Portion Name: Nail Technician Practice Examination | |||
Topic Area: Sanitation, Disinfection, Sterilization, Safety |
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Practice Test Question: 4 | How often should capes and linens be laundered? | ||
Question Result: Correct | Your answer: After each use. | ||
Practice Test Question: 12 | Which of the following should be used to treat an allergy of the skin? | ||
Question Result: Correct | Your answer: lotions | ||
Practice Test Question: 19 | Chemical safety includes all of the following EXCEPT | ||
Question Result: Correct | Your answer: use of products in unlabeled containers. | ||
Practice Test Question: 23 | Which is the first step when handling broken skin or exposure to blood? | ||
Question Result: Correct | Your answer: Stop performing service. | ||
Practice Test Question: 24 | All�of the following can be done to prevent exposure to bloodborne pathogens EXCEPT | ||
Question Result: Incorrect | Your answer: wearing protective clothing. | ||
Correct answer: disposing into the trash. | |||
Practice Test Question: 28 | Which of the following�is a device that uses steam to sterilize equipment and deactivate bacteria, viruses,�fungi, and spores? | ||
Question Result: Incorrect | Your answer: Steamer | ||
Correct answer: Autoclave | |||
Practice Test Question: 29 | Which of the following is TRUE of a product's EPA registration? | ||
Question Result: Incorrect | Your answer: It gives instructions how to dispose of product. | ||
Correct answer: It is against Federal law to use the product contrary to label.� | |||
Practice Test Question: 34 | Which of the following is a sterilizer approved for salon use? | ||
Question Result: Correct | Your answer: Autoclave | ||
Practice Test Question: 37 | Which is the proper way to wash hands? | ||
Question Result: Correct | Your answer: Wet, lather, scrub, rinse, dry | ||
Practice Test Question: 40 | All�of the following are examples of�antimicrobial pesticides�EXCEPT | ||
Question Result: Correct | Your answer: algaecide. | ||
Practice Test Question: 43 | Why do tuberculocidal disinfectants require special handling? | ||
Question Result: Incorrect | Your answer: They can cause harmful fumes. | ||
Correct answer: They require special method of disposal. | |||
Practice Test Question: 44 | Which procedure would prepare implements that may accidentally�be exposed to�blood or body fluid? | ||
Question Result: Incorrect | Your answer: Sterilization | ||
Correct answer: Disinfection | |||
Practice Test Question: 46 | What MUST a new client do before their first service is performed? | ||
Question Result: Correct | Your answer: complete a consultation card | ||
Practice Test Question: 48 | Which of the following is the BEST way to avoid accidental exposure to bodily fluids and bloodborne pathogens on the skin? | ||
Question Result: Correct | Your answer: wearing gloves | ||
Practice Test Question: 50 | Which is a place used for storing disinfected tools and implements in the salon? | ||
Question Result: Correct | Your answer: covered container | ||
Practice Test Question: 53 | Which is the BEST recommendation for applying acrylic fingernail products? | ||
Question Result: Correct | Your answer: Work at a ventilated work table | ||
Practice Test Question: 54 | Which type of bacteria is harmless and helps the body break down food and protect against infection? | ||
Question Result: Correct | Your answer: Nonpathogenic | ||
Practice Test Question: 55 | Which is the BEST thing to do FIRST in the event of a minor burn? | ||
Question Result: Incorrect | Your answer: Apply burn ointment. | ||
Correct answer: Immerse in cold water. | |||
Practice Test Question: 61 | For which purpose would the use of hospital grade disinfectants be appropriate? | ||
Question Result: Correct | Your answer: to clean blood and bodily fluids off surfaces | ||
Practice Test Question: 65 | Which is the FIRST step if you get blood or other potentially infectious materials in your eyes, nose, mouth, or on broken skin? | ||
Question Result: Incorrect | Your answer: Use skin disinfectant. | ||
Correct answer: Immediately flood the exposed area with water. | |||
Practice Test Question: 69 | Which is the highest level of decontamination used for implements in salons? | ||
Question Result: Incorrect | Your answer: EPA disinfectants | ||
Correct answer: Sterilization | |||
