Neurology Nursing

You will learn about the specific care that neurological patients require, and recognize the most common complications, a vitally important issue for patients"

Neurological diseases have a broad impact on society. These diseases affect the entire population, regardless of age. Its consequences have a negative impact on the quality of life of the affected patients, preventing a high percentage of them from carrying out basic day-to-day activities, creating great dependence with the resulting cost, both in terms of healthcare and in terms of family and social care for the caregivers in charge of these patients (in Alzheimer's disease, 80% of the family members are cared for by relatives). They also have a major impact on mortality. 

Stroke, for example, is the second leading cause of death globally and the first in women. Alzheimer’s disease, among other dementias, has a prevalence of between 4% and 9%, reaching 50% in people over 90 years of age. Parkinson’s disease, epilepsy, migraine, demyelinating and neuromuscular diseases also represent a serious social and health problem.

In addition, this Professional Master’s Degree will study the pathophysiology of the main neurological diseases from a nursing approach. Having nurses who are highly qualified in the management of patients with different neurological pathologies increases the quality of care and reduces complications. Knowing the specific care required by neurological patients and knowing how to recognize the most common complications is of paramount importance in these patients, as it will allow them to recover their autonomy as much as possible. In this regard, there are several scientific articles that show that having nurses who are experts in advanced practices such as sclerosis, movement disorders or headaches and migraines, provides significant benefits. It highlights the adherence to treatment and increased independence, which promotes patients’ return to work and other daily activities. 

This online Professional Master’s Degree is made up of 10 modules and more than 100 units designed by a group of nursing professionals with extensive experience in healthcare and teaching, who carry out their work in a highly complex hospital setting. 

Having highly qualified nursing staff increases the quality of care and reduces complications"

This Professional Master’s Degree in Neurology Nursing contains the most complete and up-to-date scientific program on the market. The most important features include: 

• More than 100 practical case studies presented by experts in neurological nursing
• Graphic, schematic and practical contents, which are designed to provide essential scientific and assistance information for professional practice
• Latest developments in neurological nursing
• Practical exercises
• Theoretical lessons, questions to the experts and clinical cases for individual reflection
• Content that is accessible from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection

It has been proven that having nurses with expertise in advanced practice such as sclerosis, movement disorders or headaches and migraines has significant benefits for the patient, including encouraging them to continue with treatment and gaining increased independence"

The program’s teaching staff includes professionals from the sector who contribute their work experience to this 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 learn in real situations. 

This program is designed around Problem-Based Learning, whereby the professional must try to solve the different professional practice situations that arise throughout the program. For this purpose, the professional will be assisted by an innovative interactive video system created by renowned and experienced experts.

Deepen your nursing knowledge and specialize in neurology service care with TECH"

In this Professional Master’s Degree, you will learn to apply the pathophysiology of the main neurological diseases from a nursing approach"

The structure of the contents has been designed by a team of nursing professionals from a leading hospital in neurological care at all levels, who are aware of the relevance of current specialization in order to intervene in the treatment and care of neurological pathology, and who are committed, in turn, to quality teaching through new educational technologies. This has established a syllabus whose modules offer a broad perspective of the nursing functions in this area of healthcare, with which you will expand your knowledge and acquire full competence for your day-to-day work, knowing that you have the support of a team of experts and the quality assurance of TECH. 

You will learn all about the criteria for activation of the Stroke Code and the hospital care that should be employed"

Module 1. CNS Anatomy. Infectious Diseases CNS and TBI

1.1. Central Nervous System 

1.1.1. CNS Parts. Brain, Spinal Cord, Meninges and CSF

1.2. Peripheral Nervous System 

1.2.1. SNP Parts. Spinal Nerves and Cranial Nerves

1.3. Autonomic Nervous System

1.3.1. SNA Parts. Sympathetic and Parasympathetic Nervous System

1.4. CNS Viral Infections

1.4.1. Types of Viral Infections

1.5. Bacterial Infections of the CNS

1.5.1. Types of Bacterial Infections

1.6. Parasitic Diseases of the CNS

1.6.1. Types of Parasitic Infections 

1.7. Cranioencephalic Traumas

1.7.1. TCE Treatment
1.7.2. Specific Nursing Care

1.8. Treatments in Infectious Diseases CNS

1.8.1. Pharmacological Treatment
1.8.2. Non-Pharmacological Treatment

1.9. Nursing Care in CNS Infectious Pathologies

1.9.1. Specific Care in Viral Infections
1.9.2. Specific Care in Bacterial Infections
1.9.3. Specific Care in Parasitic Infections

