The school nurse is not a new figure, as it is already institutionalized in many educational centers. One of their highlighted functions is the Prevention of and Response to Risk Situations in Schools, avoiding health accidents in the center and improving the health of children”

The school nurse must act in all situations and health problems that may arise in schools, and they must be solved immediately. Among their duties, they must raise awareness of the risks of possible accidents that may occur in the school environment for their prevention, as well as to act appropriately in these cases and in the event of possible complications in students with chronic pathology.

For a correct praxis in their duties, the school nurse needs to keep their knowledge updated on all those pathologies in the infant age that may pose a risk to the child in their school environment.

This postgraduate certificate in Prevention of and Response to Risk Situations in Schools aims to describe the most frequent emergencies and diseases in the educational environment and other consultations that occur in a school nurse's office. It addresses the care of children with asthma, diabetes, epilepsy and / or allergy, in order to facilitate the professional work of those who are starting in this type of interventions and to support training in health education. 

Update your knowledge through the postgraduate certificate in Prevention of and Response to Risk Situations in Schools, in a practical way and adapted to your needs”

This postgraduate certificate in Prevention of and Response to Risk Situations in Schools contains the most complete and up-to-date scientific program on the market. The most important features of the postgraduate certificate are:

• 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
• It contains exercises where the self-assessment process can be carried out to improve learning
• Latest trends in health education and the educational process in the child
• Nursing procedures for dealing with children with risk pathologies in the school center
• 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 when choosing a refresher program for two reasons: in addition to updating your knowledge in Prevention of and Response to Risk Situations in Schools, you will obtain a postgraduate certificate qualification from TECH Technological University”

Its teaching staff includes renowned specialists in the field of school nursing who bring the experience of their work 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 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 course. For this reason, you will be assisted by an innovative, interactive video system created by renowned and experienced experts in the field of School Nursing with extensive teaching experience.

Incorporate the latest trends in school health and learn new strategies to prevent addictive behaviors at school"

You will be able to complete the course 100% online, adapting it to your needs and allowing you to study while you carry out your full-time healthcare work"

This postgraduate certificate is aimed at effectively updating the knowledge of school nurses, in order to develop initiatives which lower health risks in the school in a way that ensures quality and safety of children in the school center.

This refresher program will generate a sense of security when practising nursing, which will help you grow both personally and professionally”

General Objective

• Update the nursing professionals’ knowledge in the procedures for prevention and response to emergencies and the most common illnesses in the educational field and other problems that could arise in a school nurse consultation

Specific Objectives

• Review and update techniques, strategies, programs, multimedia resources and tools related to health education and promotion in schools 
• Acquire the necessary skills and abilities to develop educational and health promotion interventions at school and in the community
• Design health controls and examinations for early detection of diseases and health problems
• Create protocols for action in situations of risk in children and adolescents
• Identify the fundamentals and activities necessary to educate school children in values
• Identify those aspects of risk that may affect the health of schoolchildren (pathologies, psychosocial alterations, etc.) and draw up action plans
• Design a training plan according to training needs and the assessment of the pre-existing level of knowledge
• Explain basic hygiene concepts and devise strategies for action in the entire school community 
• Develop a smooth and effective communication plan with parents as well as with teachers

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