 1.6 CNE through the American Holistic Nurses Association (AHNA)
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“Why Nursing Can Be a Great Career Choice for Men” by Gabriel Patel

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Health Well Wise Men considering a career in a healthcare profession should not discount nursing as an option. Though the field of nursing has traditionally been dominated by women, the number of working male nurses has increased significantly in recent decades. And the increase in gender equity is likely to continue to grow as more men find nursing to be a fulfilling career option and the demand for men in the field rises.
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CiA Logo “Embracing Different Worldviews: The Pathway to Inclusivity in Healthcare” – presentation by Margaret Erickson, PhD, RN, CNS, APHN-BC

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Margaret Erickson, PhD, RN, CNS, APHN-BC, CEO of AHNCC, is presenting at the International Assoc. for Human Caring (IAHC) – 42nd Annual IAHC Virtual Conference. Her presentation, “Embracing Different Worldviews: The Pathway to Inclusivity in Healthcare”, along with all other presentations of the conference, will be continuously available from June 1 – September 1, 2021.

CiA Logo “I learned to advocate for more holistic practices to better care for the broader needs of my patients.” Jennifer Bonamer PhD, RN, NPD-BC, AHN-BC

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Published in ANA Nurses’ Week https://anayearofthenurse.org/storybook/chapter2.php.
Jennifer Bonamer

I knew since I was a child that I would be a pediatric healthcare provider — I carried my medical bag and never hesitated when asked. I did in fact become a pediatric hematology/oncology nurse. I loved the authenticity and joy and integrity of caring for children who did not have ulterior motives to keep from healing. And oncology nursing was a brilliant combination of highly technical practice combined with enduring relationships with the patients and their families.
Over the years, it began to really affect me that, despite dozens of scheduled and PRN medications to treat symptoms, my patients still experienced troubling symptoms. I learned to advocate more for holistic practices to better care for the broader needs of my patients. I found that there was not a lot of research upon which to advocate. So, I decided to go to school to pursue my PhD so that I could create evidence to improve patient care. I graduated with my PhD in 2008, had my first child one month later, and have been exceptionally grateful to work as a clinical nurse researcher ever since. My days are joyfully (and nerdly) filled with helping clinicians explore opportunities for better patient care; and we have many discussions about holistic theoretical frameworks to ensure we are treating the whole person. I am so grateful to be a nurse.