NJ nurses - CBD oil

[linda1959]

I am coming at this both from the perspective of a parent AND a school nurse.

I use CBD oil for my son with autism. He will be going on an overnight trip with his school. The school nurse will not give the CBD because it is not FDA regulated. I offered to get an order from his MD - answer is no. I offered to mix it in a bottle of juice and send: they just need to make sure he drinks the juice - answer is no.

I understand it. If it were one of my students, I would work something out with the parent. That said, I completely respect and understand nurses who are by the book. But it got me thinking. Twelve years ago, my son needed a dietary supplement for weight gain. It was recommended by a nutritionist, purchased from a medical supply store, and came in a unit does container. The nurse refused to mix it into his milk or allow the staff to do it, and refused to give him the milk if I mixed it in first.

So here we are 12 years later, and none of the standards for nurses to help and accommodate families who are taking a non-prescription approach have improved. My question is: how do we change this? Who do I start with to discuss the need to allow nurses to accommodate families in a safe way when they want to use a product that is not FDA regulated?

And what is the general thought among nurses; if there is a policy in place and the paperwork is correct, would you be willing to administer CBD to a student who's family has found it helpful for whatever the reason?

[LikeTheDeadSea, MSN, RN]

Also worth noting that in my state cannabis is "certified to be a medical benefit" by the doctor, and cannot be "prescribed". So even if they have doctor paperwork, it does not meet the requirement of being a prescription. I went to an awesome cannabis and school nursing seminar that reviewed legalities related to it (and it's OTC cbd version). Basically it's a "no" however you slice it.