With the postgraduate certificate in Neonatal Pain and Sedation for Nurses you have the opportunity to update your knowledge in a practical way and without renouncing to the maximum scientific rigor, to incorporate the latest advances in critical nursing care of the newborn"

Neonatology is a constantly evolving discipline, which is highly dependent on technology and new pharmacological treatments. This context makes the updating of procedures in neonatal critical care, both those performed in the Neonatal ICU and in other care settings outside the ICU (emergency units, primary care centers...), of paramount importance to maintain the provision of care based on the latest scientific evidence and to ensure the safety of the baby.

This program includes the most important aspects of newborn care, pain measurement procedures and their management, as well as the sedation measures used in neonatal intensive care units to facilitate the recovery of the neonatal patient and reduce the possible sequelae of the pathology.

The postgraduate certificate in Neonatal Pain and Sedation for Nurses is oriented to facilitate the updating of the most used procedures, in a practical way, to contribute with quality and safety to the recovery of the newborn, to improve its prognosis and to avoid serious pathology sequelae. 

Improve the care of your newborn patients with the training offered by the postgraduate certificate in Neonatal Pain and Sedation for Nurses "

This postgraduate certificate in Neonatal Pain and Sedation for Nurses contains the most complete and up to date scientific program on the market. The most important features of the postgraduate certificate are:

• Development of clinical cases presented by experts in the different specialties. 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
• New developments in nursing care and assessment of the critically ill newborn patient
• Includes the most commonly used access techniques in the NICU for medication administration
  An algorithm-based interactive learning system for decision-making in the clinical situations presented throughout
• the course
• All of this will be complemented by 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

Thispostgraduate certificate 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 Neonatal Pain and Sedation for Nurses , you will obtain a postgraduate certificate Degree from TECH Technological University"

Its teaching staff includes specialists of recognized prestige in the field of neonatology, who bring to this training the experience of their work in the main health centers in the country.

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 training program to train in real situations.

The design of this course is based on Problem-Based Learning, by means of which the nursing professional must try to solve the different situations of common practice that arise during the course. For this purpose, the professional will be assisted by an innovative interactive video system developed by renowned experts in neonatal critical patient care and with extensive teaching experience.

The postgraduate certificate allows training in simulated environments, which provide immersive learning programmed to train for real situations"

It includes clinical cases to bring the program's degree as close as possible to the reality of care in Nursing"

This postgraduate certificate is oriented to achieve an effective update of the nursing professional's knowledge and procedures for the newborn, in order to provide quality care, based on the latest scientific evidence that guarantees patient safety.

This refresher program will provide you with the skills to act safely in the provision of neonatal care, which will help you grow both personally and professionally"

General Objective

• Update the professional in the procedures of pain control and sedation in the neonatal patient, as well as the nursing care performed in the neonatal intensive care unit

Specific Objectives

• Update nursing care oriented to the satisfaction of the needs derived from the newborn's health problems and the prevention of complications, guaranteeing a safe and quality practice
• Analyze the importance of providing comprehensive care to the newborn from an ethical and legal perspective
• Update the procedures, diagnostic tests and treatments derived from the different health problems in the newborn taking into account the different levels of care
• Update the integral care of the neonate with a surgical process to help in the optimal restoration of health and identify, intervene and/or refer for possible complications
• Review the indication of medical devices and/or drugs, assessing the expected benefits and associated risks
• Develop the ability to apply theoretical knowledge in daily practice
• Identify the differences between the neonate, child and adolescent (pediatric ages)
• Differentiate between neonatal stages, as well as neonatal stages by gestational age and neonatal stages by birth weight
• Describe the anatomical and physiological characteristics of the normal newborn infant
• Explain the somatometry of the newborn, as well as its morphological and  physiological characteristics
• Assess the complete examination, sequence of physical examination and complete physical examination of the newborn, focusing primarily on the head and neck region, trunk region and extremities region
• Update the procedures for performing the complete neurological examination
• Evaluate the structure and organization of the neonatology service, as well as its location, the necessary equipment and materials, and the necessary human resources
• Describe the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
•  Calculate the layout of the cribs, the physical space needs, the equipment and materials, and the human resources required
• Define the profiles and positions of the "nursing team" as well as its operating system:
  “Primary Nursing” (Head Nurse)
• Assess pain control in the newborn, as well as its and the short and long term consequences of pain
• Classify the different techniques for measuring pain in newborns
• Update procedures and therapeutic measures to treat pain in the newborn, as well as manage pain in some NICU procedures
• Determine the basic principles of sedation in the newborn, anesthetic drugs and hypnotics/sedatives
• Predict the onset of withdrawal syndrome in the newborn and update management procedures

Take the opportunity and take the step to get up to date on the latest developments in Neonatal Pain and Sedation for Nurses "