Practice Nail Test – Flashcards
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The disease AIDS is caused by a
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Virus?
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What is the hazard of using nail bleach?
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It will irritate the client's cuticle if it touches it
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What does it mean if an acrylic liquid is odor-less?
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It has no odor
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What is the most common infection spread in the salon?
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Fungus
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Which sanitizing agent cannot be used on skin and nails?
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Disinfectant
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According to the regulations, where should you store sanitized implements?
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In an air tight cabinet
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Who is responsible for obeying the State Law about sanitizing?
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Every nail technician
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Acrylic nails can be done on?
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Natural nails, Tips, and Nail form
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The basic chemistry of acrylic nails is?
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A liquid called Monomer
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What is made up of tiny fiber and liquid polish?
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Liquid nail wrap
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A 1/8 of a fabric that can be used to strengthen a weak point on the nail is called?
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A Stress Strip
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Can we apply acrylic on wet nails?
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No, it's a perfect breeder environment for mold and fungus
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How are paper wraps different?
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They are glued both on top of the nail and under the free edge
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How can you remove tips?
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Soak the nails in acetone
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When gluing a tip on, what should you do if an air bubble appears?
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Reapply the tip
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What is the metatarsal scissors?
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A permissive massage movement, kneading metatarsal bond
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Antiseptic foot spray and antibacterial soap are examples of what?
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Anti-fungal agents
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What is the relaxer movement?
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You bend the client's wrist and move it back and forth
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What's the difference between a men's and a women's manicures?
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Man like a clear liquid polish or no polish at all
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How should you apply cuticle oil and lotion?
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Rub it in with the thumb in a circular motion
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When doing a manicure, what hand should we start with?
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The unflavored hand, because the favored hand needs to be soaked longer
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Why shouldn't you file the client's nails after they've been soaked in water?
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They can easily break (They are fragile)
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If bleeding occurs during, manicure what should you do?
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Use Powdered Alum
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What does it mean when the primer is cloudy?
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The bacteria are present
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What should you ask when you're having a consultation with your client?
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Discuss the client's general health
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Why are bacteria dangerous to us?
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They reproduce very fast
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How can AIDS be transmitted in a salon?
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Through unsanitized implements
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What are Cocci, Bacilli, and Spirilla?
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Bacteria
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What is dry cabinet sanitizer?
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An airtight cabinet where sanitized implements are stored
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What chemical agents are safe to use on the skin?
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Antiseptic
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When applying primer, if the primer contacts the client's skin, what will happen to them?
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The skin will get irritated
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Why do you need 2 sets of implements when doing manicure?
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On a busy day, one can be sanitized while you use the other one
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When doing manicure, how do you place the client's cushion?
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Under a sanitized towel
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After using an orange wood stick with cotton, what should you do?
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Replace the cotton ball with the new ball
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How often should you change the disinfectant solution?
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Follow the manufacturer's instructions
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Why do you need to understand the MSDS?
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To learn about the potential hazards
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When applying primer what should you do?
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Wear gloves and give your client a pair of safety glasses
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How can you identify all the chemicals in salon?
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All containers should be labeled
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What is the purpose of having ventilation system in a salon?
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To vent all the chemical vapors outside
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Why do you have to have a cap on all the chemical containers?
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To avoid spilling and evaporation
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Which part of the nail grows the fastest?
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The free edge
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The blood supplied to the nails comes from?
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The nail bed and matrix
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The protein of the nails is the same as?
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Skin and Hair
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What are Eponychium, Perionychium and Hyponychium?
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The skin surrounding the nail
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What should you do if your client has Athlete's foot?
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Do not perform a pedicure and refer the client to a physician
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What is the most common infection that people with acrylic nails get?
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Mold
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How can you treat Leukonychia nails?
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Let them grow out
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Can you perform a pedicure on a client who has ingrown toenails?
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Yes, if the tissue around the nail is not infected and if the nail is not too deeply imbedded into the skin.
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What is Onychauxis or Hypertrophy?
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Overgrowth of the nails
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What should you do if your client has fortified nails?
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Rub on vitamin E cream
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What do you spend more time on when using odder-less acrylic?
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Shaping
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The drawers of the manicuring table should be used to store what?
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Disposable supplies
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What should you do in order to remove a hand callus?
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Use pumice powder and a chamois buffer
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Which of the following statements is correct about sanitation in the nail salon?
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Sanitation process is used to kill all germs in the nail salon
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Which statement is correct in describing paper wrap nail applications?
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The paper becomes transparent as glue is applied
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What is the best shape for a man's nails?
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Round
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What is the purpose of the nail antiseptic?
