Nurse Coaching Board Study Guide Latest
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4 D's - CORRECT ANSWER: Appreciative inquiry format. Discovery, dream, design,
destiny.
5 core values - CORRECT ANSWER: 1. Nurse Coach Philosophy, Theory, and Ethics;
2. Nurse Coaching Process (ADOPIE); 3. Nurse Coach Communication and
Therapeutic Environment; 4. Education, Research, & Leadership; 5. Self-reflection, self-
assessment, and self care.
Action stage of change - CORRECT ANSWER: Modify behavior, experiences, or
environment in order to overcome problems. Commitment of time and energy. "I am/I
did" NC celebrates w/client success, reviews challenges, encourages
Appreciative Inquiry - CORRECT ANSWER: Art perspective. A school of thought in
change and development which can be used at an organizational or individual level for
initiatives of transformation...based on structured process that looks at what is working
vs what is wrong...fits well with coaching. NC tasks: 4 D stages: Discovery, Dream,
Design, and Destiny. Strengths-focused on client's power. Focusing on positive present
& future. "What we appreciate, appreciates." Inquiry as intervention.
Art of Nursing - CORRECT ANSWER: Presence, self-awareness, intuition,, creativity,
assessment tools like Values & 4 Ds of Appreciative Inquiry, practices, mindfulness,
imagery, relaxation, music, healing touch if certified.
As part of Evidence Based Practice and Research, the Nurse Coach should -
CORRECT ANSWER: Create clinical guidelines, utilize best available evidence,
including theories & research findings, participate with others to establish research
priorities & identify research questions or areas for inquiry. (Standard 9: Evidence
Based Practice & Research)
, Barbara Dossey - CORRECT ANSWER: Theory of Integral Nursing. 4 perspectives. 1.
individual interior. 2. individual exterior. 3. collective interior. 4. collective exterior.
Healing is core concept. "the innate natural phenomenon that comes from within a
person and describes the indivisible wholeness and the interconnectedness of all
people and all things.";
Bark - CORRECT ANSWER: Developed integral model of coaching based on structures
of consciousness and integral theory.
Behavior Systems Theory - CORRECT ANSWER: Dorothy Johnson. It stresses the
importance of research-based knowledge about the effect of nursing care on patients.
When she first proposed the theory in 1968, she explained that it was to foster "the
efficient and effective behavioral functioning in the patient to prevent illness." 4
assumptions
Belonging and love level - CORRECT ANSWER: Maslow's 3rd level that includes
friendship, family, sexual intimacy
Betty Neumann's - CORRECT ANSWER: Neumann's Systems Model (NSM); replaced
word patient with client; holistic being; clients relationship with STRESS; Energy
resources. Primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention. Lines of defense.
Care, Cure, Core Theory of Nursing - CORRECT ANSWER: Linda Hall with experience
in psychiatry and nursing. Interconnected circles. Core is the pt. Cure is attention give
by medical professional. Care is given by nurse via nurturing.
Carl O. Helvie - CORRECT ANSWER: PhD in nursing and specialized in alternative
treatments. Energy Theory and Nursing. Humans as open energy sources.
Carl Rogers - CORRECT ANSWER: Field: humanistic; Contributions: founded person-
centered therapy, theory that emphasizes the unique quality of humans especially their
freedom and potential for personal growth, unconditional positive regard, fully
Update 2025-2026 90 Questions and 100%
Verified Correct Answers Guaranteed A+
4 D's - CORRECT ANSWER: Appreciative inquiry format. Discovery, dream, design,
destiny.
5 core values - CORRECT ANSWER: 1. Nurse Coach Philosophy, Theory, and Ethics;
2. Nurse Coaching Process (ADOPIE); 3. Nurse Coach Communication and
Therapeutic Environment; 4. Education, Research, & Leadership; 5. Self-reflection, self-
assessment, and self care.
Action stage of change - CORRECT ANSWER: Modify behavior, experiences, or
environment in order to overcome problems. Commitment of time and energy. "I am/I
did" NC celebrates w/client success, reviews challenges, encourages
Appreciative Inquiry - CORRECT ANSWER: Art perspective. A school of thought in
change and development which can be used at an organizational or individual level for
initiatives of transformation...based on structured process that looks at what is working
vs what is wrong...fits well with coaching. NC tasks: 4 D stages: Discovery, Dream,
Design, and Destiny. Strengths-focused on client's power. Focusing on positive present
& future. "What we appreciate, appreciates." Inquiry as intervention.
Art of Nursing - CORRECT ANSWER: Presence, self-awareness, intuition,, creativity,
assessment tools like Values & 4 Ds of Appreciative Inquiry, practices, mindfulness,
imagery, relaxation, music, healing touch if certified.
As part of Evidence Based Practice and Research, the Nurse Coach should -
CORRECT ANSWER: Create clinical guidelines, utilize best available evidence,
including theories & research findings, participate with others to establish research
priorities & identify research questions or areas for inquiry. (Standard 9: Evidence
Based Practice & Research)
, Barbara Dossey - CORRECT ANSWER: Theory of Integral Nursing. 4 perspectives. 1.
individual interior. 2. individual exterior. 3. collective interior. 4. collective exterior.
Healing is core concept. "the innate natural phenomenon that comes from within a
person and describes the indivisible wholeness and the interconnectedness of all
people and all things.";
Bark - CORRECT ANSWER: Developed integral model of coaching based on structures
of consciousness and integral theory.
Behavior Systems Theory - CORRECT ANSWER: Dorothy Johnson. It stresses the
importance of research-based knowledge about the effect of nursing care on patients.
When she first proposed the theory in 1968, she explained that it was to foster "the
efficient and effective behavioral functioning in the patient to prevent illness." 4
assumptions
Belonging and love level - CORRECT ANSWER: Maslow's 3rd level that includes
friendship, family, sexual intimacy
Betty Neumann's - CORRECT ANSWER: Neumann's Systems Model (NSM); replaced
word patient with client; holistic being; clients relationship with STRESS; Energy
resources. Primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention. Lines of defense.
Care, Cure, Core Theory of Nursing - CORRECT ANSWER: Linda Hall with experience
in psychiatry and nursing. Interconnected circles. Core is the pt. Cure is attention give
by medical professional. Care is given by nurse via nurturing.
Carl O. Helvie - CORRECT ANSWER: PhD in nursing and specialized in alternative
treatments. Energy Theory and Nursing. Humans as open energy sources.
Carl Rogers - CORRECT ANSWER: Field: humanistic; Contributions: founded person-
centered therapy, theory that emphasizes the unique quality of humans especially their
freedom and potential for personal growth, unconditional positive regard, fully
