Date of Conferral

2023

Degree

Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)

School

Nursing

Advisor

Francesca C. Farrrar

Abstract

AbstractNurse practitioners are crucial components of community health care because they treat and manage individuals who use medical marijuana. Overuse of medical marijuana without proper examination and certification may result in undesirable patient outcomes, such as increased patient dependency and death, which may have a severe impact on society. The medical marijuana primary care clinic for which this Doctor of Nursing Practice project was developed lacked the information required to certify and evaluate qualifying conditions for medicinal marijuana users. The practice-focused questions investigated how nurse practitioners caring for patients using medical marijuana education based on the National Council of State Boards of Nursing guidelines may improve knowledge and confidence ratings on using medical marijuana. Medline, PubMed, CINAHL, the Joanna Briggs Institute, the Cochrane Database, Google Scholar, and the Walden Library were among the data sources used. Expert panel responses to a nine-item anonymous survey questionnaire were used and supported content for the program. PowerPoint presentation instruction was delivered in the clinic conference room with a four-digit code for each of the 15 nurse practitioners who took the pre- and posttests. Statistical analysis (N = 15) revealed that pretest scores varied from a low of 30 to a high of 68 (M = 50.0); posttest scores varied from a mean low of 80 to a mean high of 92 (M = 87.7), with a 3.7 change in total mean score, suggesting that knowledge was gained. The project will have a beneficial influence on social transformation by boosting nurse practitioners' expertise, resulting in safe, quality treatment that will enhance health and reduce morbidity for vulnerable patients.

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