Master's Degree in Critical Care in Emergency Departments and Emergency Nursing

Main focus

; Graduates of the this master’s degree will be able to: – Know the different pathological processes that lead to emergency situations. – Establish an empathetic and respectful relationship with the patient and their family in critical and emergency situations. – Manage traumatological emergencies. – Show skills related to the management of advanced respiratory, traumatological and pediatric life support. – Apply knowledge of the airway. – Know and use all types of ventilators. – Handle the equipment related to mayor ambulatory surgery in a correct and safe way for the patient, complying with the regulations and standards in force. – Interpret different ECG rhythms.; – Use diagnostic, therapeutic and traumatological techniques in their field of knowledge. – Attend a delivery in an emergency situation as well as urgent problems of bleeding in the puerperium. – Identify and handle situations of sexual assault. – Respond to situations of risky sexual intercourse. – Identify and assist women with breast engorgement and mastitis. – Conduct correct and safe intrahospital transfers of critical patients. – Assess and resuscitate newborns. – Attend to pregnant women in emergency situations. – Attend to newborns and premature babies in critical situations. – Coordinate disaster responses. – Apply isolation measures. 20. Apply knowledge and skills to attend to patients in real-life emergency situations. – Design, develop, write and present a scientific research paper.

Competences

Students that have completed the second cycle have the following competencies: – Have demonstrated knowledge and understanding that is founded upon a basis or opportunity for originality in developing and/or applying ideas, often within a research context. – Can apply their acquired knowledge and understanding, and problem solving abilities in new or unfamiliar environments within broader (or multidisciplinary) contexts related to their field of study. – Have the ability to integrate knowledge and handle complexity, and formulate judgments with incomplete or limited information, but that include reflecting on social and ethical responsibilities linked to the application of their knowledge and judgments. – Can communicate their conclusions, and the knowledge and rationale underpinning these, to specialist and non-specialist audiences clearly and unambiguously. – Have the learning skills to allow them to continue to study in a manner that may be largely self-directed or autonomous.

Name of title awarded in original language

Máster Universitario en Cuidados Críticos en Urgencias y Emergencias en Enfermería

Qualification requirements

60 minimum credits

Specialisation name

– No Specialisation

Admission information

Specific admission requirements

Students from countries where Spanish is not an official language must accredit a B2 level of Spanish according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.