With this 100% online Master's Degree, you will master the most sophisticated techniques to provide comprehensive care in the Home Hospitalization environment” 

Home hospitalization is the driving force behind the transformation of modern healthcare, focusing on individuals and their healthcare and social needs. The demographic shift requires a radical rethinking of healthcare, which was once centered on acute processes and cure as the primary objective, with hospitals at the center of attention. Now, the focus is on nursing that is primarily dedicated to care, with the person and their immediate environment—the home—at the center. This approach does not compromise the quality of care or the use of intensive hospital resources, but it significantly increases efficiency in the use of both public and private resources. 

This university program is designed to delve into all the aspects that make home hospitalization unique and different from other specialties, while also highlighting its weaknesses and future opportunities, taking advantage of new educational technologies. The curriculum is presented rigorously, with the latest scientific evidence and clinical cases that aim to advance our knowledge, sharing experiences and innovative techniques already practiced by professionals and in various home hospitalization units worldwide.

Regarding the methodology of the program, TECH employs its disruptive Relearning method to reinforce knowledge progressively and naturally. The only requirement for nurses is to have an electronic device with internet access (such as a mobile, tablet, or computer) to access the Virtual Campus and enjoy the most comprehensive educational content available in the academic market. Without a doubt, this immersive experience will allow graduates to experience a significant leap in the quality of their professional trajectory. 

You will deepen your understanding of managing complex pathologies, including chronic, oncological, and palliative patients who require specialized care” 

This Master's Degree in Home Hospitalization 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 in Home Hospitalization for Nursing  
• 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 the self-assessment process can be carried out to improve learning 
• Special emphasis on innovative methodologies in Home Hospitalization for Nursing 
• 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 

Perfect your ability to manage Home Hospitalization with a comprehensive and multidisciplinary approach” 

The program includes professionals from the field of Home Hospitalization for Nursing, who bring their real-world experience into this course, alongside recognized 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 an immersive learning experience designed to prepare for real-life situations. 

This program is designed around Problem-Based Learning, whereby the student must try to solve the different professional practice situations that arise throughout the program. For this purpose, the professional will be assisted by an innovative interactive video system created by renowned and experienced experts. 

You will manage new technologies such as Telemedicine and Remote Monitoring, optimizing the follow-up of patients at home” 

Take advantage of all the benefits of TECH’s Relearning methodology, which will allow you to organize your time and study pace, adapting to your schedule”

The educational materials for this Master's Degree have been developed by a team of experts in Home Hospitalization for Nursing. Thanks to this, the curriculum will delve into the foundations of care for specific types of patients, such as geriatric and palliative patients. Additionally, the syllabus will focus on the management of various subsidiary syndromes, including Congestive Heart Failure, Dementia, and Multiple Sclerosis. As a result, graduates will acquire advanced skills to provide specialized care in the home environment, adapting their interventions to the unique needs of each patient. 

You will ensure patient safety and the prevention of infections in the home care setting” 

Module 1. Organization of Home Hospitalization

1.1. Introduction and Justification

1.1.1. Introduction
1.1.2. Justification

1.2. History of Home Hospitalization

1.2.1. Historical Overview
1.2.2. Reference Units
1.2.3. Present and Future of Home Hospitalization

1.3. Organizational Models

1.3.1. Hospital-Based Home Care
1.3.2. Primary Care-based Home Care
1.3.3. Home Help Services

1.4. Differences Between HHU and Home Care from Primary Care and Other Home Care Models (PADES, ESAD)

1.4.1. HHU
1.4.2. Home Care Models

1.5. Evidence-Based Medicine

1.5.1. Advantages and Disadvantages of the HHU Model Compared to Conventional Hospitalization

1.6. Service Portfolio

1.6.1. Early Discharge Model
1.6.2. High-Tech Discharge Model
1.6.3. Support Function Model

1.7. General Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria

1.7.1. Voluntariness
1.7.2. Social Criteria
1.7.3. Geographical Criteria
1.7.4. Medical Criteria

1.8. Integration with Different Healthcare Levels

1.8.1. Primary Care
1.8.2. Emergency Care
1.8.3. Conventional Hospitalization
1.8.4. Social-Health Centers
1.8.5. Nursing Homes

