1. Why did you select the chapter?
The reason I select this chapter is due to the title. I discussed Marijuana with my classmates during last semester. One of my classmates who are an emergency room nurse at psychiatric unit addressed the fetal effect of using Marijuana. I want to get more information of Marijuana in this chapter.
2. What did you learn about the role of the nurse as an activist?
I have known that nurses carry out a lot of roles as a health care provider, such as advocator, educator and so on. However, I have learned that nurses as activist have more roles than I have known. According to the website, Mary Lynn Mathre, Rn, MSN, CARN is the President and Cofounder of Patients Out of Time, a national non-profit organization dedicated …show more content…
What might you have done differently to address the problem? Why? If you would not have done anything differently, why not?
I would not have done anything differently due to the process of Marijuana is pretty good. In the textbook “Policy & Politics”, Mathr states, “The public’s awareness and acceptance of therapeutic cannabis has increased over the years to 70% to 80% approval per public opinion poll (Medical Marijuana ProCon.org, 2005; NORML, 2005). Despite the federal prohibition, nine states and the District of Columbia have passed voter initiatives supporting patient use of therapeutic cannabis and five states that have passed similar law through legislative action.” (p. 352)
5. What did you learn from the chapter about politics in research and nursing science?
I have learned that nursing science can affect the politics in research. Ms. Mathre has attempted to change the federal prohibition of cannabis based on her research and science. She explained the outcome of using Marijuana for patients in the therapeutic range. Also she disclosed the hiding the truth of cannabis, and then addressed the truth of cannabis. In the textbook “Policy & Politics”, Mathra states, “I initially depended upon others in the field to gain access to rate copies of studies that validated the efficacy of cannabis. I found some published reports with negative results, but no close review the studies were either flawed or not accurately reported.” (p.
The reason I select this chapter is due to the title. I discussed Marijuana with my classmates during last semester. One of my classmates who are an emergency room nurse at psychiatric unit addressed the fetal effect of using Marijuana. I want to get more information of Marijuana in this chapter.
2. What did you learn about the role of the nurse as an activist?
I have known that nurses carry out a lot of roles as a health care provider, such as advocator, educator and so on. However, I have learned that nurses as activist have more roles than I have known. According to the website, Mary Lynn Mathre, Rn, MSN, CARN is the President and Cofounder of Patients Out of Time, a national non-profit organization dedicated …show more content…
What might you have done differently to address the problem? Why? If you would not have done anything differently, why not?
I would not have done anything differently due to the process of Marijuana is pretty good. In the textbook “Policy & Politics”, Mathr states, “The public’s awareness and acceptance of therapeutic cannabis has increased over the years to 70% to 80% approval per public opinion poll (Medical Marijuana ProCon.org, 2005; NORML, 2005). Despite the federal prohibition, nine states and the District of Columbia have passed voter initiatives supporting patient use of therapeutic cannabis and five states that have passed similar law through legislative action.” (p. 352)
5. What did you learn from the chapter about politics in research and nursing science?
I have learned that nursing science can affect the politics in research. Ms. Mathre has attempted to change the federal prohibition of cannabis based on her research and science. She explained the outcome of using Marijuana for patients in the therapeutic range. Also she disclosed the hiding the truth of cannabis, and then addressed the truth of cannabis. In the textbook “Policy & Politics”, Mathra states, “I initially depended upon others in the field to gain access to rate copies of studies that validated the efficacy of cannabis. I found some published reports with negative results, but no close review the studies were either flawed or not accurately reported.” (p.