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The Functional Nursing Blog
Published by the Institute for Functional Nursing (IFN) — advancing the role of nurses in functional medicine through education, leadership, and innovation.


Can a Functional Medicine Nurse Start Their Own Business? How Nurses Can Build Purposeful, Profitable Practices Rooted in Root-Cause Care
The short answer? Yes. And the time has never been better. After years of educating over 1,000 nurses and nurse practitioners in functional medicine and holistic nursing, I can tell you with certainty that more nurses than ever are ready to leave burnout behind and step into leadership through a functional, root-cause approach. And for many of my students, that path includes launching their own business. Many never considered entrepreneurship until they find functional medici

Brigitte Sager
4 min read


How to Become a Functional Medicine Nurse: Your Step-by-Step Guide to Functional Medicine Training and Practice for RNs and NPs
Explore functional medicine nurse training designed for RNs and NPs. Learn how to get started, stay within scope, and lead root-cause care with confidence.

Brigitte Sager
4 min read


Functional Medicine for Nurses and Nurse Practitioners: What It Looks Like in Practice
Functional nursing isn’t a trend. It’s a professional transformation , and it’s already happening. If you’ve ever wondered what it really looks like to integrate functional medicine into nursing practice, you're not alone. One of the most common questions I get from nurses is: “What can I actually do with this training?” The answer? A lot more than you might think. At this point, I have trained over a thousand nurses and nurse practitioners who are now weaving functional me

Brigitte Sager
5 min read


Functional Medicine for Nurses: What Happens After the INCA Program Ends?
If you’re an RN or NP who completed the Functional Medicine for Nurses course that I developed and taught through the Integrative Nurse Coach Academy (INCA), you’ve likely heard the news: the program is coming to a close at the end of this current cohort. And if you’re anything like the many students I have heard from recently—you’re probably asking: “Now what?” “Is there a next step?” “How do I keep growing in this specialty I love?” You’re not alone. The truth is, functiona

Brigitte Sager
6 min read


How Functional Medicine Nurses Can Access Lab Tests—Legally and Safely
In my recent blog, Are Labs Within a Nurse’s Scope of Practice? Let’s Reframe the Conversation , we explored one of the most common roadblocks nurses face when transitioning into holistic or functional practice: lab testing. The feedback I received afterward was overwhelming, and familiar. “I want my patients to have access to labs, but I’m terrified of crossing scope boundaries." “My patients are asking for testing, but I don’t have a safe way to support them.” “I feel st

Brigitte Sager
6 min read
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