The Functional Vitamin, Supplement, and Nutrition Course
The Elite Nurse Practitioner guide on how to integrate supplementation, vitamin, and nutritional support from a functional medicine standpoint into your practice!
Price: $499
CE Hours: 8 Total Contact Hours (4RX)
About the Course
The Functional Vitamin, Supplement, and Nutrition Course is a guide for implementing the philosophies of functional medicine into your practice. This course, presented in collaboration with Jenni Gallagher, APRN, is a complementary addition to our collection of functional medicine learning resources. Designed for the nurse practitioner who aims to understand key clinical and business concepts related to these in-demand services, participants will learn ways to improve patient well-being and increase revenue through a holistic care model.
Course topics include:
- How vitamins and supplements affect the human body
- Lab testing, including the differences between “normal” and “optimal” values
- The fundamentals of nutrition, including the importance of protein intake
- The role of liver enzymes in metabolic health
- Ways to improve glucose and insulin levels through nutritional support and supplementation
- The value of low-carb diets for patients with glucose disorders
- Tips for properly utilizing healthy fats in diet protocols
- How to evaluate, monitor, and dose patients on a variety of vitamins and supplements including:
- Omega-3 fatty acids
- Red Yeast Rice
- Berberine
- B vitamins
- Cobalt
- Vitamin D (including lab testing)
- Vitamin E
- Iron (including lab testing)
- Curcumin
- Black cumin seed oil
- GABA
- Oral glutathione
- Utilizing informed consent
- Tips for collaborating with vendors, including compounding pharmacies
- Service pricing
Interest in natural health remedies and integrative medical services is growing, and it is important for NPs to evolve their practice in tandem with these cultural shifts. Market research shows an uptick in the number of patients seeking professional supplement and vitamin support, providing NPs with exciting opportunities to expand their skill set and broaden the scope of their business. However, the rapidly expanding vitamin and supplement industry is rife with misinformation, meaning NPs have an obligation to get educated on safe and effective care protocols.
This course is designed to help nurse practitioners become a trusted resource for vitamin and nutritional therapies. Get recommendations on a variety of evidence-based supplements and vitamins, explore core concepts related to nutritional medicine, and learn tips for improving your clinic’s bottom line. Experts will break down the connection between nutrition and metabolic health and explain how specific supplements can address a variety of health concerns.
Plus, you will earn eight total CEU hours with four pharmacology hours, helping providers stay up to date with licensing and certification. Over six hours of video content features expert advice from Elite NP founder Justin Allan and Jenni Gallagher, APRN, plus built-in audio recordings for on-the-go learning. Participants will also receive a complementary informed consent template for clinical settings.
Jenni Gallagher APRN
Jenni graduated from the University of Mississippi School of Nursing with her Masters of Science in Nursing in 2007 and began her career in an Internal Medicine clinic. After her own health journey that resulted in resolution of a variety of chronic health conditions, she researched and studied labs more specifically, to help guide patients to optimizing their own health. Now her major focus in her private practice, she provides family care, with a specialty niche in endocrinology/internal medicine and metabolic dysfunction. Jenni has helped develop Elite NP's The Advanced Women's Health & HRT Course, The Functional Vitamin, Supplement, & Nutrition Course, and The House Call and Mobile Clinic Course.
Justin Allan MSN, FNP
Justin holds a BS in biology, a BSN, and an MSN. He is a practicing FNP and member of the AANP. He has worked in multiple practice settings including urgent care, emergency medicine, addiction medicine, family practice, and men’s health. He is the owner and author of The Elite Nurse Practitioner. He own’s multiple successful practices and businesses as a nurse practitioner.
All Elite NP CEU applies to ANCC and AANP recertification and can be used with all Boards of Nursing.
The Elite Nurse Practitioner is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation
Course Curriculum
- Course Disclosure and Course Slides
- Course Pre-Test
- Section 1: Course Introduction (9:25)
- Section 2: The Initial Visit, Diagnosis Codes, and Ordering Labs (17:02)
- Section 3: Optimal Lab Value Discussed (36:13)
- Section 4: Protein and the Diet, Amino Acids, and Optimal Protein Levels (19:08)
- Section 5: Liver Enzymes and Their Optimal Values (13:01)
- Section 5.1: Carbs, Glucose, and Insulin (23:45)
- Section 6: Carbs Continued and Diabetic Medication Reduction (24:53)
- Section 7: Diet Changes for the Glucose Sensitive Patient (25:47)
- Section 8: Supplements to Improve Metabolic Function (26:46)
- Section 9: The B Vitamins, Dosing, Use, and Lab Testing (32:46)
- Section 10: Use of Cobalt, Vitamin D - Dosing and Evaluation (25:36)
- Section 11: Vitamin E, Electrolytes, and Iron Introduction (11:18)
- Section 12: Iron Continued, Lab Testing, Dosing, Types of Iron Supplements, Vitamin C, and Copper (37:11)
- Section 13: Importance of Adequate Water Intake, Black Cumin Seed Oil, Curcumin, GABA, Glutathione, and L-Theanine (19:40)
- Section 14: Luteolin, Chlorella, Melatonin, Milk Thistle, NAC, Resveratrol, and Valerian Root (21:53)
- Section 15: General Tips and Recommendations for Supplementation and Vitamins (25:35)
- Section 16: Final Thoughts and Clinical Conclusion (14:06)
- Section 17: Informed Consent, Documentation, Compounding Pharmacies, and Supplement/Vitamin Suppliers (18:54)
- Section 18: Clinic Costs, Pricing, Lab Considerations, and Ending (12:13)
- Streaming Audio Lessons
- Additional Resources: Course References, Indemnification Clause, Informed Consent, and Additional Resources
- Course Post-Test
- Course Evaluation
Optimal nutritional and vitamin lab values and monitoring explained...