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To kill all germs on the nail plate before service
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What should be done if air bubbles appear after a nail tip is positioned with adhesive?
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Reapply the nail tip
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What are Metatarsal scissors?
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Kneading massage movement along the metatarsal bones
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Why are pedicure services important to a salon?
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To serve clients who wear shoes that expose more of the feet
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If the client has athlete's foot, the nail technician should?
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Not give the client a pedicure
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Acrylic removal is done?
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After an acetone soak of the nail
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Which of these processes is used to make an acrylic nail?
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Polymerization
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Which statement is correct about all type of artificial nail application?
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They can be coated with nail polish
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Which of these is true about buffing in an acrylic nail?
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The buffing dulls the nail so that it can be polished
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How is a plastic sheet used in a nail wrap procedure?
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To press the fabric smoothly in to the nail
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Which of these is the best way to repair a deeply furrowed nail?
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Use ridge filler to even the nail
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What is the purpose of the nail wrap?
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To mend a damaged nail
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What part of a man's manicure generally takes more time than a woman's?
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Cuticle shaping
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Nails should not be filed after soaking because?
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They are softer and therefore can easily break or split
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What is the main reason the fingers are placed in a soak bath during a manicure?
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To soften the cuticles
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Which of these steps is the best if nail polish thickens slightly?
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Thin the polish by adding polish solvent and shaking the polish well
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A nail technician should obtain a physician's permission before massaging a client with which of these conditions?
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High blood pressure
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A manicure is usually began with the client's less-used hand, why is that?
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The more used hand needs more time to soak
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What is the minimum time that the implements should be immersed in a wet sanitizer?
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20 minutes
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What is the main goal to a nail technician if a client has a serviceable nail disorder?
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To cosmetically improve the appearance of the nail
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The best way to deal with white spots on nails is to?
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Allow the spots to grow out with the nail
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The client consultation is a good time for what?
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To discuss safety, equipment and procedures with the client
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What is the most important information you should gather during a consultation with a new client?
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The client's medical background
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What is a nail wall?
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The skin on the sides of the nail
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Which part of the nail controls how fast the nail grows?
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The free edge
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Which of the following statements is correct?
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Health problems in the body can show up in the nails
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What are nails composed of?
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Keratin
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Which of these is the best reason to follow local state regulations?
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To guarantee the safety of clients and nail technicians
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Ventilation of the work area in a salon is recommended mainly to?
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Eliminate toxic any flammable fumes
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Sanitizing the work area and implements is the responsibility of?
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The nail technician
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The best way for a nail technician to prevent infection is to?
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Follow sanitation procedures carefully
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Onychaxis or Hypertrophy is?
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The overgrowth of the nail
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Which of these is a first sign of a possible fungus infection under the acrylic layer of a sculptured nail?
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A change in color
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Where does bacteria grow and multiply best?
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In places that are warm, dark, damp, or dirty
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Antiseptic is used to destroy or limit the growth of what?
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Only bacteria that could cause disease
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What should you do with a client who has an infectious disease?
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They shouldn't receive any services in the salon
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The most important reason for keeping all containers capped is to?
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Prevent spilling and vapor loss
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Chemical containers should be kept?
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Labeled
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The best way to identify chemicals in the salon is?
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Keep all of them properly labeled
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After using an orangewood stick with a cotton tip, the nail technician should?
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Change the cotton tip for the next use
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What is the major disadvantage of using QUATS?
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It is quite costly
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How is AIDS most likely to be transmitted in a salon?
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Through unsanitized implements
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When using a disinfectant in the salon, you should?
