Program Overview
The Postgrado de Especialización Universitaria en Enfermería de Quirófano, Anestesia y Reanimación Postquirúrgica program provides a comprehensive understanding of surgical patient care, equipping students with the skills to excel in operating room and post-anesthesia recovery settings. Through theoretical classes, workshops, and clinical practice, graduates develop expertise in surgical asepsis, anesthesia, and critical care. The program emphasizes effective communication and leadership in a surgical environment, preparing nurses to take on advanced roles in the healthcare industry.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
The Postgrado de Especialización Universitaria en Enfermería de Quirófano, Anestesia y Reanimación Postquirúrgica is a university specialization degree designed to provide students with a comprehensive and continuous understanding of surgical patient care, from the operating room to the post-anesthesia recovery unit.
- Develop the necessary skills and competencies to excel in this specialized field of nursing.
- Learn about different surgical specialties and the specific nursing care required for each.
- Develop skills in surgical asepsis, circulation, and instrumentation.
- Gain knowledge of anesthesia techniques, monitoring, and emergency procedures.
- Learn about the care of patients in the post-anesthesia recovery unit, including ventilation management and critical care.
- Develop effective communication and leadership skills in a surgical setting.
Outline:
The program is structured into eight modules, covering a wide range of topics related to surgical nursing, anesthesia, and post-operative care.
- Professional aspects: Concepts and professional background, the surgical team, professional competencies, advanced practice nursing in perioperative care.
- General knowledge of the surgical block: Surgical area, structure, and design of the operating room, early discharge units, major outpatient surgery, and short-stay surgery.
- Patient's surgical experience: Surgery and psychology, patient and family care in the surgical context, perioperative care of the pediatric patient.
- Surgical patient safety: Pre-Intra- and Post-. Surgical patient safety protocols.
- Ethical-legal aspects: Patient autonomy law (Informed Consent), LOPD.
Circulación e instrumentación en el quirófano (3 ECTS)
- Sterility in the surgical environment.
- Disinfection and sterilization of surgical materials.
- Prevention of surgical infection.
- Role of the circulating nurse: pre-operative, intra-operative, and post-operative.
- Role of the circulating nurse in the operating room itself (intra-operative).
- Role of the instrument nurse.
- Surgical washing and dressing (workshop in the Simulated Hospital).
- Preparation of the instrument table and principles of order and placement (workshop in the Simulated Hospital).
- General aspects and instrumentation techniques. Classification, care, and handling of surgical instruments (workshop in the Simulated Hospital).
- Manual and mechanical suturing (workshop in the Simulated Hospital).
Module III - Anestesia (3 ECTS)
- Role of the anesthesia nurse.
- General monitoring and equipment.
- Airway management. Approach to VM and administration of inhaled drugs in anesthesia.
- Anesthesia techniques. Fundamentals and types.
- Pharmacology used in anesthesia.
- Management of fluid therapy, blood products, and hemostatics in anesthesia and resuscitation.
- Post-anesthesia recovery unit and immediate post-operative care.
- Emergencies in anesthesia: Local anesthetic poisoning, Malignant Hyperthermia.
- Airway management. Difficult airway (workshop in the Simulated Hospital).
- Code cart (workshop in the Simulated Hospital).
- Communication and Leadership Session. Analysis of a clinical case in the classroom.
- Complex simulation: communication and leadership in an operating room (Simulated Hospital).
- Surgical specialties: General Surgery.
- Surgical specialties: Urology.
- Surgical specialties: Obstetrics.
- Surgical specialties: Gynecology.
- Surgical specialties: Thoracic.
- Surgical specialties: Cardiac.
- Surgical specialties: Neurosurgery.
- Surgical specialties: Maxillofacial.
Module V - Especialidades quirúrgicas II (3 ECTS)
- Surgical specialties: Traumatology.
- Surgical specialties: Vascular.
- Surgical specialties: ENT.
- Surgical specialties: Ophthalmology.
- Surgical specialties: Plastic and Derma.
- Surgical specialties: Transplants-Organ Donation.
- Surgical specialties: Interventional Radiology.
- DA VINCI Robotic Surgery.
Module VI - Cuidados del paciente en unidad de reanimación - URPA (6 ECTS)
- General aspects of the Rea-URPA.
- Transfer of the patient to the Rea-URPA. Patient assessment upon admission.
- Advanced hemodynamic monitoring.
- Advanced hemodynamic monitoring (workshop in the Simulated Hospital).
- Cardio-respiratory complications in the immediate post-operative period.
- Other immediate post-operative complications.
- Usual pharmacotherapy in Rea-URPA.
- Management of post-operative pain. Post-operative pain in pediatric patients.
- Post-operative care of the neurosurgical patient.
- Post-operative care of the polytrauma patient-TBI.
- Post-operative care of the cardiac patient.
- Mechanical ventilation and post-operative weaning.
- Mechanical ventilation (workshop in the Simulated Hospital).
- Basic Life Support and Advanced Life Support.
- Life support workshop (workshop in the Simulated Hospital).
- Operating room practice.
Module VIII - Prácticas hospitalarias II
Teaching:
- Teaching Methods: The program utilizes a "Learning by Doing" approach, combining theoretical classes with workshops and practical sessions in the Simulated Hospital. Students also have the opportunity to participate in real-world clinical practice in operating rooms and post-anesthesia recovery units at various hospitals.
- Faculty: The program's faculty is composed of highly respected professionals in the field, all of whom are actively working in their respective specialties.
- Unique Approaches: The program incorporates the use of a Simulated Hospital, providing students with a safe and controlled environment to practice their skills and gain experience in a realistic setting.
Careers:
Upon completion of the program, graduates will be well-prepared to work in a variety of settings, including:
- Operating rooms
- Post-anesthesia recovery units
- Admissions
Other:
- The program is offered in Spanish.
- The program is delivered in a semi-presencial format, combining online learning with in-person sessions.
- The program is offered by the Universidad Europea de Madrid.
- The program is 30 ECTS credits.
- The program duration is 9 months.
- The program starts on October 16, 2024.
- The program is a "Título propio" (proprietary title) and graduates will receive a Diploma de Postgrado de Especialización Universitaria en Enfermería de Quirófano, Anestesia y Reanimación Postquirúrgica.