Thanks to this postgraduate diploma you will be up-to-date on the most recent advances in studies on carbohydrates, fats, proteins and physical exercise"

Nurses play a key role in the care of the athlete, both from the point of view of injury prevention to performing interventions in physical activity pathologies. This postgraduate diploma has been designed to provide the nursing professional with an update in the procedures of intervention in the athlete, both in high performance and amateur athletes.

The quality of athlete care is conditioned by professionals having updated knowledge of the care they provide. Therefore, the professional will deepen the knowledge related to the specificity of this field such as sports nutrition, legislation of nursing in sport, prescription and promotion of physical activity in sport and health problems in the discipline. All this while observing in depth the new developments in the profession.

The Nursing staff will deepen, in the course of 6 months, in the field of application of Nursing Care in Sports Practice, understanding the competitive advantages it brings, so it will be positioned at the forefront of the medical sector. Furthermore, the program enjoys the best 100% online study methodology, which eliminates the need to attend classes in person and to follow a predetermined schedule.

TECH compiles updated content to make this postgraduate diploma a highly effective specialization process”

The postgraduate diploma in Nursing Care in Sports Practice 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 Sports 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 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

Delves into the nurse's role in cardiovascular, endurance, strength, mobility, flexibility and speed training"

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

Get up-to-date on nursing interventions in pre-, during and post-exercise nutrition"

Learn more about the incidence of heart disease and arterial hypertension in physical activity and sports"

The main objective of this postgraduate diploma is to provide you with the necessary vision and skills to turn the area the care of into an invaluable tool for the development of the integral wellbeing of the human being in Sports Practice. Beyond its potential in physical terms, this program will also work on the sports law that protects athletes and nurses. 

Increase your competences in the use and study of biomechanics in high performance sports environments. through this postgraduate diploma”

General Objectives

• Review the main fundamentals of sports nutrition and anatomo-physiology of physical activity
• Study the current legislation regarding sports activities and nursing
• Update the approach to the main sports pathologies
• Delve into sports psychology and assessment of the athlete at different times of the season
• Deepen in the use and study of biomechanics in high performance sports environments
• Develop the concept of sports nutrition in High Performance Sports contexts

Specific Objectives

Module 1. Sports Nutrition

• Develop the role of the nurse in the assessment of energy expenditure and sports nutrition
• Learn about the most recent advances in studies on carbohydrates, fats, proteins and physical exercise
• Study the role of the nurse in doping and anti-doping controls
• Expand on the importance of nutrition in the recovery of sports injuries

Module 2. Nursing, Health and Sports

• Deepen the current legislation on the main sport activity
• Differentiate the legal framework and role of the nurse in high intensity sports
• Have a comprehensive knowledge of sports law covering athletes and nurses
• Deepen in the management of a Sports Nursing device from a legal framework

Module 3. Prescription and Promotion of Sports Physical Activity

• Delve into the benefits and risks of physical activity in sports
• Developing nursing intervention in fitness testing in a physical exercise program
• Know the nurse's role in cardiovascular, endurance, strength, mobility, flexibility and speed training
• Deepen in sport physical activity in special populations

Module 4. Health Problems in Sports

• Study nurse intervention in issues such as diabetes, obesity and asthma in exercise
• Develop knowledge of postural hygiene and medical-surgical pathology in sports
• Know the nursing intervention in dermatological, ophthalmological and ENT pathologies in sports
• Deepen in the incidence of heart disease and arterial hypertension in physical act.

Get up-to-date on the nurse's role in Doping and Anti-Doping testing to continue to maintain your reputation as a sports nurse specialist"