ONS Congress speaker, Eloise Theisen, RN, MSN, AGPCNP-BC, president-elect of the American Cannabis Nurses Association, adult geriatric nurse practitioner, and cofounder of Radicle Health in Walnut Creek, CA, joins Chris Pirschel, ONS staff writer/producer, to discuss medical cannabis use in practice, common misconceptions associated with the drug, and ways nurses can discuss cannabis with their patients.
Music Credit: "Fireflies and Stardust" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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