Practice Test Question: 70 | All of the following require the use of gloves EXCEPT | ||
Question Result: Incorrect | Your answer: virgin lightener. | ||
Correct answer: plain manicure. | |||
Practice Test Question: 72 | Which of the following is the Decontamination Method 2 for blood or other infectious materials on items? | ||
Question Result: Incorrect | Your answer: cleaning and then disinfecting with an appropriate EPA-registered disinfectant | ||
Correct answer: cleaning then sterilizing | |||
Practice Test Question: 74 | Which disinfectant is appropriate for stopping the take over of the host cell's reproductive function? | ||
Question Result: Correct | Your answer: Virucidal | ||
Practice Test Question: 75 | Goggles should be worn during all of the following EXCEPT | ||
Question Result: Correct | Your answer: sanitizing hands. | ||
Practice Test Question: 84 | Which company certifies the safety of pedicure chairs and hair dryers? | ||
Question Result: Incorrect | Your answer: National Standards Institute | ||
Correct answer: Underwriters Laboratories | |||
Practice Test Question: 86 | Which of the following is the FIRST step in properly cleaning a footbath tub? | ||
Question Result: Incorrect | Your answer: Disinfect the surfaces with an EPA-registered hospital disinfectant.� | ||
Correct answer: Drain the water from a footbath�and remove any visible debris. | |||
Practice Test Question: 94 | Which of the following is the MINIMUM recommendation for a foot spa to be properly disinfected? | ||
Question Result: Correct | Your answer: Between each client. | ||
Practice Test Question: 98 | Which is the lowest level of decontamination? | ||
Question Result: Incorrect | Your answer: Removing hair from a surface� | ||
Correct answer: Sanitizing a surface | |||
Practice Test Question: 99 | All of the following can be used to remove a callus from the foot EXCEPT | ||
Question Result: Correct | Your answer: blades. | ||
Topic Area: Federal Regulation |
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Practice Test Question: 5 | All of the following purposes of having an MSDS available apply EXCEPT | ||
Question Result: Correct | Your answer: knowing what supplies are in stock.� | ||
Practice Test Question: 8 | Which of the following is BEST to consult when in doubt about how to use a product? | ||
Question Result: Correct | Your answer: Manufacturer's instructions | ||
Practice Test Question: 22 | Which of the following are the qualifications to be an EPA approved disinfectant? | ||
Question Result: Correct | Your answer: A virucide, fungicide, bactericide, and disinfectant. | ||
Topic Area: Anatomy, Physiology, Diseases, Disorders |
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Practice Test Question: 15 | Which is an example of a parasite? | ||
Question Result: Incorrect | Your answer: Tinea Capitis | ||
Correct answer: Scabies | |||
Practice Test Question: 20 | All of the following parts form the natural nail unit EXCEPT | ||
Question Result: Incorrect | Your answer: specialized ligaments. | ||
Correct answer: leukonychia. | |||
Practice Test Question: 33 | All of the following are improper body mechanics and maintenance that can ultimately cause bodily injuries EXCEPT | ||
Question Result: Incorrect | Your answer: leaning over shampoo bowls.� | ||
Correct answer: aligning your trunk with abdomen.� | |||
Practice Test Question: 45 | Which of the following should be done if a client has any abnormal nail or skin condition? | ||
Question Result: Correct | Your answer: refer to a physician | ||
Practice Test Question: 66 | All of the following will reduce the spread of disease EXCEPT | ||
Question Result: Incorrect | Your answer: re-examining application techniques. | ||
Correct answer: using white service towels. | |||
Practice Test Question: 71 | All of the following are functions of the nail EXCEPT | ||
Question Result: Incorrect | Your answer: improves dexterity. | ||
Correct answer: decreases sensitivity in fingertips. | |||
Practice Test Question: 83 | All of the following are types of potentially harmful organisms which may cause infectious disease�EXCEPT� | ||
Question Result: Correct | Your answer: lactobacillus. | ||
Practice Test Question: 93 | Which of the following gives the skin form and strength? | ||
Question Result: Incorrect | Your answer: Keratin | ||
