UNIT 1. FERTILIZATION. EMBRIONARY AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT

1. Reproduction
2. Processes of human reproduction
3. Stages of prenatal human development

UNIT 2. DEVELOPMENTAL ANOMALIES. GENETIC COUNSELING AND PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS

1. Congenital malformations
2. Prenatal diagnosis. Generic advice
3. Prenatal diagnostic techniques for congenital malformations
4. Action after diagnosis. Ethical implications

UNIT 3. OBSTETRIC TRAUMA

1. Central and peripheral nervous system trauma
2. Bone trauma
3. Soft tissue injuries

UNIT 4. PERINATAL HYPOXIA

1. Pathophysiology of anoxia
2. General clinical manifestations
3. Neurological clinical manifestations: hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy
4. Primary, secondary and tertiary prevention

UNIT 5. RESUSCITATION OF THE NEWBORN IN THE PARITORIUM

1. Concept of resuscitation
2. Human resources
3. Material resources
4. Assessment
5. Types of resuscitation
6. Techniques
7. Neonatal resuscitation: Sequence
8. Resuscitation at risk of meconium aspiration (RSAM)

TEACHING UNIT 6. IMMEDIATE CARE OF THE NEWBORN

1. Immediate nursing care of the normal newborn
2. Immediate nursing care in special cases

UNIT 7. CLASSIFICATION OF NEWBORNS

1. Concepts
2. Classification

UNIT DIDACTIC 8. CHARACTERISTICS OF NEWBORNS

1. Morphological characteristics.
2. Physiological characteristics

UNIT DIDACTIC 9. NEWBORN BEHAVIOR

1. Factors influencing newborn behavior
2. Behavioral characteristics of the newborn
3. Brazelton Neonatal Behavior Rating Scale

TEACHING UNIT 10. NUTRITION OF THE NEWBORN

1. Introduction
2. Digestive system
3. Nutritional needs
4. Natural breastfeeding
5. Artificial breastfeeding
6. Mixed breastfeeding

UNIT DIDACTIC 11. USE OF MEDICATIONS DURING BREASTFEEDING.

1. Introduction
2. Factors on which the passage of a drug into milk depends
3. Availability of drugs in newborns
4. Drugs that alter the secretion of breast milk
5. Standards for the administration of drugs during lactation
6. Conclusions and general recommendations

UNIT DIDACTIC 12. CARE OF THE HEALTHY NEWBORN

1. Concept
2. Newborn reception
3. Newborn care

TEACHING UNIT 13. NEONATAL METABOLIC SCREENING

1. Hypothyroidism
2. Phenylketonuria or hyperphenylalaninemia
3. Screening for congenital adrenal hyperplasia
4. Nursing Care

UNIT 14. THE HIGH RISK NEWBORN

1. The low birth weight for gestational age newborn
2. The high birth weight for gestational age newborn
3. Other high risk newborns
4. General nursing care of high risk newborns

UNIT DIDACTIC 15. THE PREMATURE NEWBORN

1. Concept
2. Incidence
3. Etiology
4. Classification
5. Morphologic features
6. Physiologic features. Nursing care
7. Minimal manipulation
8. Prognosis and expectations

UNIT DIDACTIC 16. RESPIRATORY DIFFICULTY IN THE NEONATE

1. Pulmonary development: anatomy and physiology
2. Etiology
3. Diagnosis
4. Treatment and nursing care
5. Main clinical entities

TEACHING UNIT 17. MECONIAL ASPIRATION SYNDROME

1. Pathophysiology
2. Diagnosis
3. Nursing care and prevention

TEACHING UNIT 18. HYALINE MEMBRANE DISEASE (HME)

1. Introduction
2. Etiology
3. Clinical manifestations
4. Perinatal care. Pregnancy and delivery
5. Nursing care in NB with hyaline membrane disease
6. Prognosis

UNIT DIDACTIC 19. NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS

1. Pathogenesis
2. Clinical manifestations
3. Diagnosis
4. Treatment
5. Nursing care
6. Prognosis
7. Prevention

TEACHING UNIT 20. MOST COMMON HEMATOLOGICAL DISORDERS IN THE NEWBORN.

1. Anemias
2. Polycythemia
3. Thrombocytopenias
4. Hemolytic diseases in the newborn
5. Hemorrhagic disease in the newborn
6. Nursing care
7. Nursing procedures: blood transfusions in the neonate

TEACHING UNIT 21. NEONATAL HYPERBILIRRUBINEMIA

1. Introduction
2. Physiologic jaundice
3. Mother's milk jaundice
4. Sequelae
5. Prophylaxis
6. Nursing action
7. Exchange transfusion

UNIT DIDACTIC 22. CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS

1. Incidence
2. Definition
3. Epidemiology
4. Chromosomal defects
5. Congenital anomalies of the musculoskeletal system
6. Congenital anomalies of the gastrointestinal tract
7. Abdominal wall closure defects
8. Neurological congenital anomalies

UNIT DIDACTIC 23. CONGENITAL CARDIOPATHIES

1. Introduction
2. Congenital heart diseases with arteriovenous shunt: heart failure without cyanosis
3. Obstructive lesions of the left heart
4. Obstructive lesions of the right heart
5. Cyanotic congenital heart disease with pulmonary plethora
6. Cyanotic congenital heart disease with pulmonary ischemia
7. Nursing care

