This program addresses the main aspects of primary care emergencies, so that you will be able to deal with all those situations that occur on a regular basis and that can compromise the patient's life"

Emergency health care is an essential element in a health system, in which quality and ongoing care for individuals must be guaranteed. Primary care is the gateway to the health system, often receiving patients with potentially serious conditions that require immediate and complex treatment, often accompanied by minimal resources.

Taking into account the large number of hours a day that Primary Care (PC) nurses are available to attend to emergencies; the importance of these, the current demands of patients and of professionals themselves to perform higher quality work, more than justifies the fact that PC nurses today can and should intervene in all emergencies that may arise, regardless of the level of severity. For this reason, the role of the primary care emergency nurse is key.

This professional master’s degree includes the rules of action for the main urgent conditions that can be found in the treatment room on a regular basis and will be able to help doctors make swift and accurate decisions.

The teaching body includes healthcare professionals from the field of Primary Care, who bring their experience to this training program, as well as renowned specialists from leading scientific communities.

All knowledge is presented through high-quality multimedia content, analysis of clinical cases prepared by experts, classes, and video techniques that allow the exchange of knowledge and experience, maintain and update the training level of its members, create protocols for action and disseminate the most important developments in the specialty.

Learn about the main developments related to COVID-19 through this master's degree and offer personalized care to your patients”

This professional master’s degree in Primary Care Emergencies for Nursing contains the most complete and up-to-date scientific program on the market. The most important features of the program include:

• Developing practical cases presented by experts in Primary Care Emergencies
• 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
• The latest developments in Primary Care Emergencies
• Practical exercises where the self-assessment process can be carried out to improve learning
• Emphasis on innovative methodologies in Primary Care Emergencies
• 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 professional master’s degree in Primary Care Emergencies for Nursing will help you update your knowledge, following the latest developments in the field with the help of numerous multimedia contents”

The teaching staff includes professionals from the field of nursing, 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 training experience designed to train for real-life situations.
 
This program is designed around Problem Based Learning, where the nurse must try to solve the different professional practice situations that arise during the course. For this purpose, the specialist will be assisted by an innovative interactive video system created by renowned experts in the field of Primary Care Emergencies with extensive experience.

Increase your decision-making confidence by updating your knowledge through this professional master’s degree”

We offer you the most up-to-date content, the best teaching methodology, and an innovative interactive video system that will help you in your studies”

The program's primary objective is focused on theoretical and practical learning, so nurses can master Primary Care Emergencies both practically and rigorously.

Our goal is to achieve educational excellence and we will help you achieve it too. For this reason, we offer a comprehensive professional master’s degree in Primary Care Emergencies for Nursing that includes the latest information on Coronavirus"

General Objective

• Update diagnostic and therapeutic procedures for the most frequent urgent and emergency situations that nurses usually deal with in Primary Care

Specific Objectives

Module 1. Organizational Aspects of the Emergency Department 

• Define the structure and organization of emergency services in primary care 
• Understand the role of healthcare professionals in Primary Care Emergencies 

Module 2. Cardiac Emergencies 

• Identify the symptoms of the different types of high-risk syncope 
• Define the different conditions that cause chest pain and apply the appropriate protocols in each case 
• Recognize the different signs and symptoms typical of ischemic heart disease 
• Adequate use of the comprehensive action plan with regard to The Heart Attack Code 
• Apply the specific procedures in Acute Coronary Syndrome and assess the possibility of prehospital fibrinolysis 
• Identify the signs and symptoms of patients who come to the primary care center with pericarditis 
• Resolve a hypertensive emergency situation using the updated procedure of care 

Module 3. Advanced Cardiovascular Support and Invasive Techniques in the Emergency Room 

• Interpret the main signs in order to properly analyze an electrocardiogram in urgent and emergency situations in Primary Care 
• Use general procedures and techniques applied to critical patients in emergency situations 
• Get up to date on the therapeutic model in atrial fibrillation according to the latest scientific evidence 
• Apply up-to-date basic and advanced CPR techniques for all ages 
• Demonstrate the correct sequence of transcutaneous pacemaker application 
• Define proper use of pulse oximetry and capnography devices 

