Master the specific care required by neurological patients with cognitive impairment and dementia and contribute to improving their quality of life through this TECH training" 

This course will provide a comprehensive review of Dementias and Cognitive impairment for Nurses , clinical syndromes that lead to a progressive loss of autonomy that has a very negative influence on the performance of basic activities of daily living. As life expectancy increases, cases of dementia increase exponentially. Statistics confirm that dementia is the main cause of disability and dependence in the elderly. The syllabus focuses especially on Alzheimer's disease, which is the most common cause of dementia (between 60% and 80%). 

Similarly, the program addresses the etiopathogenesis of the main dementias, their classification and the importance of the nursing role in the diagnosis and treatment of neuropsychiatric symptoms. 

Finally, it defines the most updated treatments and specific nursing care in dementia and cognitive impairment, in such a way that this knowledge is integrated to be able to perform a specific assessment by functional patterns and diagnose according to NANDA taxonomy, planning outcome criteria based on NOC taxonomy and nursing interventions in accordance with NIC taxonomy.
 
In addition, as it is a 100% online postgraduate certificate, it provides the student with the ease of being able to take it comfortably, wherever and whenever the student chooses All you need is a device with internet access to take your career one step further. A modality according to the current times with all the guarantees to position the nurse in a highly demanded area.  

Learn how to treat Alzheimer's patients with safety and rigor by implementing the knowledge of this Diploma in your daily practice" 

This postgraduate certificate in Dementias and Cognitive impairment for Nurses  or contains the most complete and up-to-date scientific program on the market. The most important features of the program include: 

• Development of more than 100 case studies presented by experts in neurological nursing. Its graphic, schematic and eminently practical contents, which are designed to provide essential scientific and assistance information for professional practice
• Latest developments in neurological nursing
• Contains practical exercises
• Theoretical lessons, questions to the expert and clinical cases for individual reflection
• Content that is accessible from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection
• Multimedia content developed with the latest educational technology, which will allow the professional a situated and contextual learning, i.e. a simulated environment that will provide an immersive learning programmed to
• train in real situations

With this course you will acquire the necessary knowledge to treat neurological diseases that lead to cognitive impairment, something highly demanded by experts in the sector" 

The program’s teaching staff includes professionals from the sector who contribute their work experience to this training program, as well as renowned specialists from leading societies and prestigious universities. 

The multimedia content, developed with the latest educational technology, will provide the professional with situated and contextual learning, i.e., a simulated environment that will provide immersive training programmed to train in real situations. 

The design of this program focuses on Problem-Based learning, by means of which the professional must try to solve the different situations of professional practice that arise throughout the academic program. For this purpose, the professional will be assisted by an innovative interactive video system created by renowned and experienced experts.  

You will discover the current diagnostic criteria for cognitive impairment and the main degenerative dementias thanks to quality content that is unmatched in the market"

Learn to distinguish between the types of non-degenerative dementia: vascular, infectious and hydrocephalus dementia and use the appropriate nursing care for each case"

The postgraduate certificate in Dementias and Cognitive impairment for Nurses is aimed at facilitating the performance of nurses dedicated to the treatment and care of patients with these pathologies, from Alzheimer's disease to the etiopathogenesis of neuromuscular diseases, which are those that cause problems in the nerves that control the muscular system. This requires a high level of competence and training to avoid possible complications and improve the level of self-care. With this postgraduate certificate, the nurse will be trained in the treatment required by patients in this area, with rigor and professionalism, in order to achieve the following proposed objectives, distributed in general and specific by module, for greater satisfaction of the future graduate on the way to his or her professional goal. 

You will update your knowledge of Alzheimer's and other degenerative dementias while conducting a neuropsychological evaluation with the best experts"

General Objectives

• Learn and integrate general nursing care in the main neurological pathologies
• Perform standardized care plans, acquiring knowledge on how to perform nursing assessments according to functional patterns and use NANDA-NIC-NOC nursing taxonomy for care planning and evaluation
• Acquire knowledge and fundamentals of the pathophysiology of cerebrovascular diseases, epilepsy, movement disorders, multiple sclerosis, dementia, headache, neuromuscular diseases, neurological oncology and CNS infectious diseases and integrate them into nursing practice
• Understand the Necessary Knowledge in Physiopathology of Neurological Diseases
• Have an in-depth knowledge of the most up-to-date Basic Medical-Surgical Treatments
• In-depth knowledge of diagnostic taxonomy to formulate nursing diagnoses, outcome criteria and nursing interventions

Specific Objectives

• Know and expand knowledge in etiopathogenesis of dementias
• Update knowledge on Alzheimer's disease and other degenerative dementias
• Study knowledge of neuropsychological screening and assessment tests
• Know in depth the specific nursing care in dementia
• Integrate nursing care in the daily practice following standardized care plans according to nursing taxonomies

You will learn and expand your knowledge of the symptomatology of dementias, which will guide you to the specific nursing care used for people with dementias"