Incorporate the most advanced ICU nursing management methods into your daily work, delving into aspects such as hospital transport and the organization of healthcare resources"

The current international social situation, dominated by pandemics, and different health crises, has highlighted the importance of intensive care units as a key service in the monitoring and treatment of critical patients. In this regard, the virulence and transmission capacity of COVID-19 forced the updating of numerous ICU care protocols, which is why the nursing professional needs to be up-to-date immediately in this area. 

Therefore, this program offers participants a comprehensive view of ICU management, including coordination of multidisciplinary teams, critical decision making, resource management, and implementation of quality policies in the service. This ensures that nurses are kept up-to-date and can delve deeper, through 4 specialized modules, into the most advanced ICU management methods. 

The Postgraduate diploma in ICU Management for Nursing is developed in online mode, which offers the possibility of distance learning without having to travel. This methodology allows the students to organize themselves according to their availability and learning pace. In addition, the educational program has a prestigious faculty with extensive experience in this clinical area, and will provide the professional with all the keys to carry out a complete and up-to-date management of the ICU.

Get up to speed immediately with TECH and master the latest ICU healthcare organization strategies"

This Postgraduate diploma in the ICU Management for Nursing contains the most complete and up-to-date scientific program on the market. The most important features include:

• The development of practical cases presented by experts Nurses in Intensive Care
• The graphic, schematic, and practical contents with which they are created, provide scientific and practical information on the disciplines that are essential for professional practice
• Practical exercises where self-assessment can be used to improve learning
• Its special emphasis on innovative methodologies
• Theoretical lessons, questions to the expert, debate forums on controversial topics, and individual reflection assignments
• Content that is accessible from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection

The 100% online methodology with which this program is developed will allow you to catch up in a comfortable and flexible way"

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

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

The design of this program focuses on Problem-Based Learning, in which the professional will have to try to solve the different professional practice situations that will arise throughout the academic course. For this purpose, the student will be assisted by an innovative interactive video system created by renowned experts. 

This Postgraduate diploma will provide you with numerous multimedia resources of great pedagogical rigor such as clinical case studies, in-focus videos or interactive summaries"

TECH Relearning methodology will allow you to take advantage of every minute of study you invest, without interrupting your daily personal and professional activities"

The syllabus of this Postgraduate diploma includes numerous relevant subjects of interest to nursing professionals who work or wish to work in ICU Management for Nursing, such as multidisciplinary team coordination, critical decision making, resource management, and implementation of quality policies in the service. In addition, the syllabus focuses on improving the skills and competencies of the participants, enabling them to play a key role in the efficient management of these units and guarantee the quality of health care services in them.

This is the most complete and up-to-date syllabus for nursing professionals who wish to incorporate the most advanced ICU management techniques into their daily work"

Module 1. Organization and Management of an Intensive Care Unit

1.1. Historical Review
1.2. Legislation
1.3. Professional Discretion.
1.4. Features of the Critical Care Unit: ICU Equipment and Apparatus
1.5. Intensive Care Nursing
1.6. Role of the Critical Care Nurse: Burnout Syndrome
1.7. Intensive Care Unit Nursing Management
1.8. Security Culture
1.9. Humanization in the Intensive Care Unit

Module 2. Hospital Transport

2.1. Intrahospital Transfer of the Critically Ill Patient
2.2. Out-of-hospital Transfer and ISOBAR
2.3. Intrahospital Neonatal Transport
2.4. Ambulance Equipment
2.5. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Trolleys and Backpacks
2.6. Driving and Road Safety
2.7. Immobilization and Transfer

Module 3. Research Methodology in Intensive Care Nursing

3.1. Recovery of Quality Information Specializing in Health Sciences

3.1.1. Development of a Bibliographic Search
3.1.2. Knowledge of Different Information Sources: General Search Engines (Google Scholar, Scopus), Databases (PubMed, Embase, Cinahl) and Clearinghouse Clinical Practice Guidelines
3.1.3. Designing Complex Search Strategies
3.1.4. Refinement of Search Results
3.1.5. Creating Bibliographic Alerts

