[NP-Clinical] nutritional supplements

[Diana Galler]

Gosh-- glad you said it first, Debi-- I was going to write the exact same thing but was biting my tongue and sitting on my right hand at the same time!  Not only do I question the ethical issues involved, I also have to wonder about where Evidence-Based Practice fits into all of this. 
  Dena Galler

dbnp86 at comcast.net wrote:
    I have an ethical issue with a provider that sells health and wellness products in the office. Just my 2 cents! Debi Brew, FNP
   
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From: "Sevule" <sevule at juddshouse.com> 
              Hello Everyone:
   
  Does anyone have any suggestions/advice on how I may safely proceed in the matter of recommending nutritional/herbal supplements to clients who may already be on prescription medications that have been prescribed by other providers?  
  I am an Independent Distributor for an Internet company that offers health and wellness products; I am also a new NP who is seeking to start her own practice & I wish to combine the two.   I would of course advise my clients that they must inform their own PCPs of the addition of herbal supplements to their daily regimen, but I think we all know, that pts. often don’t reveal such information to their providers.   I want to protect the safety of my pts., yet I must protect myself legally as well.
  I am thankful for any advice from you seasoned professionals.
   
  Sylvia Judd
   
   

From: "Sevule" <sevule at juddshouse.com>
To: <np-clinical at nurse.net>
Subject: [NP-Clinical] nutritional supplements
Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2007 22:13:20 +0000

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