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3031-24: EmPATH – A Journey to Improved Emergency Department Behavioral Healthcare 

EmPATH (Emergency Psychiatric Assessment Treatment and Healing) is a concept gaining national attention to help patients seeking behavioral health evaluation and care. These observation spaces provide immediate access to psychiatric professionals to evaluate, prescribe, and treat assessed needs. Recognized and endorsed by both The Joint Commission and the National Center for Behavioral Health, EmPATH was included in the 2022 Facility Guidelines Institute’s Guidelines for Design and Construction. EmPATH is designed to allow nursing to reframe how care is delivered. Patients suffering from behavioral health conditions are moved to a unit uniquely designed to provide physical and psychological safety, rapid assessment, and early treatment in anticipation of a safe discharge to local services and support. Everything about this space and the nursing care provided is focused on achieving positive outcomes for patients, staff, and communities. 

Presenters:  Shannon Miles, RN, MSN NEA-BC; James Bryant, RN, DNP, CEN, CPEN, NEA-BC; Brooke Stratton, BSN, RN

Disclosures:  The APNA planners and faculty have no relevant financial relationships to disclose. Off-label uses will not be discussed during this presentation.

Session Length:  45 minutes

Target Audience:  RN, APRN

Learning Outcome:
Upon completion of this presentation, the participant will be able to:

• Define EmPATH and the rationale for choosing this model.

Keywords:  Emergency Departments, Care Coordination, Length of Stay, Practice, Inpatient, Integrated Health

Nursing Continuing Professional Development:
0.75 contact hours.  * In order to receive contact hours, you must: Listen to the presentation, complete an evaluation, and earn a passing score on the post-test before the expiration date. You will have 5 tries to correctly answer the questions on the post-test and a score of 80% is required to pass. Once you have passed and completed an evaluation, the certificate will be generated online, available for you to print immediately. You cannot earn credit unless all steps are completed.

The American Psychiatric Nurses Association is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Release Date:  December 19, 2024
Access to this course will end:  December 1, 2027

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