Every day on social media platforms there are countless nail professionals posting pictures of a whole variety of nail conditions and asking for help with a diagnosis. They usually get a LOT of comments with a whole variety of diagnosis and treatment suggestions!
Quem possui as qualificações certas para prestar serviços e diagnosticar problemas nas unhas?
Well in the UK, no one!!! Not as a nail services professional up to the equivalent of a Level 3. But anyone that has an advanced qualification (and is insured for that qualification) for example a ‘foot health practitioner’ or a podiatrist, are trained and qualified to diagnose certain conditions and can suggest a treatment.
In some other countries, some advanced education is more easily available and that is why I’ve invited our Guest Expert, Tracy Shelverton, to add her comments onto this blog. However, there is a possibility that the UK may be able to access some advanced NOS and, at the very least, be able to diagnose and treat the more common conditions or know when to refer to a medical practitioner.
Quais são as qualificações que os profissionais de unhas devem ter para as condições das unhas e da pele?
Todo profissional de unhas deve ser instruído sobre todas as condições mais comuns das unhas e da pele que envolvem as mãos e os pés! Se não, por que não?
This is NOT a diagnostic nor prescribing level of education, but it must be to a level of ‘recognition’! This is about recognition. Knowing when you can or cannot continue with a nail service. Knowing when you can proceed but with adjustments. Or knowing when to refuse the service and refer to a medical professional (and this is not always a GP who are not easy to get an appointment with or not sufficiently knowledgeable about conditions that populate our industry. It could be a podiatrist who understand both hands and feet!)
Repetição frequente: Perguntas sobre a condição consistente das unhas
Algumas das postagens e fotos são sobre a mesma condição perguntada várias vezes! Todas as vezes são fornecidas várias respostas diferentes.
Isso é falta de educação adequada! Ainda mais lamentável é quando a resposta correta é dada e se refere a um especialista na área correta e muitos se recusam a acreditar na ciência. A pesquisa mais recente em pseudomonas (‘greenies’) being a perfect example. So many refuse to believe that no coating can be reapplied over this bacterial infection as it has been taught differently in the past and it doesn’t suit the nail professional!
Resumindo: se você não aprendeu a reconhecer as condições comuns das unhas e da pele, precisa questionar sua formação! No Reino Unido, só temos permissão para trabalhar com unhas saudáveis. Qualquer outra coisa o deixa aberto a litígios, quer você tenha seguro ou não!
Take your career seriously. Take the health of your clients seriously and don’t play the game of being a medical professional because you are not!
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Para minha amiga Tracy Anne Shelverston:
Thanks Marian – I agree 100%
A primeira coisa que precisamos fazer é manter a simplicidade para começar.
When in doubt – don’t!
- If you’re not sure, based on the education that you have had, then you are in doubt – When in doubt – don’t!
- If you know you shouldn’t but you, do it anyway – be aware it can cost you the shirt on your back if all goes wrong – Do you really want to take the risk? – When in doubt – don’t!
- Are you insured to do what you want to do? – When in doubt – don’t!
- Are you insured to do what your client wants you to do? – When in doubt – don’t!
- Get good education so you don’t doubt yourself – When in doubt – don’t!
How do you manage to sort the good from the bad and the ugly? It’s a major problem if you don’t know where to start!
In my humble opinion all nail school students need to have basic knowledge of the nail unit and product chemistry and health and safety – Nail Knowledge is taking care of that.
We need to teach about pathological problems in nail plates and nail units so problems can be recognized and referred to the right place or when in doubt, refer to the MD
Também sou da opinião de que algum tipo de primeiros socorros básicos é essencial nos salões de beleza.
Here in the Benelux we have protocols in place that are medically and science based – a stop gap until the client, customer or patient can get to the right specialist but we also have Medical Hand Care, Oncology Hand Care, Podiatrists, Medical Podiatrists, Oncology Foot Care, Diabetic hand & foot care and Pedicures that we can refer our clients to and we also have medical house doctors and specialists that trust us to stay in our competency.
Whatever it is you want to do, please …. If you are not qualified to do it – don’t!
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Obrigado Tracy!!!!
Publicar perguntas no SM NÃO é a resposta! Se você precisa fazer isso, questione sua educação.
Não dê ouvidos a toda essa variedade de sugestões!
