Keep up to date with critical patient care and scientific developments with this advanced master’s degree, designed with the utmost rigor”

Patient care in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) is one of the most complex and specialized challenges in the healthcare field. The constant scientific and technological evolution demands that nursing professionals in this area acquire and update their knowledge and skills to adequately respond to the demands of critical patients. That is why it is essential for these professionals to be continuously updated. 

Within this context, the advanced master’s degree in Intensive Care Unit Nursing emerges as a solution to meet the need for nurses to update their knowledge in this field. Therefore, the nurse will address key issues such as ultrasound and econavigation, the management of large cardiac, amusculoskeletal or abdominal syndromes and problems, as well as advanced practice in areas such as cardiology, digestive system, minor surgeries, oncohematology or nephrourology. 

In addition, the advanced master’s degree in Intensive Care Unit Nursing focuses on the detailed updating of nursing professionals, emphasizing the importance of evidence-based nursing, the supervision and coordination of nursing teams and the efficient management of healthcare services.  

Precisely, one of the advantages of this advanced master’s degree is its online modality, which allows nursing professionals to combine their studies with their work and personal responsibilities. Through the Virtual Campus, students will have access to quality teaching materials, detailed videos, interactive diagrams and essential readings that will allow them to update their knowledge and skills in the care of critically ill patients. 

Delve into advanced nursing practices in the Intensive Care Unit Nursing, including modules on echodiagnosis, patient management and approaching different cases"

This advanced master’s degree in Intensive Care Unit 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  
• 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 
• Special emphasis on innovative methodologies in Emergency Clinical Internship and nurses 
• 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 

Bring to your clinical practice in the ICU the latest scientific postulates in critical patient care"

The teaching staff includes nursing professionals who bring their experience to this training 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 an immersive learning experience designed to prepare for real-life situations. 

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

Delve into ultrasound imaging, econavigation and approach of complex syndromes in critically ill patients by enrolling now in this advanced master’s degree"

Get updated in advanced emergency practice in areas such as cardiology, minor surgeries, oncohematology and nephrourology"

The main objective of the advanced master’s degree in Intensive Care Unit Nursing is to provide nurses with a solid and up-to-date education in the care of critically ill patients. Through the study of advanced practice areas and the adoption of evidence-based approaches, they will develop skills in the supervision and coordination of nursing teams, as well as in intensive care research.  

Meet the challenges of the most demanding healthcare emergencies with the most advanced knowledge in intensive care and critical patient care"

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
• Complete the educational curriculum by making physicians masters in the use of ultrasound for the management of emergency situations and critical patients, regardless of the environment in which they find themselves
• Update your knowledge on ultrasound imaging and its multiple possibilities
• Train nursing professionals for advanced practice in research, teaching and care  
• Know the most complex specific procedures in nursing practice 
• Acquire advanced knowledge in anatomy, physiology, pathology and pharmacology 
• Adapt professional nursing profiles to perform organizational and/or care positions at the highest level, all related to the most innovative and booming topics in advanced nursing 

Specific Objectives

Module 1. Organization and Management of an Intensive Care Unit  

• Recognize the importance of proper management of the Intensive Care Unit
• Provide a safe patient environment in the intensive care unit by assessing and correcting the risk factors present

Module 2. 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 3. 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 4. Critical Care in Patients with Cardiocirculatory Disorders 

• In-depth knowledge of the anatomy and physiology of the cardiocirculatory system  
• Identify the most frequent cardiocirculatory pathologies in the ICU 
• Recognize different conditions and learn how to manage them in depth 

Module 5. Advanced Practice in Cardiology  

• Delve into the analysis and understanding of ECGs 
• Gain in-depth knowledge of the main diagnostic tests in cardiology 
• Learn the anatomy and physiology of the cardiovascular system at an expert level 
• Learn all invasive techniques in hemodynamics 
• Master cardiac rehabilitation guidelines and exercises

Module 6. Clinical Cardiac Ultrasound  

• Explain the cardiac anatomy 
• Describe the technical requirements of cardiac ultrasound 
• Explain localization and visualization in pericardial windows 
• Describe sonoanatomy and sonophysiology in cardiac ultrasound 
• Explain the different structural alterations to identify in cardiac ultrasound 
• Define the principles of hemodynamic ultrasound  

