Infection Control
How often does disinfectant need to be changed?
everyday
The hair, skin and nails are a part of what body system?
Integumentary
Onyx
What is the proper way to apply nail polish
Apply 4 thin even coats
Why should you give a skin analysis before a pedicure?
To make sure they don't have any contradictions.
Proper disposal of monomer?
Soak up with a paper towel and throw away in trash with a lid.
What direction do we massage?
insertion to origin
What is the protein in nails called?
Keratin
What is a dappen dish
Container to hold monomer liquid and polymer powder
What should be adjusted to ensure the proper position at the pedicure bath
Your chair. Move the clients foot to you.
During a blood spill procedure, where do you dispose of the bloody gauze after you have bagged it for the 1st time?
biohazard container
What is the muscle that draws the fingers closed?
adductor
Dried blood under the nail is a sign of what nail condition?
bruised nail
What are eggshell nails and how can they be maintained?
Thin and flexible nails.
By using a nail hardener and/or a thin layer of nail enhancement.
What is a curette used for?
To clean under free edge and remove cuticle.
In a nail salon without proper ventilation, over time what system can be compromised?
Respiratory/ immune
What is a skin fissure?
crack in the skin that penetrates/gets all the way to the dermis
Technical name for bitten nails
Onychopagy
Your client wants a nail enhancement surface but is allergic to monomer liquid, what type of nail application could your client receive
Gel nail wrap
Trimming toenails too deep causing ingrown toenails is called
Onycryptosis
What does MRSA stand for?
Methicillan Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus
During a facial or manicure massage, what type of medical condition could be effected on your client?
HBP
What is onychorrehexis
Split nails and brittle with length wise ridges
What is Pterygium?
Abnormal stretching of skin around the nail plate.
What disease can you get from a dirty pedicure chair?
mycrobacterium fortuitum