Lívia Selani graduated in Nursing in the capital of the state of Paraná, Curitiba, and went through several specializations and complementary courses before arriving at aesthetics. Among them, Surgical Instrumentation and specializations in ICU, Neonatal, and Pediatric care. And despite all that background, the aesthetic nurse did not stop there and is always studying and updating her knowledge.
She says that at 15 she began going through something that bothered her: weight gain, and that was when she started taking care of her appearance with more emphasis, through better eating habits, physical activity, and massages. This is the context in which Lívia describes the birth of her passion for aesthetics. For the rest of the story, read on.
The need to keep up to date in nursing
Today, the aesthetic nurse sees aesthetics as a field of achievement for nurses, who can show what they are capable of based on their studies, experience, and the updating of their skills.
On her training, Lívia says: “besides the specialization, I'm already taking other advanced training courses outside, I'm not even waiting to finish the Postgraduate Program, I'm already going after it,”. And she adds: “I think aesthetics is something new, it changes a lot, and every day you have to stay alert and keep seeking new knowledge.”
MEC requirements for the aesthetic nurse
But the nurse recognizes the need to expand knowledge beyond theory, to practice what was learned in the foundational studies and go through the specialization modules that involve hands-on practice, which provide more complete skills so she can apply them properly to her future patients.
As a responsible professional, the aesthetic nurse also recognizes the need to specialize at an educational institution recognized by Brazil's Ministry of Education, so she can offer her patients the best and most correct practices.
The MEC (Brazil's Ministry of Education) requires a lato sensu postgraduate program in aesthetics, plus at least 100 hours of hands-on classes for nursing professionals who want to practice fully in aesthetics.
The struggle of nurses in Brazil
The Aesthetic Nursing is an achievement duly recognized by the Federal Nursing Council, although in other areas the profession – as Livia herself points out – is not being recognized as it should be financially.
Currently, there are projects from different institutions that are trying to fund on an emergency basis the payment of the salary floor for nurses, since this measure was suspended : Law 14.434/2022, which guaranteed a floor of R$4,750.00 for nurses, and also covered nursing technicians and assistants and midwives, professionals hired under the CLT regime (Brazil's labor code) and civil servants of the Union, states, and municipalities.
“From what I'm living and researching, it doesn't even compare,”, is Livia's remark about nurses' pay in other fields outside Aesthetic Health.
Stories that confirm this recognition
Here on the blog, just as we talk about Lívia Selani, we are always highlighting the success of professionals who study with us. Below, you can see real cases of nursing professionals who are finding well-deserved recognition after deciding to specialize in aesthetics.
Viviane Moraes achieved 1000% growth in her income after she began her own venture and opened her own aesthetics clinic.
Dr. Renata Lima Ribeiro tells how she managed to leave a turbulent hospital routine and found more comfort and schedule flexibility in aesthetics.
Dr. Juliana Alves decided to invest in a specialization in aesthetics after 14 years working in hospitals. Today she has a career with more autonomy and financial return.
Dr. Angélica Juliana Favaro also dedicated a long time to hospitals: 10 years of work in hospital management. But, 27 years after graduating, Dr. Angélica gave herself the chance to change her life.
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