Module 7. Critical Care in Patients with Respiratory Disorders

• Develop advanced theoretical knowledge of respiratory physiology and fundamentals of mechanical ventilation 
• Identify the main pathological ventilatory patterns
• Demonstrate new ventilation devices and therapies in the patient   

Module 8. Care in Patients with Neurological Disorders 

• Gain in-depth knowledge of the anatomy and physiology of the nervous system
• Recognize the most common neurological pathologies in the ICU
• Identify cerebrovascular disease and delve into its approach and management 
• Assess the coma patient, evaluate the degree of consciousness and provide specific care

Module 9. Digestive and Renal Pathology in the ICU and Other Pathologies

• Review the main digestive and renal pathologies treated in Intensive Care Nursing
• Review the procedures for ostomized digestive and urological patients
• Delve into critical care for intoxication and septic patients

Module 10. Critical Care for Severe Trauma Patients

• Apply the appropriate therapeutic procedures to the critically ill patient
• Anticipate the most common complications derived from the pathological processes of critically ill patients and their treatment in order to prevent their occurrence

Module 11. 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 12. Maternal and Child Health

• Follow up a normal pregnancy 
• Learn how to interpret cardiotocographic records 
• Know the procedures and protocols in cervical cancer prevention Take smear cytology and liquid cytology 
• Delve into obstetric ultrasound 
• Comprehensively manage children in pediatric intensive care 
• Learn neonatal CPR in the delivery room 

Module 13. Clinical Pediatric Ultrasound  

• Describe the technical requirements of pediatric ultrasounds 
• Explain the examination technique for pediatric ultrasounds 
• Describe pediatric sonoanatomy and sonophysiology 
• Explain the use of ultrasound in the major pediatric syndromes 

Module 14. Critical Care for Paediatric Patients  

• Recognize the most frequent pediatric and adult pathological processes in the Intensive Care Unit
• Adequate nursing care for the pediatric critical patient
• Perform the nursing role in a pediatric and adult basic and/or advanced life support situation according to the latest European Resuscitation Council recommendations

Module 15. Hospital Transport  

• Gain an in-depth knowledge of the different types of medical transport used today and their evolution throughout history. Develop knowledge of the fundamental characteristics of each type of patient transport and transfer
• Prepare and supervise in-hospital and inter-hospital transfer of the adult critically ill patient

Module 16. 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  

Module 17. Research Methodology in Intensive Care Nursing

• Learn how to retrieve quality specialized information in the Health Sciences 
• Handle different reference managers 
• Design qualitative and quantitative research 
• Know the different types of instruments for critical reading
• Learn to write articles with a scientific structure, as well as to write case reports, reviews, articles, theses and dissertations

Module 18. Ultrasound imaging  

• Define the physical principles which are involved in ultrasound imaging 
• Establish an appropriate ultrasound sequence for each examination of a patient 
• Explain the different ultrasound modes 
• Define the different types of sonographs and their applications 
• Describe the different ultrasound planes 
• Explain the principles of echonavigation   

Module 19. Clinical Thoracic Ultrasound  

• Explain the thoracic anatomy 
• Describe the technical requirements of thoracic ultrasounds 
• Explain the examination technique of thoracic ultrasounds 
• Explain the principles of ultrasounds of the thoracic wall, the pleura and the mediastinum 
• Define the principles of pulmonary ultrasounds 
• Define the principles of diaphragmatic ultrasounds 

Module 20. Clinical Vascular Ultrasound  

• Explain the vascular anatomy 
• Describe the technical requirements of vascular ultrasounds 
• Explain the examination technique for vascular ultrasounds 
• Explain the principles of ultrasound for the main thoracoabdominal vessels 
• Define the principles of ultrasounds of the supra-aortic trunks
• Explain the principles of ultrasound of peripheral arterial circulation  

Module 21. Clinical Cerebral Ultrasound  

• Describe cerebral hemodynamics 
• Explain the location and visualization of the windows in cerebral ultrasounds 
• Define the different ultrasound modes in cerebral ultrasounds 
• Explain the examination technique for cerebral ultrasounds
• Explain the different structural alterations to identify in cerebral ultrasounds 
• Explain the different hemodynamic alterations to identify in cerebral ultrasound 
• Describe the process for performing an ocular ultrasound

