A Look Inside The Functional Nursing Program™: The Leading Functional Medicine Training for RNs & NPs

About this episode

This episode explores the Functional Nursing Program™ and its unique approach to functional medicine training for nurses.

Sponsored by the Institute for Functional Nursing. Learn more about our programs at www.fxnursing.com In this episode of the Functional Nurse Podcast, Brigitte Sager welcomes Samantha Hamilton, MSN-Ed, RN, a functional nurse educator, entrepreneur, and the Director of Growth and Partnerships at the Institute for Functional Nursing (IFN). Together, they pull back the curtain on what functional nursing education actually looks like, how nurses can integrate functional medicine into practice, and why nursing-specific training is so different from traditional functional medicine programs. This conversation explores the foundations of IFN's signature Functional Nursing Program™, including how it teaches to IFM's published clinical competencies, leans heavily into case-study learning, offers holistic nursing certification pathways, supports students interested in entrepreneurship, and how nurses can apply functional medicine principles in real-world clinical settings. Brigitte and Sam also discuss the growing demand for root-cause nursing care, the importance of community and mentorship in nursing education, and why nurses are uniquely positioned to lead the future of preventative and…

People in this episode

Host: Brigitte Sager

Guest: Samantha Hamilton

Topics covered

• functional nursing education
• integrative healthcare
• holistic nursing certification
• entrepreneurship in nursing
• root-cause nursing care

Keywords

• functional nursing
• nursing education
• holistic certification
• preventative healthcare
• case-study learning

Sponsors

Institute for Functional Nursing

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