Correct answer: Collagen | |||
Practice Test Question: 97 | All of the following are functions of the skin EXCEPT | ||
Question Result: Incorrect | Your answer: excretion. | ||
Correct answer: maturation. | |||
Topic Area: Manicures and Pedicures |
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Practice Test Question: 1 | Which of the following is an example of two primary colors based on the color wheel? | ||
Question Result: Correct | Your answer: red and yellow | ||
Practice Test Question: 2 | All of the following are classified as equipment used in nail services EXCEPT | ||
Question Result: Correct | Your answer: abrasive board. | ||
Practice Test Question: 3 | All of the following items should be recorded on a client consultation card EXCEPT | ||
Question Result: Incorrect | Your answer: merchandise sold. | ||
Correct answer: appointment times. | |||
Practice Test Question: 7 | Which item is used to remove service debris from the nail surface during a manicure?� | ||
Question Result: Incorrect | Your answer: Orangewood stick | ||
Correct answer: Nail brush | |||
Practice Test Question: 9 | Which product would you use to prevent polish from staining the nail bed? | ||
Question Result: Correct | Your answer: Base coat | ||
Practice Test Question: 10 | Which precaution MUST be taken when applying exfoliating foot scrubs? | ||
Question Result: Correct | Your answer: Put on gloves | ||
Practice Test Question: 11 | All of the following are benefits of a paraffin wax treatment EXCEPT | ||
Question Result: Incorrect | Your answer: increases blood circulation. | ||
Correct answer: eases eczema. | |||
Practice Test Question: 16 | Which is a definition of a synergistic product line? | ||
Question Result: Incorrect | Your answer: Assists in healing | ||
Correct answer: Compatible products | |||
Practice Test Question: 17 | Which is the term for friction in a massage movement? | ||
Question Result: Incorrect | Your answer: Lifting, squeezing, and pressing the tissue. | ||
Correct answer: Various strokes that manipulate or press one layer of tissue over another.� | |||
Practice Test Question: 18 | All of the following can be used to clean the toenail plate EXCEPT | ||
Question Result: Incorrect | Your answer: cuticle remover. | ||
Correct answer: paraffin. | |||
Practice Test Question: 21 | All of the following are demonstrated when applying lotion during a foot massage EXCEPT | ||
Question Result: Correct | Your answer: nails touch clients skin. | ||
Practice Test Question: 25 | Which ingredient should never be added to the water basin during a pedicure service? | ||
Question Result: Correct | Your answer: Disinfectant | ||
Practice Test Question: 26 | Which treatment will minimize ridges on the toenail? | ||
Question Result: Correct | Your answer: Buffing | ||
Practice Test Question: 35 | All of the following are beneficial when applying toenail polish EXCEPT | ||
Question Result: Correct | Your answer: one coat of color. | ||
Practice Test Question: 42 | Which if the following would most benefit a client with brittle nails? | ||
Question Result: Incorrect | Your answer: nail hardeners | ||
Correct answer: hot oil treatment | |||
Practice Test Question: 52 | Which of the following massage movements should EVERY massage begin and end with? | ||
Question Result: Correct | Your answer: effleurage | ||
Practice Test Question: 57 | All of the following are examples of single-use materials used in nail services EXCEPT | ||
Question Result: Incorrect | Your answer: two-way buffers. | ||
Correct answer: paraffin mitts. | |||
Practice Test Question: 60 | All of the following are benefits of buffing the fingernail EXCEPT | ||
Question Result: Incorrect | Your answer: polish is optional. | ||
Correct answer: strengthens. | |||
Practice Test Question: 62 | All of the following are important actions to prevent the spread of infection EXCEPT | ||
Question Result: Correct | Your answer: use bar soaps. | ||
Practice Test Question: 64 | Which is the best filing technique to use on a natural fingernail? | ||
Question Result: Correct | Your answer: Side to center. | ||
Practice Test Question: 76 | Which of the following massage movements can be painful, even dangerous, when performed by someone without proper training? | ||
Question Result: Incorrect | Your answer: Effleurage. | ||
Correct answer: Petrissage. | |||