Module 22. Clinical Abdominal Ultrasound 

• Explain the abdominal anatomy 
• Describe the technical requirements of abdominal ultrasounds 
• Explain the examination technique for abdominal ultrasounds 
• Explain the ECO FAST methodology 
• Explain the principles of ultrasound of the digestive system 
• Explain the principles of genitourinary ultrasound 

Module 23. Clinical Musculoskeletal Ultrasound 

• Explain the anatomy of the musculoskeletal system 
• Describe the technical requirements of musculoskeletal ultrasounds 
• Explain the examination technique for musculoskeletal ultrasounds 
• Define the sonoanatomy of the locomotor system 
• Explain the principles of ultrasounds of the most common acute locomotor system injuries 

Module 24. Ultrasonographic Approach to the Major Syndromes

• Explain the use of ultrasounds in cardiac arrest 
• Describe the use of ultrasound in cases of shock 
• Explain the use of ultrasounds in respiratory failure 
• Describe the use of ultrasound in cases of sepsis 
• Explain the use of ultrasounds in abdominal pain 
• Describe the use of ultrasound in trauma cases 
• Explain the use of ultrasounds in strokes 

Module 25. Ultrasound-Guided Procedures  

• Explain the process of performing ultrasound-guided intubation 
• Describe the technique for vascular cannulation using ultrasound 
• Explain the process of performing thoracentesis using ultrasound 
• Describe the technique of ultrasound-guided pericardiocentesis 
• Explain the process of performing paracentesis with ultrasound support 
• Explain the process of performing ultrasound-guided lumbar puncture 
• Describe the technique for performing ultrasound-guided drainage and probing 

Module 26. Advanced Practice Nursing (APN)   

• Study advanced nursing research in depth 
• Study advanced nursing management  
• Delve into the human aspect of patient care 
• Know the history of advanced nursing practice 
• Analyze clinical administration and accounting 

Module 27. Fundamentals of Nursing and Advanced Practice

• Delve into the fundamentals of the nursing profession 
• Understand nursing processes from an expert perspective 
• Learn how to correctly perform nursing care processes in advanced practice 
• Achieve the necessary knowledge to correctly prescribe medication 

Module 28. Advanced Practice in Special Services

• Employ expert skills in hospital emergency services
• Know the main action protocols in out-of-hospital emergencies  
• Expertly manage and assist nursing practices in critical care units 
• Manage invasive and non-invasive ventilators at an advanced level 
• Master the materials and drugs necessary to perform anesthetic methods 
• Internalize the main basic and advanced life support guidelines 

Module 29. Advanced Digestive, Endocrinology and Nutrition Practice

• Gain advanced knowledge of digestive anatomy and physiology 
• Gain advanced knowledge of hormones and metabolism 
• Skilfully manage enteral and parenteral nutrition 
• Conduct diabetology education consultations 

Module 30. Minor Surgery and Dressings

• Learn advanced techniques in chronic wound care Delve into dressings and vacuum cures 
• Learn procedures in minor dermatological surgery, such as excision of small tumors like warts and condylomas 
• Master different suture techniques 
• Professionalize the performance of biopsy sample collection 

Module 31. Oncohematology and Palliative Care

• Know the main drugs used in chemotherapy 
• Internalize the processes of carcinogenesis 
• Gain in-depth knowledge of radiotherapy and its subtypes 
• Learn to master the handling of central catheters. Learn how to place a PICC line  
• Learn how to manage patient and family at the end of life 
• Know how to use and administer hematopoietic progenitor transplants 

Module 32. Nephrourology

• Master advanced nephrourological anatomo-physiology 
• Manage the different types of dialysis 
• Learn how to cannulate dialysis accesses 
• Know the main techniques used in incontinence rehabilitation 
• Gain in-depth knowledge of bladder re-education 
• Know how to interpret urinalysis, which ones should be requested and when  

Module 33. Approach to Mental Health Problems in AP

• Evaluate the main mental health diagnoses based on the DSM-5 manual 
• Learn how to analyze the needs of patients with mental health problems from a primary care perspective 
• Use the main techniques of mental health therapies 
• Carry out follow-up and rehabilitation strategies in psychiatric patients 
• Demystify the taboos and social stigmatization suffered by people with psychiatric pathologies 
• Acquire the necessary skills to manage a day center for people with mental illnesses

Consolidate your clinical practice by incorporating into your daily work the most outstanding innovations in intensive therapies and complex healthcare problem solving"