1.10. NANDA-NIC-NOC Standardized Care Plans in Infectious Pathologies

1.10.1. Nursing Assessment by Gordon Functional Patterns
1.10.2. Nursing Diagnoses NANDA Taxonomy
1.10.3. Care Planning According to NIC-NOC Taxonomy

Module 2. Cerebrovascular Diseases

2.1. Transient Ischemic Attack

2.1.1. Causes, Signs and Symptoms 

2.2. Acute Ischemic Stroke. Classification According to Location 

2.2.1. Total Ischemic Stroke (TACI)
2.2.2. Posterior Circulation Stroke (POCI)
2.2.3. Lacunar Strokes 

2.3. Acute Ischemic Stroke II. Classification According to Etiology

2.3.1. Atherothrombotic Infarction
2.3.2. Cardioembolic Infarction
2.3.3. Lacunar Infarction, Small Vessel Occlusion
2.3.4. Cerebral Infarction of Unusual Cause
2.3.5. Cerebral Infarction of Undetermined Origin

2.4. Cerebral Hemorrhage

2.4.1 Causes, Signs and Symptoms

2.5. Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

2.5.1. Causes, Signs and Symptoms

2.6. Cerebral Venous Thrombosis

2.6.1. Causes, Signs and Symptoms

2.7. Other Cerebrovascular Syndromes. (Lacunar, Vertebrobasilar) 

2.7.1. Causes, Signs and Symptoms 

2.8. Neurorehabilitation in Stroke

2.8.1. Importance of Rehabilitation After Stroke
2.8.2. Subacute Rehabilitation: Outpatient Rehabilitation and Home Care

2.9. Nursing Care in Acute Stroke

2.9.1. Specific Care in Ischemic Stroke
2.9.2. Specific Care in Hemorrhagic Stroke
2.9.3. Specific Care in Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
2.9.4. Specific Care in Cerebral Venous Thrombosis
2.9.5. Specific Care in Cerebrovascular Syndromes

2.10. Standardized NANDA-NIC-NOC Care Plans

2.10.1. Nursing Assessment by Gordon Functional Patterns
2.10.2. Nursing Diagnoses NANDA Taxonomy
2.10.3. Care Planning According to NIC-NOC Taxonomy

Module 3. Stroke Code and Hospital Stroke Care

3.1. Stroke Code

3.1.1. Activation Criteria Stroke Code
3.1.2. Stroke Code Circuit

3.2. Ictus Code Attention in the Emergency Department

3.2.1. Emergency Triage
3.2.2. Emergency Nursing Care 

3.3. Advanced Treatment in Acute Stroke

3.3.1. Intravenous Fibrinolysis
3.3.2. Vascular Neurointerventionism 

3.4. Stroke Unit

3.4.1. Stroke Unit Entry and Exit Criteria

3.5. Protocolized Procedures in the Stroke Unit. Nursing Care of the Pediatric

3.5.1. Ischemic Stroke Protocol
3.5.2. Ischemic Stroke Protocol with Heparin Treatment
3.5.3. Ischemic Stroke Protocol with Fibrinolytic Treatment and/or Vascular Neurointerventional Treatment
3.5.4. Hemorrhagic Stroke Protocol
3.5.5. Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Protocol
3.5.6. Embolization-Angioplasty-Endarterectomy Protocol

3.6. Rehabilitation in the Acute Stroke Patient

3.6.1. Importance of Early Rehabilitation in Acute Stroke
3.6.2. Postural Treatment, Mobilizations and Transfers

3.7. Language and Swallowing. Nursing Care

3.7.1. Aphasia and Specific Nursing Care
3.7.2. Dysphagia Swallowing Test. Specific Nursing Care

3.8. Treatment of Cerebrovascular Diseases

3.8.1. Pharmacological Treatments and Side Effects

3.9. Standardized NANDA-NIC-NOC Care Plans

3.9.1. Nursing Assessment by Gordon Functional Patterns
3.9.2. Nursing Diagnoses NANDA Taxonomy
3.9.3. Care Planning According to NIC-NOC Taxonomy