Practice Test Question: 77 | Which is the first step a client MUST do prior to any fingernail service? | ||
Question Result: Correct | Your answer: Wash with soap and water | ||
Practice Test Question: 78 | All of the following result from completely removing the former toenail polish EXCEPT | ||
Question Result: Incorrect | Your answer: visualization of any abnormalities. | ||
Correct answer: discoloration vanishes. | |||
Practice Test Question: 79 | All of the following are types of basic nail shapes EXCEPT | ||
Question Result: Correct | Your answer: cone. | ||
Practice Test Question: 80 | Which best describes the stimulation of pressure points on the feet? | ||
Question Result: Correct | Your answer: Reflexology | ||
Practice Test Question: 81 | Which information should you add to the client's appointment card for the next visit? | ||
Question Result: Correct | Your answer: Service time | ||
Practice Test Question: 82 | All of the following are beneficial in the use of a foot rasp on the toenail EXCEPT | ||
Question Result: Correct | Your answer: trims length. | ||
Practice Test Question: 87 | Which is the BEST method to use when removing fingernail polish? | ||
Question Result: Incorrect | Your answer: Towards eponychuim | ||
Correct answer: Stroking motion | |||
Practice Test Question: 89 | All of the following procedures are done when polishing the fingernails EXCEPT | ||
Question Result: Incorrect | Your answer: client pre-pays. | ||
Correct answer: thick coats applied. | |||
Practice Test Question: 90 | All of the following implements are used for a basic manicure EXCEPT a | ||
Question Result: Incorrect | Your answer: nail brush. | ||
Correct answer: nail rasp. | |||
Practice Test Question: 95 | Which is the position a cuticle pusher should be held at from the nail plate? | ||
Question Result: Correct | Your answer: 20-30 degree angle | ||
Topic Area: Nail Tips and Nail Wraps |
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Practice Test Question: 14 | Which of the following will cause a nail tip to crack? | ||
Question Result: Incorrect | Your answer: Using products that do not have a well | ||
Correct answer: Trimming with a fingernail clipper | |||
Practice Test Question: 27 | All of the following products are needed in the application of a nail wrap EXCEPT | ||
Question Result: Incorrect | Your answer: an accelerator. | ||
Correct answer: a monomer. | |||
Practice Test Question: 30 | Which of the following may damage nail plate and break seal when removing a tip? | ||
Question Result: Incorrect | Your answer: Metal pusher | ||
Correct answer: Nippers | |||
Practice Test Question: 32 | Which is the desired amount of space a fabric wrap should be from the eponychium? | ||
Question Result: Incorrect | Your answer: 1/12" | ||
Correct answer: 1/16" | |||
Practice Test Question: 49 | Which is the result of applying a nail tip that is narrower than the nail plate? | ||
Question Result: Correct | Your answer: The tip will crack or split. | ||
Practice Test Question: 56 | All of the following are steps involved in the removal of fabric wraps EXCEPT | ||
Question Result: Incorrect | Your answer: gently buff with 240 grit buffer.� | ||
Correct answer: soak in non-acetone polish remover. | |||
Practice Test Question: 58 | Which artificial nail products are made from Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene? | ||
Question Result: Incorrect | Your answer: Adhesives | ||
Correct answer: Nail tips | |||
Practice Test Question: 68 | Which type of nail wrap is considered to be the strongest wrap fabric? | ||
Question Result: Correct | Your answer: Linen | ||
Practice Test Question: 85 | Which area of the nail does an acrylic overlay get its strength from?� | ||
Question Result: Correct | Your answer: Apex. | ||
Practice Test Question: 91 | Which of the following techniques will reduce tip blending time? | ||
Question Result: Incorrect | Your answer: Hold file at an angle.� | ||
Correct answer: Bevel well area.� | |||
Topic Area: Acrylic and Gel Nails |
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Practice Test Question: 13 | Which of the following is necessary for maintaining a two-color acrylic enhancement? | ||
Question Result: Incorrect | Your answer: Adhere wrap. | ||
Correct answer: Backfill. | |||
Practice Test Question: 38 | All of the following are characteristics of odorless acrylic products EXCEPT | ||