3.2. Bibliographic Reference Management

3.2.1. Introduction to Bibliographic Reference Managers
3.2.2. Importing References into the Zotero Reference Manager
3.2.3. PDF Metadata Extraction
3.2.4. Use of Tags or Metatags to Classify the Bibliography
3.2.5. Including References in the Text (Word). Vancouver Style
3.2.6. Social Web and Group Work

3.3. Critical Reading on Outcomes Research

3.3.1. Introduction Critical Reading
3.3.2. Some Basic Concepts in Epidemiology
3.3.3. Qualitative Research Designs
3.3.4. Quantitative Research Designs
3.3.5. Instruments for Critical Reading

3.4. How to Prepare a Research Protocol

3.4.1. Headings that Make Up the Protocol of a Research Project
3.4.2. Editorial Staff articles with Scientific Structure
3.4.3. Writing a Case Report, Review, Qualitative Research Article, and a Thesis or Dissertation
3.4.4. Style in Scientific Communication

3.5. Master’s Thesis: Academic Work of Bibliographic Review and Research

3.5.1. The Importance of a Master's Thesis
3.5.2. Proposal and Feasibility of a Master's Thesis
3.5.3. Recommendations for the Preparation of the Master's Thesis
3.5.4. Development and Evaluation of the Master's Thesis
3.5.5. Recommendations for the Defence of the Master's Thesis

Module 4. Latest Information on Coronavirus Infections

4.1. Discovery and Evolution of Coronaviruses

4.1.1. Discovery of Coronaviruses
4.1.2. Global Trends in Coronavirus Infections

4.2. Main Microbiological Characteristics and Members of the Coronavirus Family

4.2.1. General Microbiological Characteristics of Coronaviruses
4.2.2. Viral Genome.
4.2.3. Principal Virulence Factors

4.3. Epidemiological Changes in Coronavirus Infections from its Discovery to the Present

4.3.1. Morbidity and Mortality of Coronavirus Infections from their Emergence to the Present
4.4. The Immune System and Coronavirus Infections.
4.4.1. Immunological Mechanisms Involved in the Immune Response to Coronaviruses
4.4.2. Cytokine Storm in Coronavirus Infections and Immunopathology
4.4.3. Modulation of the Immune System in Coronavirus Infections. Topics

4.5. Pathogenesis and Pathophysiology of Coronavirus Infections

4.5.1. Pathophysiological and Pathogenic Alterations in Coronavirus Infections
4.5.2. Clinical Implications of the Main Pathophysiological Alterations

4.6. Risk Groups and Transmission Mechanisms of Coronaviruses

4.6.1. Main Sociodemographic and Epidemiological Characteristics of Risk Groups Affected by Coronavirus.
4.6.2. Coronavirus Mechanisms of Transmission

4.7. Natural History of Coronavirus Infections

4.7.1. Stages of Coronavirus Infection.

4.8. Latest Information on Microbiological Diagnosis of Coronavirus Infections

4.8.1. Sample Collection and Shipment
4.8.2. PCR and Sequencing
4.8.3. Serology Testing
4.8.4. Virus Isolation

4.9. Current Biosafety Measures in Microbiology Laboratories for Coronavirus Sample Handling.

4.9.1. Biosafety Measures for Coronavirus Sample Handling.

4.10. Up-to-Date Management of Coronavirus Infections

4.10.1. Prevention Measures
4.10.2. Symptomatic Treatment.
4.10.3. Antiviral and Antimicrobial Treatment in Coronavirus Infections
4.10.4. Treatment of Severe Clinical Forms

4.11. Future Challenges in the Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Coronavirus

4.11.1. Global Challenges for the Development of Prevention, Diagnostic, and Treatment Strategies for Coronavirus Infections

With this program you will be able to combine your studies and your work, since its methodology has been designed to adapt to the circumstances of the working professional"