"Guarding their practice": a descriptive study of Canadian nursing policies and education related to medical cannabis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In Canada, federal regulations allow Nurse Practitioners (NPs) to authorize medical cannabis. Nursing regulatory bodies, however, have been hesitant to include medical cannabis within NPs' scope of practice. As the interest in cannabis increases, NPs have the potential to play a pivotal role in promoting the safe and appropriate use of cannabis. This study aimed to: summarize nursing policies in Canada related to medical cannabis; explore the perspective of nursing regulatory bodies regarding practice and policy issues related to medical cannabis; and examine the inclusion of medical cannabis content within Canadian NP curricula.

Methods

A descriptive study was conducted that comprised three phases. The first phase reviewed nursing regulatory bodies' existing poli

SUBMITTER: Balneaves LG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6902327 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature