In only 6 months you will be up to date in Life Support and lead an effective performance in critical situations"

Technology and the improvement of safety and action protocols in Intensive Care Units have led healthcare professionals to update their knowledge in this field. In this way, the nursing area plays a distinguished role in the actions carried out in critical situations, where the patient's survival is at stake. 

In this sense, it is increasingly common for nursing teams to be highly trained to perform CPR, to take responsibility for administering and monitoring treatments, or to perform precise techniques to prevent post-surgical complications. In this line, this postgraduate diploma in Life Support in Intensive Care Nursing designed by TECH and of only 6 months duration. 

A program based on an advanced syllabus, developed by an excellent team of professionals with high skills and abilities in the care of patients in ICU. In this way, the graduate will obtain a complete refresher of their skills and knowledge in assessment procedures and monitoring of critically ill patients, advances in equipment and Life Support protocols or the safe administration of drugs. 

For this purpose, students will have access to video summaries of each topic, videos in detail, specialized readings and simulations of case studies, which will be easily accessible from any digital device with internet connection. In addition, the Relearning system will make this process much more agile. A method used by this institution in all its programs, which makes it possible to reduce the number of hours of study and consolidate the most important concepts addressed in a much simpler and more practical way. 

Undoubtedly, a flexible university program that responds to the real needs of healthcare professionals, while allowing them to combine their most demanding responsibilities with an avant-garde academic option. 

Delve into the most relevant advances in pediatric Pharmacology from the comfort of your home"

This postgraduate diploma in Life Support in Intensive Care 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 Nursing in Intensive Care Units 
• 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 

An academic option that will take you comfortably to delve into the most recent protocols in drug administration safety"

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.  

If you have a digital device with internet connection you will be able to deepen from anywhere and at any time in the current analytical controls in ICU"

Thanks to this program you will be up to date with the most effective critical care procedures applied to transplant patients"

This academic option has been designed with the aim of offering the graduate the most recent information based on the latest scientific evidence on the techniques and procedures used in Life Support. In this way, the nursing professional will obtain a complete refresher of their skills and competences in this field. In this way, this refresher will allow them to integrate, from the first day in their practice, the methodology shown in this program.  

Get an effective updating process in pediatric VAS by means of clinical case studies and a wide range of high quality pedagogical tools"

General Objectives

• Update the necessary knowledge in the nursing care of critical patients, in order to increase the quality and safety of nursing practice in the Intensive Care Unit
• Acquire the necessary skills to provide comprehensive care to the critical patient with criteria of speed, efficiency and quality
• Review the fundamental principles of critical care nursing

Specific Objectives

Module 1. Evaluating and Monitoring of a Critically Ill Patient 

• Describe the different modes of invasive and non-invasive monitoring of the critically ill patient, as well as their correct technique
• Analyze the importance of filling out the different nursing records used in the Intensive Care Unit, and interpret their value in the patient's rehabilitation process

Module 2. Life Support

• Gain in-depth knowledge of life support and management of action protocols
• Know and understand the chains of survival for optimal patient care in different life-threatening situations
• Acquire advanced knowledge of life support in the adult patient
• Acquire advanced knowledge of life support in special situations 
• Show the procedures carried out on the patient undergoing CPR and knowledge of the most pioneering techniques

Module 3. Pharmacology in Intensive Care 

• Update the procedures for the use of the most frequent drugs in the intensive care unit
• Describe the therapeutic action and most important side effects of frequently used drugs in the intensive care unit
• Review the standards for administration of drug therapy in the intensive care unit

Module 4. Anesthesia and Surgery 

• Describe the characteristics, process and treatment of malignant hyperthermia 
• Identify and know how to apply the different types of anesthesia 
• Provide care for the critical post-surgical patient 
• Provide critical care to transplant patients 
• Manage the crash cart in the nursing care of the anesthetized patient 
• Intervene in possible perioperative complications 
• Manage the patient admitted to post-anesthetic reanimation and recognize possible complications

A program that will allow you to broaden your skills in the approach to the most recurrent complications in the Postanesthesia Recovery Unit"