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Follow the manufacturer's instructions
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It is important to sanitized a client's nails before applying acrylic nails because the antiseptic will
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Help prevent fungus from forming
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The deep fold of skin is which Mary's nail root is lodged is called the
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Nail fold or mantle
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The ulnar nerve supplies the
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Little finger side of the arm
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Tinea pedis is another name for
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Athlete's foot
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Mark is applying a form of nail art that uses very fragile leafing. This type of nail art is
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Foil
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Mai uses quats to disinfect her implements. Another name for quats is
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Quaternary ammonium compound
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The nail technician should file Tony's fingernails
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From each corner to the center
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When using quaternary ammonium compound, one important step is to
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Measure it carefully
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While performing a pedicure, Anita should use _________ to separate her client's toes
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Toe separators
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The radial artery supplies the
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Thumb side of the arm
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The type of polish remover to use on clients who have artificial nails is
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Non-acetone
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Darryl's hangnails are caused by
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Dry cuticles
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Poor-fitting shoes may cause
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Ingrown nails
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Juan's wrist bone is called
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Carpus
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Kay has a nail problem that was caused when moisture got trapped between her un-satirized natural nails and her artificial nails. This condition was a yellow-green color that has now turned black.Given Kay's situation, the nail technician should
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Not work on Kay's nail
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Kay has a nail problem that was caused when moisture got trapped between her un-sanitized natural nails and her artificial nails. This condition was a yellow-green color that has now turned black.Kay's nail problem is known as
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Nail mold
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Melinda is performing a manicure using hot oil and an electric heater. The type of manicure Melinda is performing is
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Reconditioning
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Before using any manicuring implements, Randy should
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Disinfect it
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The ulna is the large bone on the little finger side of the
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Forearm
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The part of Peggy's nail plate that extends over her fingertips is called the
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Free edge
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Suk is explaining to Cheryl that a particular hand lotion will meet all of Cheryl's needs for her dry hands. Suk, the nail technician, is discussing the hand lotion's
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Benefits
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All of the following statements are true concerning AIDS EXCEPT that it
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Is caused by bacteria
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Ginny's nails will grow faster
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In the summer
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The technical term for the nail is
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Onyx
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Charlotte has a light-cured gel system in her salon. Two light sources for these gels are
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Ultraviolet and halogen
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Brenda's local beauty supply distributor has given her a Material Data Safety Sheet for the product she uses. This sheet provides information for the product's
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Chemistry, hazards, and handling procedures
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The nevus on Vern's nail was probably caused by:
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A pigmented mole that occurs in the nail
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The digital bones of the fingers are called
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Phalanges
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Hangnails are treated by softening the cuticle with
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Oil
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The purpose of buffing the nail before applying an acrylic nail is to
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Remove natural oil
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In most states, instruments sanitized with hospital-grade disinfectant should be immersed for __________ minutes
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20
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An infected nail should be treated by a
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Physician
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In the matrix are found blood vessels and
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Nerves
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Nails of adults grow at an average of
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1/8 of an inch per month
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The nail service where acrylic is added to Karen's new growth area is called
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Rebalancing
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The following four clients have entered your nail salon. Kim, in for a manicure, has white spots on her nail plate. Dick's feet have ringworm, and he would like a pedicure today. Mary has bitten, deformed nails and would like nail tips applied to her natural nails. Peter's nails severely curve over his nail tip/free edge, and he has an appointment for a manicure.The nail technician should refuse to perform a nail service on
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Dick
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The following four clients have entered your nail salon. Kim, in for a manicure, has white spots on her nail plate. Dick's feet have ringworm, and he would like a pedicure today. Mary has bitten, deformed nails and would like nail tips applied to her natural nails. Peter's nails severely curve over his nail tip/free edge, and he has an appointment for a manicure.Peter's nail condition is called
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Onychogryposis
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Situation: The following four clients have entered your nail salon. Kim, in for a manicure, has white spots on her nail plate. Dick's feet have ringworm, and he would like a pedicure today. Mary has bitten, deformed nails and would like nail tips applied to her natural nails. Peter's nails severely curve over his nail tip/free edge, and he has an appointment for a manicure.Kim's condition is called
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Leukonychia
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The hair-like projections by which bacteria move are called
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Flagella
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Monique's acrylic nails are curing. This means that they are
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Hardening
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Becca's Nail Salon has installed new ventilation. This ventilation is important for nail technicians and clients because nail products
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Enter the body through inhalation
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An example of a vegetable parasite is
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Ringworm
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During a pedicure procedure, the feet are soaked
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At the beginning of the pedicure service
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Debbie, a salon owner, is adding the money she has spent on equipment, supplies, and uniforms. Debbie is totaling her
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Expenses
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Mai uses odorless acrylic nails. A difference between odorless and traditional acrylics is that odorless nails
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Are self-leveling
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The finished acrylic nail on Laura is a/an
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Polymer
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Catherine is performing a hand massage on her client Jacquie. The two layers of Jacquie's skin are
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Dermis and epidermis
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Tim is studying mycology, which is the study of
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Muscles
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Polish will not stain the nails if the nail technician applies
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A base coat
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Marion has nail wraps on her nails that are opaque and need colored polish on them. This type of wrap is
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Linen
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Another name for a kneading massage movement is
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Petrissage
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On a nail tip, the point where the nail plate meets the tip before it is glued to the nail is called the
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Position stop
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John is receiving a pedicure. His toenails should be shaped
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Straight across
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The type of bacteria that does not produce disease and is often beneficial is
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Nonpathogenic
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The thin line of skin at the base of the nail that extends from the nail wall to the nail plate is the
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Eponychium
