4037-25: Five Needle Protocol: An Opportunity for Nurses to Help Bridge the Gap Between the Demand for Behavioral Health Care Services and Available Resources

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4037-25: Five Needle Protocol: An Opportunity for Nurses to Help Bridge the Gap Between the Demand for Behavioral Health Care Services and Available Resources 

This presentation will explore ways nurses can integrate the five needle auricular acupuncture (5NP) as an effective, economical, and safe intervention for decreasing anxiety, depression, insomnia, trauma, and pain management, in a range of settings. Nurses will be inspired to take 5NP to areas where there are treatment gaps.


Presenter:  Pamela Greene, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, ADS

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:

  • Describe three potential benefits of the Five Needle Protocol.

Key Takeaway(s): 

  • The 5 Needle Protocol can be used in your community to bridge the gap between available behavioral health services and demands.

Keywords:  Auricular Acupuncture, Acudetox, 5 Needle Protocol


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 12, 2025
Access to this course will end:  December 1, 2028

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