PSI MANICURIST EXAMS SCRIPT 2025/2026 QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔Epidermis - ✔✔outer most and thinnest layer of the skin
✔✔Melani - ✔✔dark skin pigment that help protect from UV light/lamps
✔✔Dermis - ✔✔- deepest layer of the skin
- also called: derma, corium, cutis, or true skin
-it contains nerves, blood vessel, lymph vessel, sweat glands, oil glands, and hair
follicles
✔✔Foot paddles/foot files - ✔✔designed to smooth foot calluses
✔✔Bruised nails - ✔✔a condition in which a blood clot forms under the nail plate,
causing a dark purplish spot.
✔✔What is disinfection? - ✔✔destruction of many pathogenic microorganisms on
inanimate objects only, but does not kill bacterial spores
✔✔The lowest level of decontamination is - ✔✔sanitation
✔✔The highest level of decontamination is - ✔✔sterilization
✔✔Nail Wraps - ✔✔- repair or strengthen nails
- create nail extension
- Silk wraps: lightweight, transparent, and has a smooth appearance
- Linen wraps: strongest wrap fabric
- Fiberglass: not as strong a linen or silk. It can create a durable nail enhancement
✔✔Hangnail/Agnail - ✔✔The cuticle splits around the nail
✔✔Best treatment for hangnails/agnail - ✔✔hot oil manicure
✔✔File toenails in - ✔✔a squoval or square
✔✔Before beginning any service - ✔✔have a consultation with your client
, ✔✔Clean and disinfect manicure table with - ✔✔- hospital grade EPA registered
disinfectant solution
- quats
- phenolics
- household bleach
✔✔Nail infection can be spread by - ✔✔using uncleaned implements, not preparing the
nail for implements
✔✔What should a manicurist do if a client has a fungal infection - ✔✔refuse service and
refer to a dermatoligist
✔✔TDLR - ✔✔Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation
✔✔MSDS - ✔✔Material Safety Data Sheet
Includes:
- Active ingredients
- potential hazards, safety precautions, handling
✔✔Where should clean metal implements used for nail care be stored? - ✔✔in a jar
with sanitizing liquid
✔✔Horizontal lines in the nail plate are known as - ✔✔Beau's lines
✔✔What activity takes place has in a standard pedicure? - ✔✔massage
✔✔Why should fast drying nail polishes be avoided? - ✔✔They tend to chip more easily
✔✔What vitamin supplement will remedy ridges along the base of the nail bed? -
✔✔vitamin B
✔✔In a typical manicure, what happens first? - ✔✔shaping of the nail
✔✔What type of nail backing is typically the most expensive? - ✔✔Foam
✔✔What nail shape produces the least risk of breakage? - ✔✔Square
✔✔What can be remedied with a salt scrub? - ✔✔muscle fatigue, achy joints, fluid
retention
WITH ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔Epidermis - ✔✔outer most and thinnest layer of the skin
✔✔Melani - ✔✔dark skin pigment that help protect from UV light/lamps
✔✔Dermis - ✔✔- deepest layer of the skin
- also called: derma, corium, cutis, or true skin
-it contains nerves, blood vessel, lymph vessel, sweat glands, oil glands, and hair
follicles
✔✔Foot paddles/foot files - ✔✔designed to smooth foot calluses
✔✔Bruised nails - ✔✔a condition in which a blood clot forms under the nail plate,
causing a dark purplish spot.
✔✔What is disinfection? - ✔✔destruction of many pathogenic microorganisms on
inanimate objects only, but does not kill bacterial spores
✔✔The lowest level of decontamination is - ✔✔sanitation
✔✔The highest level of decontamination is - ✔✔sterilization
✔✔Nail Wraps - ✔✔- repair or strengthen nails
- create nail extension
- Silk wraps: lightweight, transparent, and has a smooth appearance
- Linen wraps: strongest wrap fabric
- Fiberglass: not as strong a linen or silk. It can create a durable nail enhancement
✔✔Hangnail/Agnail - ✔✔The cuticle splits around the nail
✔✔Best treatment for hangnails/agnail - ✔✔hot oil manicure
✔✔File toenails in - ✔✔a squoval or square
✔✔Before beginning any service - ✔✔have a consultation with your client
, ✔✔Clean and disinfect manicure table with - ✔✔- hospital grade EPA registered
disinfectant solution
- quats
- phenolics
- household bleach
✔✔Nail infection can be spread by - ✔✔using uncleaned implements, not preparing the
nail for implements
✔✔What should a manicurist do if a client has a fungal infection - ✔✔refuse service and
refer to a dermatoligist
✔✔TDLR - ✔✔Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation
✔✔MSDS - ✔✔Material Safety Data Sheet
Includes:
- Active ingredients
- potential hazards, safety precautions, handling
✔✔Where should clean metal implements used for nail care be stored? - ✔✔in a jar
with sanitizing liquid
✔✔Horizontal lines in the nail plate are known as - ✔✔Beau's lines
✔✔What activity takes place has in a standard pedicure? - ✔✔massage
✔✔Why should fast drying nail polishes be avoided? - ✔✔They tend to chip more easily
✔✔What vitamin supplement will remedy ridges along the base of the nail bed? -
✔✔vitamin B
✔✔In a typical manicure, what happens first? - ✔✔shaping of the nail
✔✔What type of nail backing is typically the most expensive? - ✔✔Foam
✔✔What nail shape produces the least risk of breakage? - ✔✔Square
✔✔What can be remedied with a salt scrub? - ✔✔muscle fatigue, achy joints, fluid
retention