3.10. Neurological Assessment. Scales and Glossary of Terms

3.10.1. Neurological Assessment
3.10.2. Scales: NIHHS, Canadian Scale, Glasgow Scale 
3.10.3. Dictionary of Terms

Module 4. Epilepsy

4.1. Epilepsy Classification

4.1.1. Idiopathic Epilepsy
4.1.2. Structural Epilepsy
4.1.3. Epilepsy of Unknown Origin 

4.2. Symptomatology and Classification of Epileptic Crises

4.2.1. Signs and Symptoms
4.2.2. Focal Origin 
4.2.3. Generalized Origin
4.2.4. Unknown Origin

4.3. Causes of Epilepsy

4.3.1. Casuistry

4.4. Diagnostic Tests in Epilepsy

4.4.1. EEG
4.4.2. Video-EEG Diagnosis
4.4.3. Neuroimaging

4.5. Differential Diagnosis of Epileptic Seizures

4.5.1. Syncope and Non-Epileptic Events of Psychogenic Origin

4.6. Status Epilepticus

4.6.1. ICU Admission Criteria

4.7. Refractory Epilepsy

4.7.1. Pre-Surgery Evaluation
4.7.2. Epilepsy Surgery

4.8. Pharmacological Treatment of Epilepsy

4.8.1. Indications for Treatment According to Type of Epilepsy
4.8.2. Side Effects

4.9. Nursing Care in Epilepsy

4.9.1. Specific Crisis Care
4.9.2. Specific Care in Epilepsy Surgeries

4.10. Standardized NANDA-NIC-NOC Care Plans

4.10.1. Nursing Assessment by Gordon Functional Patterns
4.10.2. Nursing Diagnoses NANDA Taxonomy
4.10.3. Care Planning According to NIC-NOC Taxonomy

Module 5. Movement Disorders

5.1. Movement Disorders

5.1.1. Classification

5.2. Parkinson's Disease
5.3. Atypical Parkinsonisms
5.4. Distonias 
5.5. Huntington's Disease
5.6. Tremor and Myoclonus
5.7. Tourette's Syndrome
5.8. Ataxias and Paraparesis
5.9. Treatment of Movement Disorders

5.9.1. Pharmacological Treatments and Side Effects
5.9.2. Non-Pharmacological Treatment

5.10. Nursing Care in Movement Disorders

5.10.1. Specific Care in Parkinson's Disease
5.10.2. Specific Care in Dystonia’s Disease
5.10.3. Specific Care in Parkinson's Disease
5.10.4. Specific Care for Tremor and Myoclonus
5.10.5. Specific Care in Tourette’s Syndrome
5.10.6. Specific Care for Ataxia and Myoclonus

5.11. Standardized NANDA-NIC-NOC Care Plans

5.11.1. Nursing Assessment by Gordon Functional Patterns
5.11.2. Nursing Diagnoses NANDA Taxonomy
5.11.3. Care Planning According to NIC-NOC Taxonomy

Module 6. Multiple Sclerosis and Autoimmune CNS Diseases

6.1. Multiple Sclerosis

6.1.1. Diagnosis

6.2. Multiple Sclerosis Diagnosis
6.3. Pathophysiology Multiple Sclerosis

6.3.1. Immunology
6.3.2. Treatment of Disease

6.4. Spectrum of Neuromyelitis Optica
6.5. Demyelinating Diseases of the CNS
6.6. CNS Manifestations in Systemic Autoimmune Diseases
6.7. Autoimmune Encephalitis
6.8. Treatments in Demyelinating and Autoimmune Diseases

6.8.1. Pharmacological Treatments and Side Effects
6.8.2. Non-Pharmacological Treatment

6.9. EM Nursing Care

6.9.1. Specific Care in EM
6.9.2. Specific Care in Demyelinating Diseases
6.9.3. Specific Care in Autoimmune Diseases

6.10. Standardized NANDA-NIC-NOC Care Plans

6.10.1. Nursing Assessment by Gordon Functional Patterns
6.10.2. Nursing Diagnoses NANDA Taxonomy
6.10.3. Care Planning According to NIC-NOC Taxonomy

Module 7. Dementias and Cognitive impairment

7.1. Dementias and Cognitive Impairment

7.1.1. Risk Factors

7.2. Classification of Degenerative Dementias

7.2.1. Primary Dementias  
7.2.2. Cortical Dementias
7.2.3. Subcortical Dementias 

7.3. Current Diagnostic Criteria for Cognitive Impairment and Major Degenerative Dementias
7.4. Non-Degenerative Dementias

7.4.1. Vascular Dementia
7.4.2. Infectious Dementia
7.4.3. Dementia Hydrocephalus

7.5. Neuropsychological Screening and Evaluation Test

7.5.1. Screening Test
7.5.2. Appropriate Choice of Test Evaluation

7.6. Treatments for Cognitive Impairment and Neuropsychiatric Symptoms

7.6.1. Pharmacological Treatments and Side Effects
7.6.2. Non-Pharmacological Treatment 

7.7. Nursing Care in Dementia

7.7.1. Specific Care in Degenerative Dementias
7.7.2. Specific Care in Non-Degenerative Dementias

7.8. Standardized NANDA-NIC-NOC Care Plans

7.8.1. Nursing Assessment by Gordon Functional Patterns
7.8.2. Nursing Diagnoses NANDA Taxonomy
7.8.3. Care Planning According to NIC-NOC Taxonomy

