Beyond the Clinic: How Coaching Elevates Nephrology Nursing Practice

Coaching can enhance individual performance and promote a culture of collaboration and quality in the clinical setting. By utilizing the tools and skills inherent to coaching, individual and team outcomes can be elevated. In this article, an experienced nephrology nurse, who is also a certified coach, describes how the use of a coaching approach in professional development can lead to positive impact on workplace culture, and describes how nephrology nurses and leaders are in a key position to utilize aspects of coaching to enhance team cohesiveness, collaboration, and ultimately, patient outcomes.