1.9. Structure and Resources of HHU

1.9.1. Structure of HHU
1.9.2. Resources in HHU

Module 2. General Aspects. Research and Teaching

2.1. Process Management

2.1.1. Pre-Admission Assessment
2.1.2. Admission
2.1.3. Discharge and Transfer to Primary Care
2.1.4. Re-Admission
2.1.5. Case Management

2.2. Electronic Medical Records, Specifics of HHU (Mobility and Accessibility)

2.2.1. Telemedicine

2.3. Quality Indicators

2.3.1. Management Indicators
2.3.2. Clinical Indicators

2.4. Research in HHU

2.4.1. Future and Present Lines of Work in the HHU

2.5. Undergraduate and Postgraduate Teaching

2.5.1. Undergraduate Teaching
2.5.2. Postgraduate Teaching

2.6. Future Perspectives

2.6.1. Future Challenges

2.7. Telemedicine

2.7.1. Concept and Considerations

2.8. Case Management

2.8.1. Nursing Management of Hospital Cases
2.8.2. Nursing Management of Community Cases
2.8.3. Management of Medicine-Based Cases

Module 3. Care for Different Types of Specific Patients

3.1. Fragile Geriatric Patients

3.1.1. Peculiarities in a Geriatric Patient
3.1.2. Model of Relationship with Assisted Living Facilities
3.1.3. Treatment in Geriatric Patients

3.2. Complex Chronic Patients

3.2.1. Definition
3.2.2. Management Models for Complex Chronic Patients
3.2.3. End-of-life Criteria

3.3. Palliative Patients

3.3.1. Differences Between Oncological and Non-Oncological Palliative Patients
3.3.2. End-of-life Criteria
3.3.3. Management Models for Palliative Patients

3.4. Frequent-Visiting Patient

3.4.1. Case Management

3.5. Home Antibiotherapy

3.5.1. General Overview
3.5.2. TADE (Home Antibiotherapy for Specific Diseases)

3.6. Psychiatric Patients

3.6.1. Peculiarities of Mental Health Monitoring at Home

3.7. Pediatric Patients

3.7.1. Considerations for Pediatric Patients

Module 4. Management of Subsidiary Syndromes at Home

4.1. Heart Failure

4.1.1. Admission and Exclusion Criteria
4.1.2. Symptom Management and Treatment at Home
4.1.3. Discharge Criteria

4.2. COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)

4.2.1. Admission and Exclusion Criteria
4.2.2. Symptom Management and Treatment at Home

4.3. Post-Surgical Care

4.3.1. Admission and Exclusion Criteria
4.3.2. Management of Main Symptoms and Complications in Post-Surgical Patients

4.4. Neurological Patients

4.4.1. Dementia
4.4.2. Multiple Sclerosis
4.4.3. ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis)

4.5. DVT (Deep Vein Thrombosis) and PE (Pulmonary Embolism)

4.5.1. Home-Based Diagnosis
4.5.2. Home-Adjusted Treatment
4.5.3. Admission Criteria for Conventional Hospitalization

4.6. Home-Based Rehabilitation. Loss of Functionality. Fractures

4.6.1. Functionality Scales
4.6.2. Possibilities for Home Rehabilitation

4.7. Nephrourological Syndromes

4.7.1. Pyelonephritis
4.7.2. Urinary Tract Infections
4.7.3. Prostatic Disease
4.7.4. Acute and Chronic Kidney Disease

4.8. Patient with Digestive Diseases

4.8.1. Cirrhosis
4.8.2. Hepatic Encephalopathy
4.8.3. Short Bowel Syndrome

Module 5. Management of Infections at Home. Admission and Exclusion Criteria, Management, Discharge Criteria

5.1. Pneumonia

5.1.1. Diagnosis
5.1.2. Management at Home
5.1.3. Bronchoaspirations. Prevention and Management

5.2. Urinary Tract Infections

5.2.1. Pyelonephritis
5.2.2. Urinary Tract Infection
5.2.3. Prostatitis

5.3. Intra-Abdominal Infections

5.3.1. Liver Abscesses
5.3.2. Post-Surgical Abscesses
5.3.3. Cholecystitis and Cholangitis
5.3.4. Diverticulitis
5.3.5. Infectious Pancreatitis

