It is necessary to train nursing professionals to acquire the knowledge, skills and attitudes that will enable them to approach and manage children in emergency situations in all their dimensions and at all levels of care"

Children represent one of the most vulnerable groups in terms of morbidity and mortality, naturally due to the special conditions in which they find themselves during the perinatal stage and infancy, related to the biological processes of reproduction, growth and development. 

In addition to prevention and family education, emergency care is paramount to maintaining the health status of children, and both emergency departments and the professionals who work in them play a key role in urgent pediatric care.

In addition to their general training, nursing professionals who perform their care function in pediatric patient care services must have acquired the necessary knowledge and skills for their daily practice with Critically Ill Pediatric Patients, and it is essential to update this knowledge and skills through adapted training programs.

The postgraduate diploma in Vital Pediatric Emergencies for Nursing is designed to enable nursing professionals to incorporate the advances that are taking place in the discipline, in addition to reviewing the most important aspects of emergency care for pediatric patients and their care.

The postgraduate diploma in Vital Pediatric Emergencies for Nursing contains the most complete and updated scientific program on the market"

With a duration of 6 months, this postgraduate diploma is designed by a teaching staff with extensive experience and recognized prestige in pediatrics and the area of emergencies and emergencies in children, whose highlights are:

• Structured in 5 modules and 25 lessons
• Clinical cases presented by experts. The graphic, schematic, and eminently practical contents with which they are created provide scientific and practical information on the disciplines that are essential for professional practice
• New diagnostic and therapeutic developments in caring for children. Includes pediatric triage in nursing
• Specific sections in each module on nursing techniques and procedures according to the age of the child: airway aspiration, electrical cardioversion, transcutaneous pacemaker, lumbar puncture, etc.). Management of pediatric arrhythmias, based on the latest ILCOR 2015 recommendations
• Video lessons on different pathologies and how to approach them
• Algorithm-based interactive learning system for decision-making in the presented clinical situations
• 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

This postgraduate diploma may be the best investment you can make in the selection of a refresher program for two reasons: in addition to updating your knowledge in vital pediatric emergencies, you will obtain a postgraduate diploma from TECH Global University"

It includes in its teaching staff expert nurses and pediatricians of reference, who pour into this training the experience of their work, in addition to other professionals specializing in different areas of care for children and their families.

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 training program to train in real situations.

The design of the program is based on Problem-Based Learning, by means of which the nursing professional must try to solve the different professional practice situations that arise throughout the program. For this reason, you will be assisted by an innovative, interactive video system created by renowned and experienced experts in pediatric emergencies with extensive teaching experience.

It includes clinical cases in real simulation situations to bring the program as close as possible to nursing practice"

Don't miss the opportunity to update your knowledge in Frequent Pediatric Emergencies to increase the quality of your care"

The postgraduate diploma program is oriented towards a review of the main aspects of emergencies and the management of pathologies in children as a whole, based on scientific evidence and the experience of recognized professionals in the field of pediatrics.

This training will generate a sense of security in decision making and care delivery, which will help you grow personally and professionally"

General Objective

• Provide the nursing professional with updated training on pediatric emergencies and the approach to the most frequent pediatric emergency nursing techniques and procedures

Specific Objectives

• Explain the equipment required by the Pediatric Emergency Department (PED), its differential characteristics, infrastructure and necessary material
• Correctly Apply the basis of triage in the Pediatric Emergency Department, as well as its classification systems
• Analyze what is involved in the transport of the critically ill pediatric patient and how both in-hospital and out-of-hospital transport is performed
• Distinguish the different types of arrhythmias, and correctly apply the appropriate treatment
• Recognize signs and symptoms of heart failure
• Employ correct nursing care and techniques in pediatric heart failure
• Review the extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) method
• Express what hypertensive crises consist of, as well as their diagnostic orientation
• Review the method of electrical cardioversion for the management of tachyarrhythmias
• Analyze how transcutaneous pacing works for the management of bradyarrhythmias 
• Identify which types of arrhythmias are defibrillable, as well as recognize what the defibrillation process consists of
• Describe the signs and symptoms of Incomplete Lung Fluid Reabsorption Syndrome
• Apply the correct action in meconium aspiration syndrome
• Describe the characteristics of hyaline membrane disease
• Apply the appropriate steps for emergency decompression of a tension pneumothorax
• Identify what is apnea of the newborn
• Diagnose and treat acute pharyngotonsillitis
• Identify the signs and symptoms of acute laryngitis or false croup
• Recognize signs and symptoms, criteria for hospital admission and recent advances in community-acquired pneumonia
• Describe how chronic cough is managed and identify its possible causes: bacterial bronchitis, asthma or gastroesophageal reflux
• Classify the different inhalation and oxygen therapy systems in pediatrics 
• Describe the correct technique for pediatric airway suctioning
• Recognize the sequence of steps to successfully perform thoracentesis
• Describe the techniques of forced spirometry, bronchodynamic tests and peak expiratory flow management
• Differentiate between cerebellar ataxia and labyrinthine ataxia
• Identify signs and symptoms of altered consciousness, as well as COMA
• Contrast the types of acute headache, as well as the application of nursing care
• Identify the different epileptic and non-epileptic syndromes, as well as their treatment and nursing care
• Recognize the signs and symptoms of meningitis for early detection
• Adequately resolve a febrile seizure, both in the critical and post-critical phases
• Describe the lumbar puncture technique and its application
• Distinguish the symptoms and signs in febrile syndrome without focus in pediatrics, as well as its approach
• Identify the management of suspected sepsis, as well as the protocols for approaching septic shock and its treatment
• Differentiate between the different types of osteoarticular infections
• Establish appropriate treatment in the immunosuppressed patient with fever in the ED