Become a highly sought-after professional in the area of elderly patient care with skills in the treatment of nutritional and functional disorders” 

At older ages, it is even more important to take care of your diet, since nutritional disorders can lead to major health problems that can be avoided simply by planning your meals and food properly. In addition to these eating disorders, there is a progressive loss of motor functions, which can lead to injuries and falls that professionals must be prepared for. 

This is why this TECH program has a special focus on elderly people's frailty, taking into account their nutritional needs, the diets they can follow or even the different causes that can lead to a fall, so that professionals can establish prevention plans for them. 

Thanks to this knowledge and advanced methodologies, students will graduate from this postgraduate diploma as better nursing professionals, providing more quality of life to the elderly in their care, which will undoubtedly promote their professional and personal growth in a field that is extremely valued in society. 

Enroll today in this postgraduate diploma and start changing the lives of the elderly in your care, who will appreciate your professionalism and dedication"   

This postgraduate diploma in Nursing Care for Elderly Patients: Nutritional and Functional Disorders contains the most complete and up-to-date scientific program on the market. The most important features include:

• Case studies presented by experts in geriatric 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
• 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

You need to have the best knowledge to be in control of the most sensitive sector of the population. TECH provides you with the best teaching staff and the most innovative work methodology" 

The program’s teaching staff includes professionals from the sector who contribute their work experience to this 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 education programmed to learn in real situations.  

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

You work in a sector that is highly valued, but also extremely demanding. Get up to date with the social demands with this TECH postgraduate diploma"

By enrolling in this postgraduate diploma today, you will be planting the seeds for your future professional success in the field of nursing and elderly care"

This postgraduate diploma aims to foster the professional growth of its students, providing them with unique knowledge in their field that will undoubtedly lead them to professional excellence in elderly care. This is achieved thanks to an innovative educational methodology, in which students are at the center of the learning process, with the freedom to adapt the educational material to their own pace and personal or professional responsibilities. 

You will fulfill your professional ambitions while improving the quality of life for those around you, which will bring tremendous value to your nursing career”  

General Objectives

• Update the professional in nursing procedures and interventions for proper care of geriatric patients in the internal medicine hospitalization unit
• Acquire a series of skills aimed at improving the skills of nursing professionals dedicated to the geriatric field
• Provide the best treatments, from the nursing professional's point of view, for geriatric patients, taking into account the particularities of each case

Specific Objectives

Module 1. Nutritional Sphere in the Elderly

• Understand the importance of nutrition in the elderly.
• Adapt nutrition to different patients, depending on their pathology.
• Update the complications that can appear in diabetes, to be able to anticipate them and prevent them from occurring, or to know how to act if they have already appeared.
• Incorporate the procedures for dealing with the different diseases associated with the metabolic syndrome in daily practice.

Module 2. Functional Sphere in the Elderly

• Update expert nursing care related to patient safety

Module 3. Falls in the Elderly

• Respond to potential injuries resulting from falls and blows
• Identify emergency situations in patients with VTE and update procedures to deal with them

By enrolling you are already taking the first step towards a better professional future, where you will apply advanced elderly care techniques that will lead you to become an excellent professional"