Cannabis: Your patients are using it, what you need to know to provide optimal care
1.00 NAPNAP Contact Hour of which 0.5 contain pharmacology content. This continuing education activity is offered at a reduced rate to NAPNAP Members. This continuing education activity rate is $10 for NAPNAP Members. For non-members, this continuing education activity rate is $20.
The cannabis plant contains more than 60 pharmacologically active substances that can impact almost every body system. Nurse practitioners must be knowledgeable on the different cannabis preparations available, common usage and physiological impact on health. It is also imperative that health care providers know the best terms and communication approaches to ask young patients about their use of cannabis and assess willingness for cessation.
Please note that this program is an archived session NAPNAP's Pediatric Virtual Symposium: 2024 Targeted Topics. If you had attended 2024 virtual symposium and earned CE for this session, this course will be a duplicate.
This continuing education activity is administered by the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP) as an Agency providing continuing education credit. Individuals who complete this program will be awarded 1.00 NAPNAP Contact Hour of which 0.5 contain pharmacology content.
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Target Audience
Pediatric-focused advanced practice registered nurses
Learning Objectives
• Identify common forms of cannabis and assessment terms to use to obtain and accurate history of usage.
• Recognize the physiologic impact of cannabis use and the impact on pediatric development and health care (including pharmacological interactions),
• Describe best communication approaches with young adult patients to offer guidance on safety concerns and possible cessation of use help.
Christine Nelson-Tuttle DNS, APRN, PNP-BC
Division of Adolescent Medicine
UB/MD and Oishei Children’s Hospital of Buffalo
Associate Professor, College of Nursing
Niagara University
Available Credit
- 1.00 Contact hours