Module 4. Pneumological Emergencies 

• Incorporate advances in the appropriate management of patients with Congestive Heart Failure and Acute Pulmonary Edema 
• Review the basic concepts of non-invasive mechanical ventilation management 
• Use of non-invasive mechanical ventilation correcctly through the Boussignac CPAP System 
• Identify the different vital rhythms to apply the appropriate algorithm for advanced cardiopulmonary resuscitation, according to the latest scientific evidence on advanced cardiovascular support 
• Adequately define the different parameters involved in invasive mechanical ventilation 
• Get up to date on treatment to resolve an acute decompensation in a dyspneic patient 
• Recognize the differential diagnosis between the asthmatic patient, bronchospasm, and exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 
• Review the pathophysiology involved in an asthmatic crisis 
• Use pharmacological treatment measures in pneumonia 
• Identify the main clinical signs and symptoms of pneumothorax 
• Identify the signs and symptoms of massive pulmonary embolism 
• Differentiate the different levels of health care in a patient with hemoptysis and assess the criteria for hospital referral 
• Identify the concept of a patient that has almost drowned 

Module 5. Neurological Emergencies 

• Describe the initial management of the main neurological emergencies in the out-of-hospital setting 
• Adequate use of the comprehensive action plan for the Code Stroke 
• Differentiate immediate and appropriate action in acute confusional syndrome, headache and seizures 
• Recognize and resolve a seizure situation 
• Describe the different types of headaches and the appropriate treatment in each case 
• Recognize a coma situation without any doubt 

Module 6. Digestive Emergencies 

• Identify the signs and symptoms of the main gastrointestinal tract conditions and their repercussions 
• Differentiate the main causes of acute abdomen and manage acute abdominal pain in Primary Care 
• Review the pathophysiology of an intestinal obstruction process 
• Express the different manifestations resulting from biliary diseases 
• Recognize the specific pathological picture of upper gastrointestinal bleeding 
• Use the different complementary tests to diagnose an ingested foreign body 

Module 7. Nephrological and Urologic Emergencies 

• Define the diagnostic criteria for acute renal failure 
• Use appropriate treatment for acute renal colic 
• Resolving an acute urinary retention situation in the Primary Health Care setting 
• Identify the signs and symptoms of a patient with rhabdomyolysis 
• Assess the criteria for referring a patient with a urinary tract infection 

Module 8. Endocrine Emergencies 

• Interpret the fundamental alterations of glycemic metabolism 
• Apply appropriate measures to reverse a diabetic ketoacidosis situation 
• Recognize the semiology of an Addisonian crisis 
• Distinguish between hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia, and apply appropriate treatment 
• Delve into non-ketotic hyperosmolar comas 

Module 9. Ophthalmologic Emergencies 

• Explain the main acute ENT and ophthalmologic diseases 
• Indicate the appropriate treatment for pink eye 
• Use appropriate complementary tests to detect acute vision loss 
• Master treatment when an ocular aggression occurs 

Module 10. Otolaryngologic Emergencies 

• Compare the differences between anterior and posterior epistaxis 
• Analyze the different treatments for vertigo 
• Delve into sudden deafness and communication with patients 

Module 11. Trauma and Neurosurgical Emergencies 

• Analyze the different traumatologic conditions in Primary Care emergencies 
• Recognize the general guidelines for action in case of upper and lower limb trauma 
• Adequate use of the integral plan of action in accordance with the Polytrauma Code 
• Differentiate the severity of different spinal injuries 

Module 12. Vascular Emergencies 

• Identify acute arterial limb ischemia 
• Apply treatment in case of deep vein thrombosis 
• Interpret the potential severity of venous insufficiency 
• Delve into aneurysmal disease and existing treatments 

