It is necessary to train nursing professionals to acquire the knowledge, skills and attitudes that will enable them to approach and manage children in emergency situations in all their dimensions and at all levels of care"

Children represent one of the most vulnerable groups in terms of morbidity and mortality, naturally due to the special conditions in which they find themselves during the perinatal stage and infancy, related to the biological processes of reproduction, growth and development.

In addition to prevention and family education, emergency care is paramount to maintaining the health status of children, and both emergency departments and the professionals who work in them play a key role in urgent pediatric care.

In addition to their general training, nursing professionals who perform their care function in pediatric patient care services must have acquired the necessary knowledge and skills for their daily practice with Critically Ill Pediatric Patients, and it is essential to update this knowledge and skills through adapted training programs.

The Postgraduate diploma in Frequent Pediatric Emergencies for Nursing is designed to enable nursing professionals to incorporate the advances that are taking place in the discipline, in addition to reviewing the most important aspects of emergency care for pediatric patients and their care.

Scientific evidence increases the quality of medical care. Staying up-to-date is key to providing better care for patients with problems”

This Postgraduate diploma in Frequent Pediatric Emergencies for Nursing contains the most complete and up-to-date scientific program on the market. The most important features include:

• Clinical cases presented by experts in the different specialties
• The graphic, schematic, and practical contents with which they are created provide scientific and practical information on the disciplines that are essential for professional practice
• Diagnostic and therapeutic novelties on child care. It includes pediatric triage in nursing, as well as the approach to pediatric abdominal pain, diarrhea and constipation, celiac disease, hepatitis, ketoacidosis, renal insufficiency, infectious pathologies, trauma, psychiatric disorders, etc
• Specific sections in each module on nursing techniques and procedures according to the child's age: catheterization, ostomy management, ophthalmologic examination, foreign body extractions, etc
• Video lessons on the different pathologies and their management
• An algorithm-based interactive learning system for decision-making in the clinical situations presented throughout the course
• Includes theoretical lectures, questions to the expert, discussion forums on controversial issues and individual reflection papers
• Content that is accessible from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection

This Postgraduate diploma is the best investment you can make when selecting a refresher program, for two reasons: in addition to updating your knowledge in Frequent Pediatric Emergencies for Nursing, you will obtain a certificate issued by TECH Global University"

Its teaching staff includes leading nursing professionals, who bring their work experience to this program, as well as other professionals who specialize in the various fields of pediatric emergency care.

Thanks to its multimedia content developed with the latest educational technology, it will allow the professional a situated and contextual learning, that is to say, a simulated environment that will provide an immersive learning programmed to prepare for real situations.

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

It contains simulated clinical cases to bring the program development as close as possible to the reality of pediatric emergencies"

Don't miss the opportunity to update your knowledge in the most frequent pediatric emergencies to increase the quality of your care"

The structure of the contents has been designed by a team of professionals knowledgeable about the implications of pediatric nursing skills, aware of the relevance of current knowledge in order to provide quality care to pediatric patients and committed to teaching through new educational technologies.

This Postgraduate diploma in Frequent Pediatric Emergencies for Nursing is the most complete and up-to-date scientific program on the market”

Module 1. Health Care Organization for Common Pediatric Emergencies 

1.1. Equipment in the Pediatric Emergency Department (PED)

1.1.1. Differential Characteristics of PEDs
1.1.2. Infrastructure, Staffing
1.1.3. Material

1.2. Triage in Pediatrics

1.2.1. Definition
1.2.2. Classification Systems

1.3. Transport of Critical Pediatric Patient. In-hospital Transfer, Out-of-Hospital Transfer and ISOBAR
1.4. Neonatal and Pediatric Transportation

Module 2. Digestive Emergencies 

2.1. The Infant with Food Refusal  
2.2. Acute Abdominal Pain  
2.3. Gastrointestinal Disorders  
2.4. Acute Dehydration  

2.4.1. Isonatremic Dehydration  
2.4.2. Hyponatremic Dehydration  
2.4.3. Hypernatremic Dehydration 

2.5. Acid-Base Balance Disorders 

2.5.1. Metabolic Acidosis. Respiratory Acidosis  
2.5.2. Metabolic Alkalosis. Respiratory Alkalosis  

2.6. Celiac Disease   

2.6.1. Diagnostic Algorithm  
2.6.2. Treatment  

2.7. Gastroesophageal Reflux (GER)  
2.8. Constipation  
2.9. Hepatitis  

2.9.1. HAV, HBV, HCV, HDV, HEV  
2.9.2. Autoimmune Hepatitis  

2.10. Gastrointestinal Bleeding  
2.11. Jaundice  
2.12. Techniques and Procedures. Inguinal Hernia Reduction  

Module 3. Endocrinometabolic Emergencies 

3.1. Emergencies in the Diabetic Patient
3.2. Hydroelectrolytic Alterations
3.3. Adrenal Insufficiency

Module 4. Ophthalmologic and Otorhinolaryngologic Emergencies 

4.1. Conjunctivitis and Blepharitis Pink Eye

4.1.1. Most Frequent Infectious Pathology  
4.1.2. Non-Infectious Pathology
4.1.3. Protocol for Pediatric Ophthalmologic Emergencies  

4.2. Eyelids and Lacrimal System  

4.2.1. Palpebral Alterations and Malformations  
4.2.2. Inflammatory Pathology 
4.2.3. Cysts and Tumors  
4.2.4. Lacrimal Pathology in Children  
4.2.5. Palpebral Traumatology in Infancy  

4.3. Acute Pharyngotonsillitis Acute Otitis Media Sinusitis  
4.4. Extraction of Foreign Bodies from the Eye  
4.5. Ophthalmologic Examination with Fluorescein  
4.6. Eversion of the Upper Eyelid  

Module 5. Special Situations in Pediatric Emergencies 

5.1. Children with Special Needs   

5.1.1. Tracheostomy and Home Mechanical Ventilation  
5.1.2. Gastrostomies and Feeding Tubes  
5.1.3. Peritoneal Ventriculo-Peritoneal Shunt Valves  
5.1.4. Central Catheters and Prosthetic Vascular Accesses  

5.2. Medication in Pediatrics  
5.3. Psychiatry in the Emergency Department 

5.3.1. Assessment and Initial Treatment  
5.3.2. Psychomotor Agitation and Violence  
5.3.3. Suicidal Behavior  
5.3.4. Psychotic Disorders  

5.4. Child Abuse   

5.4.1. Attitude in the Emergency Room  
5.4.2. Assistance in the Case of Abuse  

5.5. Techniques and Procedures. Mechanical Restraint of the Agitated or Aggressive Child

If your goal is to become a healthcare professional capable of communicating fluently in English, this program is for you"