UNIT DIDACTIC 24. THE NEONATE WITH GENITOURINARY PROBLEMS

1. Most frequent genitourinary alterations in the neonatal period
2. Neonate with urinary tract infections
3. Neonate with genitourinary problems requiring surgical treatment
4. Neonate with acute renal failure (ARF)
5. Peritoneal dialysis

UNIT DIDACTIC 25. CONGENITAL HYPOTONIA. NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES

1. Introduction
2. Initial assessment
3. Neuromuscular diseases in the neonate
4. Care

TEACHING UNIT 26. INFECTIONS IN NEONATES

1. Introduction
2. Predisposing factors
3. Ways of acquiring infection
4. Newborn defense mechanisms
5. Classification of infections
6. Nursing action in neonatal infections

UNIT 27. NEONATAL SEPSIS

1. Introduction
2. Concept
3. Epidemiology
4. Classification
5. Etiology
6. Pathophysiology
7. Clinical manifestations
8. Complications
9. Diagnosis
10. Prophylaxis
11. Nursing care
12. Treatment
13. Evolution

UNIT DIDACTIC 28. NURSING CARE OF THE NEWBORN UNDERGOING SURGERY

1. Classification
2. Conceptual Basis of Nursing
3. Surgical Nursing Care of the NB

UNIT 29. NURSING CARE DURING NEONATAL TRANSPORTATION

1. Introduction
2. Most frequent causes of neonatal mortality
3. Neonatal transport
4. Nursing care during neonatal transport

UNIT 30. THERMAL CRIBS. THERMOREGULATION

1. Incubators
2. Radiant heat cribs
3. Neutral thermal environment and thermoregulation

TEACHING UNIT 31. NEONATAL MONITORING.

1. Monitoring scheme
2. Cardiac monitoring
3. Respiratory monitoring
4. Temperature monitoring
5. Oxygenation monitoring
6. Ventilation monitoring
7. Hemodynamic monitoring
8. Urine output monitoring

UNIT 32. RESPIRATORY ASSISTANCE FOR THE NEWBORN

1. Concept of respiratory failure
2. Concept of respiratory support and modalities

UNIT 33. MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN THE NEONATE.

1. Concept of mechanical ventilation
2. Ventilators: classification and scheme
3. Ventilation modalities
4. Extracorporeal oxygenation membrane
5. Nursing care in the mechanically ventilated child
6. Complications of mechanical ventilation
7. Withdrawal of the ventilator

UNIT DIDACTIC 34. COMPLICATIONS OF OXYGENOTHERAPY IN THE NEWBORN

1. Introduction
2. Bronchopulmonary dysplasia
3. Air leak syndrome
4. Retinopathy of prematurity

UNIT DIDACTIC 35. RESPIRATORY PHYSIOTHERAPY IN NEONATOLOGY

1. Physiotherapy treatment in the neonate

UNIT 36. PARENTERAL AND ENTERAL NUTRITION IN NEONATOLOGY

1. Parenteral nutrition
2. Enteral nutrition

UNIT 37. ROUTES OF PERFUSION IN THE NEONATE

1. Vascular access
2. Bone access

TEACHING UNIT 38. DRUG ADMINISTRATION TECHNIQUES IN THE NEONATE

1. Introduction
2. Precautions, recommendations and techniques for proper drug administration

TEACHING UNIT 39. IMMOBILIZATION METHODS

1. Introduction
2. General considerations
3. Immobilization of body parts
4. Immobilization in common techniques

TEACHING UNIT 40. SAMPLE COLLECTION FOR ANALYTICAL STUDIES IN THE NEONATE

1. Urine
2. Stool
3. Nasal, pharyngeal and ocular swab
4. Blood culture

UNIT 41. NURSING RECORDS IN NEONATOLOGY

1. Introduction
2. Objectives of nursing records
3. Characteristics of recorded information
4. Newborn record
5. Hospitalized newborn record

UNIT 42. YATROGENICS IN NEONATOLOGY UNITS

1. Introduction
2. Most frequent iatrogenic complications

TEACHING UNIT 43. DISCHARGE FROM THE NEONATOLOGY UNIT

1. Requirements and procedures for newborn discharge
2. Early discharge
3. Future goals
4. Neonatal death

TEACHING UNIT 44. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT IN THE NEONATOLOGY UNIT

1. The premature infant in the IC Unit environment. Nursing care
2. Pain in the neonate

TEACHING UNIT 45. THE KANGAROO METHOD

1. Kangaroo care
2. The practice of the kangaroo method

TEACHING UNIT 46. MASSAGE IN THE NEWBORN

1. Introduction
2. General aspects
3. We start the massage
4. Benefits of massage

TEACHING UNIT 47. DETECTION OF PSYCHOSOCIAL RISK FACTORS IN THE NEWBORN

1. AS PREVENTION OF MALTREATMENT
2. Mercedes Valle Trapero
3. Social risk detection program

UNIT 48. ETHICAL ISSUES IN NEONATOLOGY

1. Introduction
2. Ethical issues
3. Fundamentals of ethical decisions