Nursing in Infectious and Oncologic Emergencies in Primary Care

This Postgraduate Certificate addresses the main aspects of infectious and oncological emergencies in Primary Care, so that you will be able to face those situations that can compromise a patient's life. Learn how to identify, initially treat and transfer infectious patients with oncological problems from primary health care to the hospital"

This Postgraduate Certificate in Nursing in Infectious and Oncologic Emergencies in Primary Care includes comprehensive plans of systematized care for emergencies in patients suffering from infection or an oncological process, who come to the Primary Care center for situations related to their pathology, and which must be faced by nursing professionals in their usual clinical practice. In order to help them make decisions with agility and precision to improve prognosis and reduce possible sequelae from infectious pathologies, whatever their cause.

The program also includes procedures for the care of patients with H.I.V. infection, urinary tract infections or infections of unknown origin. Furthermore, it establishes updated procedures for the basic management of patients with oncological emergencies: febrile syndrome in oncological patients, with special attention to febrile neutropenia, acute complications of chemotherapy treatment, asthenia-anorexia-cachexia syndrome or pain management and terminal sedation, using the latest educational technology adapted to the needs of practicing nurses.

The program contents are based on the latest scientific evidence and the experience of renowned professionals in the field of Primary Care, which makes them practical and easy to transfer to routine clinical work.

Update your knowledge through the Postgraduate Certificate in Nursing in Infectious and Oncologic Emergencies in Primary Care in a practical way adapted to your needs"

The Postgraduate Certificate in Nursing in Infectious and Oncologic Emergencies in Primary Care contains the most complete and up-to-date scientific program on the market. The most important features of the Postgraduate Certificate are:

• 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 practice
• Latest diagnostic and therapeutic developments in nursing care for patients with UTI, idiopathic fever or AIDS. It also includes updated procedures for the basic management of patients with oncological emergencies and febrile syndrome in oncological patients
• It presents nursing procedures and techniques such as at-risk patient management in cases of potential exposure to contaminated material, EVE code, or approaching pain in oncology patients and terminal sedation
• 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 of infectious and oncologic emergencies in primary care, you will obtain a qualification from TECH Technological University"

Forming part of the teaching staff is a group of professionals in the field of Primary Care, who bring to this course their work experience, as well as a group of renowned specialists, recognised by esteemed scientific communities.

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 program to train in real situations.

The design of the program is based on Problem-Based Learning, by means of which the nursing professional must try to solve the different professional practice situations that arise throughout the Postgraduate Certificate. For this reason, you will be assisted by an innovative, interactive video system created by renowned of health and and experienced experts in the field of Primary Care Emergencies with extensive teaching experience.

This Postgraduate Certificate provides training in simulated environments, which includes immersive learning designed to train professionals for real situations"

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

The contents structure has been designed by a team of professionals knowledgeable about the implications of training in daily nursing practice in the care of infectious or oncological emergencies in Primary Care, aware of the  current relevance of training to be able to act before infectious and oncological patients, and committed to quality teaching through new educational technologies.

The Postgraduate Certificate in Nursing in Infectious and Oncologic Emergencies in Primary Care contains the most complete and up-to-date scientific program on the market"

Module 1. Nursing in Infectious and Oncologic Emergencies in Primary Care

1.1. Infectious Emergencies

1.1.1. Risk Exposure and Exposure to Potentially Contaminating Material              EVE CODE
1.1.2. Fever in H.I.V. Infected Patients
1.1.3. Fever of Unknown Origin
1.1.4. Urinary Tract Infections
1.1.5. Fever and Rash

1.2.     Oncologic Emergencies

1.2.1. Basic Management of Patients with Oncologic Emergencies
1.2.2. Febrile Syndrome in Oncological Patients (Special Attention to Febrile Neutropenia)
1.2.3. Pain and Terminal Sedation

1.2.3.1. Types of Pain
1.2.3.2. Pain Treatment
1.2.3.3.  Terminal Sedation

1.2.4.  Acute Complications of Chemotherapy Treatment

1.2.4.1.  Mucositis
1.2.4.2.  Acneiform Rash
1.2.4.3.  Nausea and Vomiting
1.2.4.4.  Diarrhea
1.2.4.5.  Cachexia-Anorexia-Asthenia Syndrome

A unique, key, and decisive training experience to boost your professional development"