Description

A 100% online postgraduate diploma with the most current syllabus on the multidisciplinary work developed in Radiation Oncology Units"

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One of the great achievements of the last decades in Radiation Oncology treatments is the reduction of the number of sessions and the more accurate targeting of tumors. A work that requires specialized nursing professionals and aware of the most notorious advances in this field.  

For this reason, there is no doubt that the healthcare professionals who keep up to date in this field will be able to increase their performance competencies in their daily performance and in the essential care of oncology patients. For this reason, this 6-month postgraduate diploma was created by an excellent team of teachers with a consolidated trajectory in Radiological nursing.  

It is a program that will lead the graduates to carry out a complete update in the work of the OR nurse. From their intervention from the beginning of treatment with the assessment to the patient's health education. Likewise, in this training, the graduates will be updated on the approach to the main complications, the techniques used in Interventional Vascular Radiology, as well as the operation of the most advanced Diagnostic and Treatment Imaging Services (DTI). 

A quality academic itinerary, where the students will have video summaries of each topic, videos in detail, specialized readings and case studies to access, comfortably, whenever and wherever they wish. TECH adapts to the real needs of healthcare professionals and for this reason provides a degree with 24-hour access to its content, from any cell phone, Tablet or computer with an Internet connection.  

Undoubtedly, a unique opportunity to be updated by the best experts and with a study plan compatible with the most demanding personal and work responsibilities.

Thanks to the Relearning system you will be able to reduce the long hours of study and consolidate the most relevant concepts in an easy way"

This postgraduate diploma in Radiation Oncology in Radiological Nursing contains the most complete and up-to-date scientific program on the market. The most important features include: 

  • The development of case studies presented by experts in nursing in the area of Diagnostic and Imaging Treatment
  • 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

Do you want to be up to date on care management and organization of the Diagnostic and Imaging Treatment Area? Do it through a quality postgraduate diploma"

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 professionals with situated and contextual learning, i.e., a simulated environment that will provide an immersive education programmed to learn in real situations.

This program’s design focuses on Problem-Based Learning, through which the professionals must try to solve the different professional practice situations that arise during the academic program. For this purpose, the student will be assisted by an innovative interactive video system created by renowned and experienced experts.

Go deeper from your Tablet and connected to the Internet in the procedures used in Emergency Radiotherapy"

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You will have at your disposal the latest scientific literature on Radiation Oncology and the advances achieved in Radiological nursing"

Objectives

This postgraduate diploma has been designed with the purpose of offering students a process of updating throughout the 450 teaching hours that make up this program. In this way, the nursing professional will be able to incorporate the most effective procedures, techniques and care in Radiation Oncology into their daily work. To do this, this academic course has a syllabus that offers a theoretical-practical approach and resources such as clinical case studies that provides a much more direct and close vision.

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You will be able to integrate into your practice the most notorious advances in Radiation Oncology thanks to the clinical case studies that TECH puts at your disposal"

General Objectives

  • Promote work strategies based on the practical knowledge of a tertiary level hospital and its application in Diagnostic Imaging, Nuclear Medicine and Radiation Oncology services
  • Favor the enhancement of technical skills and abilities through care procedures and case studies
  • Provide nurses with a process of updating their knowledge in the field of Radiology
  • Be up to date with the care management and organization of the Diagnostic Imaging and Treatment Area, in order to optimize the operation of the Radiology Service
  • Develop skills and competencies in nurses for their performance in the nursing consultation in the Diagnostic Imaging and Treatment Department (DTI)
  • Expand nurses' knowledge of radiation oncology, interventional vascular radiology and neuroradiology to improve patient care in these specific areas
  • Develop nurses' skills in performing image-guided procedures, including breast and brachytherapy, to improve the quality of patient care and optimize clinical outcomes

Specific Objectives

Module 1. Radiological Nursing Care management and organization of the Diagnostic Imaging and Diagnostic Treatment Area 

  • Delve into the organization of the Diagnostic Imaging and Treatment Area, its history, legislation, regulations and health equipment
  • Update knowledge of the radiological nurse's scope of action within an organizational structure and its portfolio of services
  • Have knowledge in Post-graduate and postgraduate training in Radiological nursing
  • Understand the work of supervising nursing and technical staff, as well as the control of equipment and facilities
  • Describe the environmental and financial sustainability implemented and the challenge it represents
  • Value the importance of health humanization implemented in the Diagnostic and Imaging Treatment Area

Module 2. Radiation Oncology 

  • Discover what is Radiation Oncology and its uses
  • Delve into the human capital and the necessary material of this Service
  • Describe the applications of the radiotherapeutic process
  • Implement the nursing care process in the different interventions carried out in the department

Module 3. Vascular Interventional Radiology and Neuroradiology Nursing

  • Delve into the history of interventional radiology, the role of the nurse and the requirements of the vascular and neuroradiology operating room
  • Learn the concepts of radioprotection and the specific rules of the interventional operating room
  • Describe the human and material equipment and its specific characteristics
  • List the care derived from anesthesia assistance, as well as life-threatening situations and how to be prepared to respond to them with previous training
  • Update knowledge on all non-vascular procedures, diagnostic and therapeutic vascular procedures, diagnostic and therapeutic neuroradiological procedures currently performed in a tertiary hospital and the nursing care process in each of them
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A program that keeps you up to date with the most current diagnostic and therapeutic neuroradiological procedures in DTI Services"

Postgraduate Diploma in Radiation Oncology in Radiological Nursing

Radiation oncology is a specialty of radiological nursing that focuses on the treatment of malignant tumors through the use of ionizing radiation. Radiation nurses play a key role in the care of oncology patients, both in treatment planning and in the administration and follow-up of radiation therapy. They also provide emotional support and education about the side effects of treatment. In this sense, it is important that professionals have updated knowledge and advanced technical skills to provide quality care to cancer patients at each stage of radiotherapy treatment. Therefore, TECH Technological University created a complete Postgraduate Diploma in Radiation Oncology in Radiological Nursing, focused on covering the most complete and relevant contents of the educational landscape; with a 100% online study methodology.

Training in radiation oncology

The attention and care of oncology patients undergoing radiotherapy treatments requires a high level of knowledge and skills in the handling of the equipment and tools used in radiotherapy processes, as well as in the attention and follow-up of patients. In this TECH program, participants will acquire the necessary knowledge to carry out their work effectively and safely, and thus, provide the best care to patients at all times. The curriculum will delve into the different types of radiotherapy and their clinical applications, followed by the physics of ionizing radiation and its interaction with biological tissues, safety in the use of radiotherapy equipment and the management of adverse situations. Similarly, the evaluation and management of acute or chronic complications in patients undergoing radiotherapy will be addressed.