Overview

A Cannabis Nurse Navigator is a professional registered nurse with cannabis-specific clinical knowledge who offers individualized assistance to patients, families, and caregivers to help overcome healthcare system barriers. The cannabis nurse navigator provides education and resources to facilitate informed decision-making in a timely fashion to quality healthcare providers knowledgeable in cannabis therapeutics and psychosocial care throughout all phases of the cannabis therapeutics continuum. Developed in August 2016 for the nursing community and their patients by Nique Pichette DNP, MSN, RN.