{"product_id":"cannabis-a-handbook-for-nurses-paperback","title":"Cannabis: A Handbook for Nurses - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCarey S. Clark\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAmerican Cannabis Nurses Association\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eAwarded Second Place in the 2021 AJN Book of the Year Awards in Advanced Practice Nursing\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe time is now to get grounded in cannabis science and holistic care, with the evidence-based \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCannabis: A Handbook for Nurses\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis groundbreaking new guide addresses nursing skills and responsibilities in cannabis care, including the physiology of the human endocannabinoid system, cannabis care as it relates to specific disease processes, the history of cannabis, advocacy and ethics, and the ins and outs of cannabis dosing, delivery methods, side effects, and more. 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