5.4. Abscesses

5.4.1. General Overview
5.4.2. Treatment
5.4.3. Types of Wound Care

5.5. Soft Tissue Infections

5.5.1. Concept
5.5.2. Classification

5.6. Surgical Wound Infection

5.6.1. Concept
5.6.2. Classification

5.7. Osteomyelitis

5.7.1. Concept
5.7.2. Classification

5.8. Endocarditis

5.8.1. Concept
5.8.2. Classification

5.9. Prosthesis and Intravascular Device Infections

5.9.1. Concept
5.9.2. Classification

5.10. Febrile Neutropenia

5.10.3. Diagnosis
5.10.2. Therapeutics

Module 6. Palliative Care and Oncology Patients

6.1. Comprehensive Assessment in Palliative Care

6.1.1. Palliative Care Medical History Model
6.1.2. Anamnesis in Palliative Care
6.1.3. The Importance of Family and Social Circumstances in Comprehensive Assessment

6.2. Assessment Scales in Palliative Care

6.2.1. ECOG
6.2.2. Barthel
6.2.3. Karnofsky
6.2.4. VAS (Visual Analog Scale)
6.2.5. Edmonton Symptom Assessment Scale
6.2.6. Gijon Scale
6.2.7. Family Apgar
6.2.8. Pfeiffer Scale
6.2.9. Nutritional Assessment

6.3. Continuous Care Models for Palliative Oncology Patients

6.3.1. Palliative Patients
6.3.1.1. Models

6.4. Pain Management in Palliative Care

6.4.1. Analgesic Ladder
6.4.2. First Step
6.4.3. Second Step
6.4.4. Third Step
6.4.5. Adjuvants

6.5. Control of Dyspnea

6.5.1. Diagnosis
6.5.2. Etiology
6.5.2.1. Management at Home

6.6. Control of Delirium

6.6.1. Diagnosis
6.6.2. Etiology
6.6.3. Management at Home

6.7. Control of Nausea and Vomiting

6.7.1. Diagnosis
6.7.2. Etiology
6.7.3. Management at Home

6.8. Intestinal Rhythm Disorders. Diarrhea and Constipation

6.8.1. Diagnosis
6.8.2. Etiology
6.8.3. Management at Home

6.9. Anorexia-Cachexia

6.9.1. Diagnosis
6.9.2. Etiology
6.9.3. Management at Home

6.10. Anxiety-Insomnia

6.10.1. Diagnosis
6.10.2. Etiology
6.10.3. Management at Home

6.11. End-of-life Situation and Palliative Sedation

6.11.1. End-of-life Criteria
6.11.2. Palliative Sedation vs Passive Euthanasia vs Active Euthanasia
6.11.3. Management at Home

6.12. Grief and Family Support

6.12.1. Grief
6.12.2. Family Environment

Module 7. Pain Management in Home Hospitalization

7.1. Pain Management

7.1.1. General Overview
7.1.2. Considerations at Home

7.2. Scales and Pain Assessment of the Patient

7.2.1. Classification
7.2.2. Patient Assessment

7.3. First-Line Analgesic Treatment

7.3.1. Therapeutics
7.3.2. Procedures at Home

7.4. Second-Line Analgesic Treatment

7.4.1. Therapeutics
7.4.2. Procedures at Home

7.5. Third-Line Treatment. Opioids

7.5.1. Therapeutics
7.5.2. Procedures at Home

7.6. Adjuvants

7.6.1. Classification
7.6.2. Procedures

7.7. Interventional Pain Management

7.7.1. Consultation
7.7.2. Procedures at Home

Module 8. Nutrition in Home Hospitalization

8.1. Nutritional Assessment. Scales

8.1.1. MUST (Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool)
8.1.2. MNA (Mini Nutritional Assessment)
8.1.3. Laboratory Parameters
8.1.4. Clinical Parameters

8.2. Dysphagia

8.2.1. Diagnosis
8.2.2. Etiology
8.2.3. Management at Home

8.3. Oncology Patients

8.3.1. Nutritional Needs in Oncology Patients
8.3.2. Peculiarities

8.4. Geriatric Patient

8.4.1. Nutritional Needs in Geriatric Patients
8.4.2. Peculiarities

8.5. Infectious Disease Patient

8.5.1. Nutritional Needs in Infectious Patients
8.5.2. Peculiarities

8.6. Enteral Nutrition at Home

8.6.1. Types of Nutrition
8.6.2. Normocaloric-Normoprotein
8.6.3. Hypercaloric- Hyperprotein
8.6.4. Hyperproteic-Normocaloric
8.6.5. Special Supplementation

