4021-25: Code Echo: Proven Elopement Reduction

Elopement prevention planning is critical for all inpatient psychiatric hospitals. Preventing elopements of patients on legal holds and conservatorship is crucial. This presentation will introduce you to a new response to elopements that has resulted in a substantial reduction in elopements that has been sustained for several years.

Presenter:  Steven Molina, BSN

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

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

• Describe three key components of an elopement response plan that can effectively reduce elopements in an inpatient psychiatric unit.

Key Takeaway(s): 

• Elopement reduction is possible with the right strategies and organizational commitment.
• Reliable results may be sustained by fostering a coordinated team approach and providing staff training in effective elopement response.

Keywords:  Elopement, Code Echo, Elopement Prevention

Nursing Continuing Professional Development:
0.75 contact hours.  * In order to receive contact hours, you must: Listen to the entire presentation, complete the reflection activity, evaluation, and honor statement before the expiration date. Once all steps are successfully completed, a certificate will be generated online and available for you to print immediately. Contact hours cannot be awarded unless all required components 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 1, 2025
Access to this course will end:  December 1, 2028

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