Nutritional support and its effect on metabolic health explained...
Supplements to improve metabolic health explained...
A multitude of vitamins and how they support health and wellbeing from a functional medicine standpoint explained...
A multitude of evidence based supplements and their dosing explained...
Informed consent, documentation considerations, vitamin and supplement ordering, and pricing explained...
A Message from Justin:
More and more patients are looking to functional and integrative medicine to improve their health. People are wanting to stick to natural and holistic healthcare interventions, therefore many of them are interested in learning more about supplements and vitamins from a licensed PROVIDER who understands the medical implications of these alternative treatment options.
Patients are sick of being handed another pill that has side effects and can be expensive. Providing sound nutritional advice and evidence-based supplement and vitamin recommendations can help reduce patient costs and improve clinical outcomes without nasty side effects.
The vitamin and supplement industry is valued over $100 billion and shows no signs of slowing down! Given the increasing demand, it's crucial for nurse practitioner entrepreneurs aiming to broaden revenue streams and improve clinical results to integrate vitamin, supplement, and nutritional guidance into their practice!
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Frequently Asked Questions
Will I have unlimited access to this course?
Absolutely! You can access this course however many times you want for however long you want! All Elite Nurse Practitioner Courses are pre-recorded and accessible indefinitely!
Is this course covering oral/PO supplements and vitamins?
Yes! This course does not cover IV vitamins as we have an entire course on that. This course covers supplements and vitamins that your patients can buy over the counter or that you can dispense from your practice to increase your practices revenue! Essentially, these are supplements patients can take on a daily basis to improve health.
Will this course really teach me how to recommend supplements and vitamins to my patients?
YES! We cover over two dozen evidence based vitamins and supplements that improve your patients wellbeing and physiologic health!
What does this course exactly go over?
This course covers functional medicine based approaches to nutritional support that improves metabolic health and disease in patients (such as hyperlipidemia and diabetes) in addition to a variety of vitamins and supplements that patients can take to improve metabolic health, cardiac health, inflammation, performance, mental wellbeing, and much more!
What kind of nurse practitioner can recommend the approaches discussed in this course?
Any nurse practitioner can discuss with their patient nutritional, vitamin, and supplemental support with their patients! It improves total body wellbeing and health.
I have been studying functional medicine already, will this course benefit me?
Absolutely! This course provides a unique integrative perspective on nutritional support to help improve metabolic health in your patient in addition to a variety of evidence based vitamins/supplements that you can recommend. This not only improves patient outcomes, but improves your practices bottom line.
Do I need to have a special certification to do this?
No! This falls within the scope of any nurse practitioner.
Will this course the business aspects of vitamin and supplements?
Yes! We cover where to obtain the vitamins/supplements, which brands are best, and how to price them to improve your practices revenue.
I already own a practice; would this course benefit me?
Absolutely! In my opinion, every nurse practitioner should be recommending vitamins and supplements to their patients as it is cost effective and helps improve patient wellbeing.
Will this offer CME?
YES! This course offers 8 CE hours. The Elite Nurse Practitioner is credentialed as an organization that can provide CEU through the ANCC. CEU awarded through The Elite Nurse Practitioner applies to ANCC, AANP, and all boards of nursing!
Will this course provide a certificate of completion?
Yes! A certificate is issued at the end of the course that will show the CEU hours and your completion of this course. You can also use this to submit for reimbursement and it is a tax write off!
See what others have to say...
Kaye: I joined Elite NP FB group and after one day of being in the group, I signed up for 3 courses. I now have a clear and concise blueprint for additional modalities for my practice. Thank you Justin!!
Takeshanicole Z: Trustworthy, reliable and affordable education and guidance is provided. Timely responses with continued support and encouragement to become successful.
Angie B: I love Elite NP info and courses, but in addition, it has been really easy to communicate with Justin for any questions, concerns, etc. Since learning about Elite NP and engaging in the Facebook group, I have connected with so many other NPs with similar goals and the support has been incredible.
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