With the postgraduate certificate in Newborn Feeding for Nurses you have the opportunity to update your knowledge in a practical way and without sacrificing maximum scientific rigor, in order 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 course includes the most important aspects of newborn feeding. With special emphasis on breastfeeding and alternative types of feeding. In addition, it presents an update on neonatal assessment and examination, NICU admission procedures, and nursing care.

This postgraduate certificate in Newborn Feeding for Nurses is oriented to facilitate the updating of the most used nursing procedures, in a practical way, to contribute with quality and safety to the recovery of the newborn, improve its prognosis and avoid the sequelae of severe pathology.

Improve the care of your neonatal patients with the training offered by the postgraduate certificate in Newborn Feeding for Nurses"

This postgraduate certificate in Newborn Feeding for Nurses contains the most complete and up to date scientific program on the market. Development of clinical cases presented by experts in the different areas of multidisciplinary knowledge.

• Development of clinical cases presented by experts in the different specialties. The graphic, schematic, and eminently practical contents of which they are composed provide scientific and practical information on the disciplines that are essential for professional practice
• New developments in nursing care and lactation in the newborn
• Algorithm-based interactive learning system for decision-making in the presented clinical situations
• All 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 course 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 newborn feeding, you will obtain a postgraduate certificate 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.

This program is designed around Problem Based Learning, whereby the nursing professional must try to solve various typical professional practice situations 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.

This program 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 professional in nursing procedures in newborn feeding, with special emphasis on the main aspects of breastfeeding, as well as 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 to 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 to 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
• Identify the differences between the neonate, the child and the 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
• Explain the somatometry of the newborn, as well as its morphological and physiological characteristics
• Assess the entire examination process, sequence of physical examination and complete physical examination of the newborn, focusing primarily on the head and neck region, the torso and the limbs
• 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, physical space requirements, equipment and materials, and human resources needed
• Define the profiles and positions of the "nursing team" as well as its operating system: “Primary Nursing"
• Update the nursing procedures for the feeding of the NB
• Explain the infant's requirements and feeding objectives
• Describe the procedure and benefits of breastfeeding
• Determine other types of feeding applicable in the neonatal unit and NICU such as enteral nutrition and parenteral nutrition
• Update the indications and contraindications for enteral nutrition and parenteral nutrition
• Acquire up-to-date knowledge of recommendations for the use of both enteral and parenteral nutrition routes of administration
• Differentiate the components of parenteral nutrition
• Update procedures for the preparation and administration of parenteral nutrition
• Formulate the pattern of withdrawal of parenteral nutrition