Is it Functional Medicine or Functional Nursing? What Should I Call Myself?

In this episode, Brigitte Sager, DNP, discusses why some nurses may prefer the term functional nursing over functional medicine when describing their practice. Brigitte explores the evolving role of nurses in functional healthcare, highlighting how nurses can deliver holistic, root-cause-focused care without stepping outside their scope of practice. She also delves into the history of functional medicine and explains how this powerful approach to healthcare aligns with the core principles of nursing.

Key Topics:

The history of functional medicine and its alignment with nursing.

Why the term functional nursing may better represent the role of nurses in holistic care.

How nurses can deliver functional healthcare without prescribing medications.

Examples of how nurses can practice functional nursing in real-world settings.

 

Hosted by Brigitte Sager, NP, a functional medicine nurse practitioner, nurse coach, and an RN and NP FM educator.

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