Module 13. Pediatric Emergencies 

• Master the procedure of pediatric and neonatal cardiopulmonary resuscitation in the primary care setting 
• Identify the different urgencies and emergencies in pediatrics 
• Apply treatment for a child having a seizure 
• Resolve abdominal pain, vomiting, and diarrhea in children 
• Distinguish between the different respiratory tract diseases in children 
• Apply the initial treatment measures for traumatized children 
• Interpret the possible severity of cranioencephalic trauma in a child 
• Identify the criteria for hospital referral in case of limping in children 

Module 14. Gynecological Emergencies 

• Identify the most frequent gynecological-obstetric conditions in primary health care and state the precise guidelines in each case to correctly resolve them 
• Review the main aspects of childbirth care, previous care, basic techniques of assistance, types of presentations, and dilatation, expulsion and delivery times in the out-of-hospital setting of Primary Care 
• Understand the care protocol for rape victims 
• Identify the different drugs in pregnancy and lactation that do not put the patient's health at risk 

Module 15. Psychiatric Emergencies 

• Define the clinical symptomatology of psychopathologies 
• Identify the main signs and analyze the risk of a self-harm attempt 
• Adequately resolve a psychomotor agitation crisis 
• Indicate the appropriate treatment for alcohol withdrawal syndrome 
• Recognize the clinical symptomatology of an anxiety attack and differentiate it from other pathologies 
• Recognize the clinical symptomatology of an anxiety attack and differentiate it from other pathologies 

Module 16. Environmental Emergencies 

• Manage intoxicated patients and injuries caused by environmental agents 
• Discriminate between the different treatments to be applied in case of bites and stings 
• Correctly apply treatment in case of electrocution 
• Delve into heat stroke and how to act in case of emergency 

Module 17. Skin Emergencies 

• Differentiate between the different degrees of burns 
• Calculate the amount of fluids needed to infuse a burn victim according to the extent and depth of the burn 
• Distinguish between the various types of skin infections 

Module 18. Hematological Emergencies  

• Correctly apply hemotherapy in patients with hematological conditions 
• Distinguish between the different anticoagulant treatments 
• Delve into anemia and how to act in case of emergency 
• Identify hemostasis disorders 

Module 19. Infectious Emergencies 

• Recognize the symptoms and signs of severity in case of acute febrile episode 
• Distinguish the differential diagnosis of abdominal pain, vomiting, and diarrhea 
• Identify patients with fever due to HIV infection 
• Correctly diagnose urinary tract infections  

Module 20. Oncologic Emergencies 

• Recognize the most frequent infectious, inflammatory, autoimmune, and tumor diseases in primary care 
• Use therapeutic measures for oncology patients with neutropenia 
• Identify the different acute complications in chemotherapy treatment 
• Master the types of pain and terminal sedation  

Module 21. Toxicology Emergencies 

• Identify the main immunological emergency pathologies and manage patients suffering from anaphylactic reactions 
• Effectively apply initial measures to different types of acute intoxication 
• Recognize the manifestations of intoxications by psychotropic drugs, NSAIDs, and digitalis 
• Discover the effects of intoxication from drugs and organophosphates 

Module 22. Geriatric Emergencies 

• Differentiate the pathophysiological characteristics of elderly patients 
• Identify the types of pathologies that can affect geriatric patients 
• Master the drugs to be administered to geriatric patients according to their needs 

Module 23. Pharmacology in Emergencies 

• Manage frequently used medication in emergency medicine and urgent care 
• Distinguish between the different types of fluid therapy 
• Point out the different drugs used for sedation, pain relief, and relaxation in emergency medicine 

Module 24. Evidence-Based Nursing 

• Master writing scientifically structured articles and publishing results in high impact journals 
• Delve into the retrieval of quality, specialized information in health sciences 

Module 25. Update on Coronavirus Infections 

• Know the microbiological characteristics of Coronaviruses 
• Know how to assess the morbidity and mortality of Coronavirus infections 
• Identify the main risk groups and mechanisms of Coronaviruses 
• Be able to perform the necessary tests for diagnosing Coronavirus 
• Know how to apply the necessary preventive measures, as well as the most accurate treatments according to the type of patient 

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