Update yourself throughout 1,500 hours in the most notorious advances in Advanced Intensive Care Nursing”

The worldwide emergency caused by the coronavirus led healthcare systems to integrate advanced respiratory support and to perfect techniques that improve intubation and stabilization processes. This progress is coupled with other advances in the monitoring of critical patients in the ICU, as well as in the protocols used in the care of family members in special situations.  

A reality that has transformed the healthcare landscape and leads nurses to maintain a continuous updating of their care competencies in Intensive Care. In this context, this Master's Degree of 1,500 teaching hours is born.  

It is a program that consists of an innovative syllabus, created by professionals with a consolidated career in this field, who pour  their deep knowledge about the assessment and monitoring of the respiratory, neurological or digestive-nutritional patient into this degree. Likewise, students will study  the approach to the burn patient, the organ donor patient or the postoperative transplanted patient in depth. 

An academic itinerary that will acquire greater dynamism, thanks to the video summaries of each topic, the videos in detail, the case studies and the specialized readings, which will favor this process of updating. In addition, the Relearning method implemented by this institution will allow students to reduce the long hours of study and memorization. 

Undoubtedly, a unique opportunity to keep abreast of advances in this health area through a didactic methodology that makes it possible to combine daily responsibilities with a first class update. Without attendance, or classes with established schedules, students only need a digital device with internet connection to access the syllabus hosted on the virtual platform and start their updating period. 

Delve into the existing and updated protocols around the care of the critically ill patient with respiratory problems”

This professional master’s degree in Advanced Intensive Care Nursing contains the most complete and up-to-date scientific program on the market. The most important features include:

• The development of case studies presented by experts in Intensive Care Nursing and Intensive Care Physicians
• The graphic, schematic, and practical contents with which they are created, provide scientific and practical information about 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 
• Availability to access content from any fixed or portable device with internet connection

TECH adapts to you and your motivation to update your knowledge. For this reason you have a professional master’s degree compatible with your daily life"at your finger tips”

The program’s teaching staff includes professionals from 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 provide the professional with situated and contextual learning, i.e., a simulated environment that will provide an immersive education programmed to learn 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 professional practice situations that are presented throughout the academic course. For this purpose, the student will be assisted by an innovative interactive video system created by renowned experts.   

Delve into Advanced Care for patients with neurological problems from the comfort of your home"

Delve, when you wish, into organ transplantation and donation through high quality videos"

This professional master’s degree has been designed to provide the nurse with the most current information on patient care in Intensive Care. An updating process, which not only focuses on the most advanced theory, but also provides a more humanistic vision focused on the patient, so that all the spheres that make up the needs of people are not left aside. A holistic and interdisciplinary approach that is provided by an excellent teaching team with extensive experience in the health sector.  

You will increase your skills in rapid patient assessment and the application of Advanced Care in complex situations”

General Objectives

• Synthesizing data to inform the assessment of the critically ill patient 
• Collecting data to inform the assessment of the critically ill patient 
• Use data to inform the assessment of the critically ill patient 
• Plan care collaboratively and in a patient-centered manner 
• Incorporate the latest evidence-based practice in critical care nursing 
• Act effectively in pressured and demanding situations 
• Contextualize each action to the situation at hand 

Specific Objectives

Module 1. Approach to the critical patient. Vision from the point of view of patient safety and quality

• Manage and follow up on activities, objectives, processes and compliance with indicators
• Identify and respond to serious or adverse incidents in clinical practice
• Delve into data collection for quality indicators, such as patient safety, maintenance of technical equipment and others 
• Delve into the transfer of the critical patient out of the Intensive Care Unit regardless of the devices carried and the reason for transfer
• Involve the family and/or caregivers in the patient's evaluation process and interventions

Module 2. Advanced nursing care in the critically ill patient

• Modify priorities and adapt the work plan in light of the changes 
• Encourage compliance with unit and hospital guidelines, as well as national regulations, regarding medication administration in the critical care setting 
• Ensuring that medication errors are avoided 
• Appropriately prioritize and provide patients with the necessary care in the Intensive Care Unit setting 

Module 3. Hemodynamic monitoring and support. Advanced care of the patient with hemodynamic problems

• Provide nursing care in Cardiovascular Disorders
• Manage fluids and vasoactive drugs to aid circulation, including vasopressor and inotropic drugs 
• Initiate and perform appropriate techniques to measure cardiac output and derived hemodynamic variables 
• Perform cardiac pacing with pacemakers 
• Perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation 
• Perform post resuscitation period 
• Perform defibrillation and cardioversion according to resuscitation protocols
• Cannulate an arterial catheter and remove specimens 

Module 4. Rehabilitation monitoring and support. Advanced care of the patient with Rehabilitation problems

• Provide nursing care in Respiratory Disorders
• Initiating, managing and managing patients undergoing invasive mechanical ventilation 
• Initiate, manage and manage patients undergoing non-invasive mechanical ventilation 
• Manage the airway in processes that may be compromised 
• Comprehensively assess the airway 
• Set up and operate oxygen administration equipment  

Module 5. Neurology monitoring and support. Advanced care of the patient with Neurologic problems

• Provide nursing care in Neurological and Neuromuscular Disorders
• Assess and measure the patient's level of analgesia
• Measure the patient's level of sedation 
• Assess and measure the patient's level of relaxation 
• Apply measurement scales for assessment and intervention 
• Initiate and perform monitoring in all related and interventional variables that relate to the patient's neurological status 

Module 6. Digestive and nutritional monitoring and support. Advanced care of the patient with digestive-nutritional problems

• Provide nursing care in gastrointestinal, metabolic and endocrine disorders
• Correctly recognize glucose disturbances 
• Assess and implement nutritional support 
• Initiate and carry out monitoring in everything related to and involving variables related to the patient's nutritional and metabolic status  

Module 7. Monitoring and support in the elimination and hydroelectrolyte balance of the patient. Advanced care of the patient with elimination problems

• Provide nursing care in renal disorders and intoxications
• Correctly recognize electrolyte and acid-base balance disturbances
• Manage continuous renal replacement therapy 
• Initiate and carry out monitoring in everything related to and involving variables related to the patient's elimination status

Module 8. Special Situations. Severe trauma patient. Advanced assessment and care 

• Provide nursing care for The Polytraumatized Patient
• Anticipate potential problems 
• Keep abreast of mobilization specific to the patient's needs 
• Integrate all team members as part of the process 

Module 9. Special Situations. Burn patient Advanced assessment and care  

• Provide nursing care for The Burn. Patient
• Identify and Skin to value Condition 
• Provide the necessary care according to the location and type of burn

Module 10. Special Situations. Organ Transplantation and Donation 

• Provide nursing care to The Transplant Recipients
• Provide appropriate care to the organ donor patient
• Assisting in brain death diagnostic testing 
• Integrate effective communication with the family in the process of a possible donation

Numerous clinical case studies will provide you with a comprehensive view of the care and management of the Intensive Care patient”