Master the specific care required by neurological patients with cognitive impairment and dementia and contribute to improving their quality of life through this TECH training" 

This course will provide a comprehensive review of Dementias and Cognitive impairment for Nurses , clinical syndromes that lead to a progressive loss of autonomy that has a very negative influence on the performance of basic activities of daily living. As life expectancy increases, cases of dementia increase exponentially. Statistics confirm that dementia is the main cause of disability and dependence in the elderly. The syllabus focuses especially on Alzheimer's disease, which is the most common cause of dementia (between 60% and 80%). 

Similarly, the program addresses the etiopathogenesis of the main dementias, their classification and the importance of the nursing role in the diagnosis and treatment of neuropsychiatric symptoms. 

Finally, it defines the most updated treatments and specific nursing care in dementia and cognitive impairment, in such a way that this knowledge is integrated to be able to perform a specific assessment by functional patterns and diagnose according to NANDA taxonomy, planning outcome criteria based on NOC taxonomy and nursing interventions in accordance with NIC taxonomy.
 
In addition, as it is a 100% online Postgraduate certificate, it provides the student with the ease of being able to take it comfortably, wherever and whenever the student chooses All you need is a device with internet access to take your career one step further. A modality according to the current times with all the guarantees to position the nurse in a highly demanded area.  

Learn how to treat Alzheimer's patients with safety and rigor by implementing the knowledge of this Diploma in your daily practice" 

This Postgraduate certificate in Dementias and Cognitive impairment for Nurses  or contains the most complete and up-to-date scientific program on the market. The most important features of the program include: 

• Development of more than 100 case studies presented by experts in neurological nursing. Its graphic, schematic and eminently practical contents, which are designed to provide essential scientific and assistance information for professional practice
• Latest developments in neurological nursing
• Contains practical exercises
• Theoretical lessons, questions to the expert and clinical cases for individual reflection
• Content that is accessible from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection
• Multimedia content developed with the latest educational technology, which will allow the professional a situated and contextual learning, i.e. a simulated environment that will provide an immersive learning programmed to
• train in real situations

With this course you will acquire the necessary knowledge to treat neurological diseases that lead to cognitive impairment, something highly demanded by experts in the sector" 

The program’s teaching staff includes professionals from the sector who contribute their work 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 immersive training programmed to train in real situations. 

The design of this program focuses on Problem-Based learning, by means of which the professional must try to solve the different situations of professional practice that arise throughout the academic program. For this purpose, the professional will be assisted by an innovative interactive video system created by renowned and experienced experts.  

You will discover the current diagnostic criteria for cognitive impairment and the main degenerative dementias thanks to quality content that is unmatched in the market"

Learn to distinguish between the types of non-degenerative dementia: vascular, infectious and hydrocephalus dementia and use the appropriate nursing care for each case"

The structure of the contents of this Postgraduate certificate has been designed by a team of nursing professionals from a leading hospital in neurological care at all levels, aware of the relevance of the current relevance of specialization in cognitive impairment and dementia diseases. Thus, they warn of the need to have nurses qualified in the treatment of these pathologies, which is why they have designed this program. Committed to quality teaching through new educational technologies, they have established a curriculum whose syllabus offers a broad perspective of the performance of the functions of the nurse in this area of health, with which you will expand your knowledge and acquire full competence for your day-to-day work, knowing that you also have the support of a team of experts and the guarantee of quality TECH Global University, 
a prestigious university.  

This program emphasizes the importance of having nurses who are highly trained and specialized in the management of Alzheimer's patients, a quality that is in high demand in nurses today" 

Module 1. Dementias and Cognitive impairment

1.1. Dementias and Cognitive Impairment

       1.1.1.     Risk factors

1.2. Classification of Degenerative Dementias

       1.2.1.     Primary Dementias
       1.2.2.     Cortical Dementias
       1.2.3.     Subcortical Dementias

1.3. Current Diagnostic Criteria for Cognitive Impairment and Major Degenerative Dementias

1.4. On-Degenerative Dementias

       1.4.1.     Vascular Dementia
       1.4.2.     Infectious Dementia
       1.4.3.     Dementia Hydrocephalus

1.5. Neuropsychological Screening and Evaluation Test
       
       1.5.1.     Screening Test
       1.5.2.     Appropriate Choice of Test Evaluation

1.6. Treatments for Cognitive Impairment and Neuropsychiatric Symptoms

       1.6.1.     Pharmacological Treatments and Side Effects
       1.6.2.     Non-Pharmacological Treatment

1.7. Nursing Care in Dementia

       1.7.1.     Specific Care in Degenerative Dementias
       1.7.2.     Specific Care in Non-Degenerative Dementias

1.8. Standardized NANDA-NIC-NOC Care Plans.

       1.8.1.     Nursing Assessment by Gordon Functional Patterns
       1.8.2.     Nursing Diagnoses NANDA Taxonomy
       1.8.3.     Care Planning According to NIC-NOC Taxonomy

If you need to delve deeper into treatments for cognitive impairment and neuropsychiatric symptoms, this program is for you”