Question Result: Incorrect | Your answer: top tacky layer. | ||
Correct answer: harden quickly. | |||
Practice Test Question: 39 | Which application method produces a more natural looking acrylic nail? | ||
Question Result: Correct | Your answer: Press and smooth | ||
Practice Test Question: 41 | Which of the following is the BEST way to remove traditional UV gel nails? | ||
Question Result: Incorrect | Your answer: remove with an additive | ||
Correct answer: file them off | |||
Practice Test Question: 47 | All of the following procedures are performed during an acrylic maintenance service EXCEPT | ||
Question Result: Incorrect | Your answer: hold abrasive flat. | ||
Correct answer: apply primer twice. | |||
Practice Test Question: 51 | All of the following supplies are recommended for a UV gel nail service EXCEPT | ||
Question Result: Correct | Your answer: sable brush.� | ||
Practice Test Question: 59 | Which of the following type of UV lamps are most common for nails? | ||
Question Result: Correct | Your answer: 9 watt lamp | ||
Practice Test Question: 73 | Which of the following type of gel nails require soaking the nail in actone remover to remove the nails? | ||
Question Result: Incorrect | Your answer: hard UV gel nails | ||
Correct answer: soft UV gel nails | |||
Practice Test Question: 92 | All of the following supplies are needed to remove hard UV gel nails EXCEPT | ||
Question Result: Incorrect | Your answer: nail buffer. | ||
Correct answer: soak-off solution. | |||
Practice Test Question: 100 | Which of the following steps would be performed during an acrylic maintenance procedure? | ||
Question Result: Incorrect | Your answer: Clip away lifted product.� | ||
Correct answer: Smooth down ledge of existing product | |||
Topic Area: Chemical Principles |
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Practice Test Question: 6 | All of the following are properties of acetone EXCEPT | ||
Question Result: Incorrect | Your answer: solvent. | ||
Correct answer: odorless. | |||
Practice Test Question: 31 | Which of the following describes the use of acetone when removing nail enhancements? | ||
Question Result: Incorrect | Your answer: Accelerator. | ||
Correct answer: Solvent. | |||
Practice Test Question: 36 | Which of the following is a chemical germicide formulated for use on the skin? | ||
Question Result: Correct | Your answer: Antiseptic. | ||
Practice Test Question: 63 | All of the following are characteristics of odorless monomer products EXCEPT | ||
Question Result: Incorrect | Your answer: forms inhibition layer.� | ||
Correct answer: hardens quickly. | |||
Practice Test Question: 67 | All of the following are information contained on a Material Safety Data Sheet EXCEPT | ||
Question Result: Correct | Your answer: retail products. | ||
Practice Test Question: 88 | Which of the following results from polish being removed from the nail with a solvent? | ||
Question Result: Incorrect | Your answer: Chemical reaction. | ||
Correct answer: Physical change. | |||
Practice Test Question: 96 | Which of the following BEST describes a primer product? | ||
Question Result: Correct | Your answer: Bonds to the nail protein | ||
Which of the following is the decontamination method 2?
Decontamination methods either (1) physically remove contaminants, (2) inactivate contaminants by chemical detoxification or disinfection/sterilization, or (3) remove contaminants by a combination of both physical and chemical means.
Which of the following is a decontamination method to for blood or other infectious materials on items?
Sterilization, disinfection, and antisepsis are all forms of decontamination. All infectious materials and all contaminated equipment or apparatus should be decontaminated before being washed, stored, or discarded. Autoclaving is the preferred method.
What are 3 levels of decontamination?
There are three levels of decontamination, general cleaning, disinfection and sterilisation. Equipment used in health care may be designated as single use, single patient use or reusable multi-patient use.
What are the methods of decontamination?
Methods of decontamination.
Physical cleaning. ... .
Ultrasonication. ... .
Disinfection. ... .
Antisepsis. ... .
Sterilisation. ... .
Disinfection and sterilisation using heat. ... .
Autoclaving. ... .
Thermal washer disinfection..