8.7. Parenteral Home Nutrition

8.7.1. Types of Nutrition
8.7.2. Feeding Tubes

Module 9. Nursing Care in Home Hospitalization

9.1. Nursing Assessment Scales

9.1.1. Nursing Assessment
9.1.2. Scales

9.2. Nursing Care Plans

9.2.1. Nursing Care
9.2.2. Nursing Care Plans

9.3. Health Education for Patients and Their Family

9.3.1. Health Education for the Patient
9.3.2. Health Education for the Families

9.4. Post-Operative Care

9.4.1. How to Perform Post-Surgical Care?

9.5. Pressure Ulcers

9.5.1. How to Treat Pressure Ulcers?

9.6. Special Techniques in Wound Care (VAC, Fomentation, etc.)

9.6.1. Main Special Techniques in Wound Care

9.7. Nursing Techniques

9.7.1. PICC, Midline
9.7.2. PEG
9.7.3. Tracheostomy
9.7.4. Bladder Catheterization
9.7.5. Digestive Catheterization (Nasogastric, Rectal)
9.7.6. IV and SC Perfusion Pumps
9.7.7. Urostomy and Nephrostomy
9.7.8. Surgical Drainage

9.8. Serotherapy and EV Medication

9.8.1.  Peripheral Routes
9.8.2. Central Routes

9.9. Administration of Blood Derivatives

9.9.1. Classification
9.9.2. Procedures

9.10. Sample Collection and Transport: Lab Tests, Cultures

9.10.1. Extraction Procedures
9.10.2. Types of Tests and Samples

Module 10. Pediatric Patients in Home Hospitalization

10.1. Introduction

10.1.1. Pediatric Patient Particularities

10.2. Specific Pediatric Assessment at Home

10.2.1. Considerations

10.3. Pediatric Oncology
10.4. Infections in Pediatrics

10.4.1. Classification
10.4.2. Procedures

10.5. Congenital Diseases

10.5.1. Classification
10.5.2. Considerations

10.6. Legality in Pediatric Patient Care

10.6.1. Considerations

Module 11. Preventative Medicine in Home Hospitalization

11.1. Preventative Medicine

11.1.1. Concept and General Aspects

11.2. Hygiene

11.2.1. Considerations
11.2.2. Procedures at Home

11.3. Colonization in Infection by Multidrug-Resistant Germs. Measures at Home

11.3.1. Colonization
11.3.2. Multidrug-Resistant Germs
11.3.3. Measures at Home

11.4. Adjustment of Antibiotic Treatment at Home

11.4.1. Types of Treatment
11.4.2. Therapeutic Adjustment

11.5. Vaccination in Special Patients

11.5.1. Vaccinations
11.5.2. Special Patients

Module 12. Therapeutic Techniques

12.1. Paracentesis

12.1.1. Procedure
12.1.2. Paracentesis at Home

12.2. Thoracentesis

12.2.1. Procedure
12.2.2. Thoracentesis at Home

12.3. Arthrocentesis

12.3.1. Procedure
12.3.2. Home Arthrocentesis

12.4. Oxygen Therapy

12.4.1. Procedure
12.4.2. Oxygen Therapy at Home

12.5. Aerosol Therapy

12.5.1. Procedure
12.5.2. Home Aerosol Therapy

12.6. Mechanical Ventilation

12.6.1. Procedure
12.6.2. Mechanical Ventilation at Home

Module 13. Diagnostic Techniques

13.1. ECG (Electrocardiogram)

13.1.1. Procedure
13.1.2. ECG at Home

13.2. Ultrasound

13.2.1. Procedure
13.2.2. Ultrasound at Home

13.3. Pulse Oximetry

13.3.1. Procedure
13.3.2. Pulse Oximetry at Home

13. 4. Laboratory Tests

13.4.1. Procedure
13.4.2. Blood Tests at Home

13. 5. Cultures

13.5.1. Procedure
13.5.2. Blood Tests at Home

13. 6. Scales (Functional, Cognitive, Nutritional Assessment, etc.)

13.6.1. Procedure
13.6.2. Classification

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