How Nurses Can Use Lab Work in Functional Medicine

In this episode, Brigitte Sager, DNP, dives into how lab work should be used when practicing functional medicine. Brigitte explains how lab work interpretation in functional medicine differs from traditional healthcare, the importance of optimal ranges versus normal limits, and how RNs can ethically review lab work in their scope of practice. Whether you're an RN or NP, this episode is packed with practical insights on how lab work can be leveraged—or when it's unnecessary—in supporting patients holistically.

Key Topics:

Understanding optimal vs. normal reference ranges in lab work.

When and why to use lab work in functional medicine.

Ethical considerations and scope of practice for RNs reviewing labs.

Creative ways RNs can help clients get lab work done without practicing outside their scope.

Addressing the stereotype of functional medicine as expensive lab tests and supplements.

 

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

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Be well!