Emerging or Current Health Care Issue - Medical Marijuana

Emerging or Current Health Care Issue- Medical Marijuana
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Research is needed to determine the efficacy of medical marijuana in treating the symptoms of various diseases and managing pain. There are different conditions under which medical marijuana is effective and the medication is at times preferred over the strong opioid pain relievers (Miller & Oberbarnschiedt, 2017). Hospitals need to take into consideration how hospitals and restricted federal status affect medical marijuana use. As such, health institutions need to adopt policies need to improve access to information the availability including safety.
There is a need to focus on policies for inpatient use where health care practitioners are involved in crafting policies from including the physicians, pharmacists, nurses and representatives of professional boards. There is legalized marijuana for medical use where there is restricted federal status. Physicians need to provide advice to patients that medical marijuana is appropriate and beneficial, and reviewing evidence on the use of marijuana in treatment and health outcomes. Health practitioners would be trained to integrate change initiatives and they would be better placed to use evidence in decision making. Understand more about the benefits of and challenges of using medical marijuana are is equally important to improve the quality of care.
Evaluating whether it is appropriate to use medical marijuana during the patient stay and focus on the quality, health safety and compliance with using the medication. An environment that has open communication is required to implement changes where there is the dissemination of research evidence. Different states have different laws on medical marijuana and there is a need to plan and manage how to integrate healthcare policies, procedures and protocols that improve health outcomes.
No medication is entirely safe as there are side effects and cannabis is associated with disorientation, drowsiness and hypotension and even confusion. While these effects are short-term and tend to disappear as one develops tolerance, there is still a need for more information on the negative effects of marijuana use. For instance, there may be side effects such as cognitive disorders, lung damage, psychosis and deteriorating immune system. The dose, frequency and the mode of use affect the effectiveness of medical marijuana.
The regulatory framework places on prescription for marijuana and there are different levels of access at the state level restrictions. Nonetheless, there has been increased support for decriminalization and authorization for the use of medical marijuana. There are more states that regulate medical marijuana, but fewer states allow the use of marijuana for recreational purposes. legalization of marijuana by states is likely to increase the recreational use,...