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

Neonatology is a discipline in constant evolution, 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 course includes cardiopulmonary resuscitation techniques and life support in the neonatal patient, as well as the most relevant topics about the admission of the newborn and the organization of a neonatology service, and the approach to the most serious situations in the critical patient, such as cardiac disorders or neonatal shock. 

This postgraduate certificate in Neonatal Resuscitation is oriented towards facilitating the updating of the most commonly used procedures, in a practical way, to contribute with quality and safety to the recovery of neonates, improve their prognosis and avoid the sequelae of severe pathology.

Improve the care of your newborn patients with the training offered by the postgraduate certificate in Neonatal Resuscitation for Nurses ”

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

• 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 for the critically ill newborn patient
• Cardiopulmonary resuscitation techniques based on the latest international recommendations
• 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

This postgraduate 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 resuscitation, you will obtain a postgraduate certificate Degree by TECH Technological University"

Its teaching staff includes renowned specialists in the field of neonatology, who bring the experience of their work in the country’s leading medical centres to this training.

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 program is based on Problem-Based Learning, by means of which the nursing professional must try to solve the different practice situations that arise throughout the program. 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.

This postgraduate certificate offers training in simulated environments, which provides an immersive learning experience designed to train for real-life 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 generate a sense of security when providing neonatal care, which will help you grow both personally and professionally”

General Objective

• Update the nursing professional in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and life support techniques in the neonate, based on the recommendations of the main international scientific institutions, as well as to determine the procedures for admission of the newborn to the neonatal care hospital 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, evaluating the expected benefits and associated risks
• Develop the ability to apply theoretical knowledge in daily practice
• Train the student in the management of nursing care aimed at satisfying the needs derived from the newborn's health problems and the prevention of complications, guaranteeing a safe and quality practice
• Update comprehensive newborn care from an ethical and legal perspective
• Assess the skillful, effective and efficient performance of the different procedures, diagnostic tests and treatments derived from the different health problems in the newborn, taking into account the different levels of care
• Assess and provide comprehensive care to the neonate with a surgical process to assist in the optimal restoration of health and identify, intervene and/or refer for possible complications
• Familiarize the student with the use and indication of medical devices and/or drugs, assessing the expected benefits and associated risks
• Develop the student's ability to apply theoretical knowledge in daily practice
  Know the differences between the neonate, the child and the adolescent (pediatric ages)
• Differentiate between the different neonatal stages, as well as neonatal stages by gestational age and neonatal stages by birth weight
• Review the anatomical and physiological characteristics of the normal newborn
• Describe 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 procedures for performing a complete neurological examination of the neonate
• Evaluate how a neonatology service is structured and organized, as well as its location, the necessary equipment and materials, and the necessary human resources
• Describe the characteristics of the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), and calculate the layout of the cribs, the necessary physical space, equipment and materials, and adequate human resources
• Define the profiles and positions of the "nursing team" as well as its operating system: “Primary Nursing” (Head Nurse)
• Update the procedures for neonatal resuscitation, assessing neonatal risk factors, as well as general measures in the moments prior to delivery
• Record how a resuscitation team is formed, as well as the equipment necessary to perform neonatal resuscitation
• Review resuscitation procedures
• Describe and explain respiratory support modalities
• Update cardiac massage technique
• Review medication administration procedures in neonatology
• Assess the action in a neonatal cardiorespiratory arrest
• Detect special resuscitation situations, as well as the basic principles of successful resuscitation
• Assess possible complications that may arise during neonatal resuscitation