Get up to date on the procedures and care that the nursing professional should apply to geriatric patients in any of their clinical circumstances’’

Social evolution demands, within the healthcare context, that healthcare centers be more competitive and oriented towards improving the healthcare response given to geriatric patients. The volume of these changes and the speed with which they occur demand qualified professionals, competent and capable of responding to the new times by providing expert care. 

Geriatric patient care has a very broad and innovative field of action with the introduction of new technologies in the detection of pathologies, their attention and the necessary care for each process and each person, in which the nursing professional is a key player in the multidisciplinary approach in each and every one of its aspects. 

Therefore, this program in Geriatric Nursing is oriented to update the knowledge and skills of the nursing professional, bringing theoretical knowledge closer to practical work, since professional qualification in this area is of vital importance for all health professionals working within the health system. 

One of the most significant aspects that make this professional master’s degree stand out from others in the sector is its modality, which allows it to be taken online from any device with Internet access. In this way, the students will have access to the contents at any time and from any place, being able to self-regulate their learning according to their needs.

You will be the most valued nurse in your environment thanks to your geriatric care’’

This professional master’s degree in Geriatric 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 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 

With this professional master’s degree, you will be able to update your knowledge in geriatric patient care, improve the prognosis and reduce the complications and sequelae of the user’’

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.  

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 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 throughout the program. This will be done with the help of an innovative system of interactive videos made by renowned experts.   

A degree that will allow you to become a highly competent professional working in the field of Geriatric Nursing"

A program created and directed by experts in this area of work, which makes this degree a unique opportunity for professional growth"

The professional master’s degree in Geriatric Nursing offers in detail the most relevant advances in the specialty from an eminently practical point of view, at a time when the accreditation of knowledge, including the latest technological advances and new drugs, plays a fundamental role. The objective of this degree is to provide professionals with the knowledge and skills necessary to perform their activity using the most advanced protocols and techniques of the moment.  

Learn the best techniques and procedures in Geriatric Nursing and prepare yourself for rapid professional improvement’’

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. Aging: Considerations for Nursing Care 

• Differentiate which risk factors we can modify and how to modify them 
• Update nursing procedures in comprehensive patient assessment 
• Explain the most relative illnesses and types of care in Internal Medicine

Module 2. Nutritional sphere in the elderly 

• Understand the importance of nutrition in the elderly
• Adapt nutrition to different patients, depending on their pathology
• Update on 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 3. Skin in the Elderly 

• Developing proper skin care for the elderly 
• Knowledge of the most common skin pathologies in this type of patient

Module 4. Functional Sphere in the Elderly 

• Update expert nursing care related to patient safety 

Module 5. Neurological Alterations: Cognitive Impairment and Dementia 

• Understand the complexity of neurological disorders in elderly patients 
• Identify the most common health problems in chronic illnesses 
• Recognize the clinical changes in different situations

Module 6. Most Prevalent Neurological and Sensory Organ Disorders in the Elderly 

• Provide a response to neurological alterations affecting the senses 
• Describe nursing care before and after diagnostic procedures and techniques in the internal medicine inpatient unit 
• Assess the importance of the proper use of the nursing record in the internal medicine service, and describe the implementation procedures 

Module 7. Social Sphere in the Elderly 

• Understand the social needs of the elderly
• Actively participate in the creation of social habits in geriatric patients 

Module 8. Elimination in the Elderly 

• Know the main pathologies related to the excretory system in the field of geriatrics
• Recognize the material resources necessary to perform the different diagnostic or therapeutic tests

Module 9. 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 

Module 10. Palliative Care for the Elderly 

• Have the best tools to offer the best palliative treatments applied to geriatrics

A boost to your CV that will give you the competitiveness of the best professionals in the labor market’’