Module 8. Headaches

8.1. Primary Headaches

8.1.1. Classification
8.1.2. Epidemiology
8.1.3. Medical History
8.1.4. Exploration

8.2. Migraine
8.3. Chronic Migraine
8.4. Trigemino-Autonomic Headaches
8.5. Other Primary Headaches
8.6. Secondary Headaches
8.7. Painful Cranial Neuropathies and Atypical Facial Pains
8.8. Headache in the Emergency Department. Headache in Special Situations

8.8.1. Initial Triage. Diagnosis and Treatment
8.8.2. Evaluation. Diagnosis and Treatment

8.9. Headache and Migraine Treatments

8.9.1. Pharmacological Treatment. Side Effects. Preventive Treatment 
8.9.2. Anesthetic Blocks
8.9.3. Botulinum toxin
8.9.4. ECP
8.9.5. Trigeminal Neuralgia Surgery

8.10. Nursing Care in Headaches

8.10.1. Specific Headache Care
8.10.2. Specific Care in Trigeminal Neuralgia and DBS Surgeries

8.11. Standardized NANDA-NIC-NOC Care Plans

8.11.1. Nursing Assessment by Gordon Functional Patterns
8.11.2. Nursing Diagnoses NANDA Taxonomy
8.11.3. Care Planning According to NIC-NOC Taxonomy

Module 9. Neuromuscular Diseases

9.1. Clinical History and Neuromuscular Examination

9.1.1. Assessment and Anamnesis
9.1.2. Evaluation of Motor Function Deficits

9.2. Complementary Tests in the Study of Neuromuscular Diseases

9.2.1. Immunological Tests
9.2.2. Electromyogram
9.2.3. Neuroimaging

9.3. Acquired and Genetic Myopathies
9.4. Muscular Dystrophies
9.5. Myasthenia and Myastheniform Syndromes
9.6. Acquired Polyneuropathies
9.7. Hereditary Neuropathies 
9.8. Motor Neuron Diseases
9.9. Treatments for Neuromuscular Diseases

9.9.1. Pharmacological Treatments and Side Effects
9.9.2. Non-Pharmacological Treatment

9.10. Nursing Care in Neuromuscular Diseases

9.10.1. Specific Care in Myopathies
9.10.2. Specific Care in Dystrophies
9.10.3. Specific Care in Myasthenia
9.10.4. Specific Care in Polyneuropathies
9.10.5. Specific Care in Hereditary Neuropathies
9.10.6. Specific Care in Motor Neuron Diseases

9.11. Standardized NANDA-NIC-NOC Care Plans

9.11.1. Nursing Assessment by Gordon Functional Patterns
9.11.2. Nursing Diagnoses NANDA Taxonomy
9.11.3. Care Planning According to NIC-NOC Taxonomy

Module 10. Neurologic Oncology

10.1. Primary Brain Tumors

10.1.1. High-Grade Gliomas
10.1.2. Low-Grade Gliomas

10.2. Non-Glial Primary Brain Tumors
10.3. Brain Metastases and Meningeal Carcinomatosis
10.4. Neurological Complications of Chemotherapy and Immunotherapy
10.5. Neurological Complications of Radiotherapy
10.6. Paraneoplastic Syndromes
10.7. Hematological Neoplasms and their Neurological Complications
10.8. Treatments in Neurological Oncology

10.8.1. Pharmacological Treatment
10.8.2. Non-Pharmacological Treatment
10.8.3. Surgical Treatments

10.9. General Tumor Nursing Care

10.9.1. Specific Care in Tumors
10.9.2. Specific Care for Tumors Requiring Surgery
10.9.3. Specific Care for Tumors Requiring Chemotherapy
10.9.4. Specific Care for Tumors Requiring Radiotherapy

10.10. NANDA-NIC-NOC Care Plans

10.10.1. Nursing Assessment by Gordon Functional Patterns
10.10.2. Nursing Diagnoses NANDA Taxonomy
10.10.3. Care Planning According to NIC-NOC Taxonomy

This Professional Master’s Degree in Nursing in the Neurology Service will make you stand out professionally, boosting your professional and personal career towards excellence"