Nurse - I'm not giving up, I just want something better

  About this episode In this episode, Daniel Robles talks with María Salgado, an expert wound care nurse and content creator, about the challenges and opportunities that arise when a professional decides to specialize, build a personal brand, and generate impact beyond traditional nursing settings. The conversation explores independent practice, continuous education, and the power of specialized knowledge as a tool to transform patient care and open new paths for professional development. It also addresses the challenges of practicing autonomously in an environment where limited ideas about the true scope of the profession still persist. About María Salgado María Salgado is a registered nurse with a master's degree in wound care and a content creator. She currently collaborates with a globally recognized dressing brand, where she combines her clinical experience with the dissemination of specialized knowledge in advanced wound management. Throughout her career, María represents a model of nursing that transcends the traditional role: a professional who has known how to turn her specialization into a platform to educate, innovate, and lead within and outside the healthcare system. Main topics Wound specialization and advanced lesion management. Independent practice and professional autonomy. Building a personal brand in nursing. Continuous training and constant updating. Collaboration with the medical supplies industry. Visibility of the professional value of nursing. New development paths beyond the hospital setting. Key questions from the episode What does it really mean to specialize in nursing and how does it change professional practice? How can a nurse build a personal brand without losing clinical credibility? What are the real limits of independent practice in the current context? Why is it still difficult for the profession to recognize its own value? How can specialized knowledge become a tool for transformation and impact? Summary This episode presents an inspiring and practical conversation about what is possible when a nurse decides to commit to her specialization and build her own path. Through María Salgado's experience, it reflects on autonomy, innovation, personal branding, and the transformative potential of specialized nursing. More than just discussing wound treatment, this chapter poses a broader question: how far can a nurse go when she decides to recognize the value of her work, continue her education, and dare to lead?

About this episode In this episode, Daniel Robles talks with Jennyfer Moreno, a licensed nurse, nursing consulting promoter, and content creator, about a reality that is still rarely discussed in the profession: the possibility of building a solid professional career outside the hospital. The conversation addresses independent practice, home care, and the development of a personal professional brand. It also explores initial fears, patient assessment without improvisation, charging with professional criteria and legal responsibility, clinical documentation, and the informed decision-making involved in exercising true autonomy. About Jennyfer Moreno Jennyfer Moreno is a licensed nurse, nursing consulting promoter, and content creator. Based on her own experience, she went from treating patients with uncertainty and nerves to building mentorships where she teaches other colleagues how to quote services, structure care plans, and strengthen their professional identity. Her work highlights that nursing is not limited to an institutional position and that it is possible to transform the profession from independent spaces, with clinical criteria, responsibility, and an expanded vision of care. Main topics Independent practice and home care in nursing. Building a personal professional brand and career. Initial fears and decision-making without an institutional safety net. Patient assessment, service quoting, and professional billing. Clinical documentation and legal responsibility in independent practice. Mentoring and training of colleagues outside the hospital setting. Re-signification of the value of nursing work. Key questions from the episode Why is it still taboo to talk about charging for knowledge in nursing? How do you learn to assess a patient without prior experience in independent practice? What are the legal implications of treating patients outside an institution? Is it possible to build a solid professional career without relying on a permanent position? How does professional identity transform when one decides to practice autonomously? Summary This episode presents an honest and necessary conversation about what it means to leave the institutional system and build one's own path in nursing. Through Jennyfer Moreno's experience, it reflects on autonomy, the value of knowledge, professional responsibility, and the cultural weight of a profession historically associated with sacrifice. More than just talking about entrepreneurship, this chapter raises something deeper: recovering autonomy, broadening the vision of care, and understanding that nursing can also be transformed from independent spaces, with criteria, identity, and purpose.

About this episode In this episode, Daniel Robles talks with Sakura Nurse, a master's-prepared nurse, head of teaching at a private hospital in Mexico City, and content creator, about that moment when everything becomes too much: work, projects, the pressure to be consistent, comparison, the algorithm... and how, without realizing it, you stop enjoying what you once were passionate about. The conversation addresses burnout from an honest and close perspective, the necessary breaks, therapy, community, and the difficulty of accepting that you can't always do everything. It also questions something fundamental: to what extent is it worth maintaining a pace that breaks you from within? About Sakura Nurse Laura Juárez, known on social media as [@sakura_nurse_], is a master's-prepared nurse, head of teaching at a private hospital in Mexico City, and a content creator. Through her platforms, she shares a close and reflective view of professional life in nursing, the challenges of educational leadership, and the personal challenges of those who try to build something of their own without sacrificing everything in the process. Her voice in this episode represents those who have felt the weight of wanting to do too much and have had to learn, sometimes the hard way, that sustaining oneself is also part of the journey. Main topics Burnout in nursing and content creation. Pressure for consistency, algorithms, and comparison. Necessary breaks and the value of slowing down. Therapy and real emotional management tools. Professional community as a support network. Professional identity and the risk of getting lost in the process. Emotional sustainability in the pursuit of professional change. Key questions from the episode When does commitment to the profession become a destructive burden? Why is it so hard to accept that we can't always do everything? What role does therapy play in the lives of healthcare professionals who also create content? How can one sustain a passion for nursing without burning out in the attempt to transform it? Is it possible to want to change the profession without destroying oneself in the process? Summary This episode presents an honest, vulnerable, and necessary conversation about burnout that is not always named: the burnout of wanting too much, of sustaining too much, of not knowing when to stop. Through Sakura Nurse's experience, it reflects on burnout, professional identity, breaks, and the importance of building from a place that doesn't cost your health. This chapter is not just for content creators. It is for any nurse or healthcare professional who has felt they can't go on, who has thought about stopping, or who is trying to do things differently without losing themselves in the process. Because yes, we want to change nursing... but we also need to learn not to destroy ourselves in the attempt.