PSI MANICURIST FINAL PAPER 2025/2026 QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔What is the standard shank size for nail machines? - ✔✔3/32"
✔✔Client's with _____ should not receive hot paraffin bath - ✔✔diabetic conditions
✔✔What is used to apply nail oil? - ✔✔cotton swab, cotton-tipped wood pusher,
eyedropper
✔✔If soap is present in a disinfectant - ✔✔The disinfectant may become inactive
✔✔Don't shake polish bottles, instead - ✔✔roll the polish bottle between your palms
✔✔If a client has thin, weak nails, the manicurist can apply _____ before the base coat
application. - ✔✔nail strengthener
✔✔Grasping the foot between the thumb and the fingers at the mid-tarsal area during a
pedicure with a firm grip is calming to the client and - ✔✔it locks the foot into a rigid
position
✔✔Lesser toenails should be trimmed - ✔✔straight across
✔✔Creating a hairline tip where about 1/16 of an inch of polish is removed from the free
edge helps - ✔✔prevent nail polish from chipping
✔✔Paronychia is most commonly caused by - ✔✔A yeast infection of the soft tissues
around the nail
✔✔Onychocryptosis is also know as - ✔✔ingrown nails
✔✔spoon nails can be caused by a long term systemic illness or - ✔✔a nervous
disturbance
✔✔Ram's horn nail - ✔✔- can be hereditary
- is normally caused by an injury to the matrix bed, but can have other causes also
- is also known as Onychogryphosis
✔✔Ringworm of the nail is known as - ✔✔onychomycosis
✔✔Overgrown cuticles are called - ✔✔Pterygium
, ✔✔Plicatured nail menas - ✔✔folded nails
✔✔Onychomycosis is also know as - ✔✔Tinea unguium
✔✔Nerves and blood vessels on the nail be - ✔✔provide nourishment
✔✔Onychauxis is also known as - ✔✔Hyperthrophy
✔✔There are _____ forms of matter - ✔✔three
✔✔Many nail product vapor are - ✔✔flammable
✔✔Substances that can improve adhesion are known as - ✔✔primers
✔✔The initiator molecule gets its energy from - ✔✔catalysts
✔✔Non corrosive primers are also known as - ✔✔Non acid primers
✔✔Molecules that are not able to be broken down are known as - ✔✔elements
✔✔The heat from the room and _____ id sufficient for nail products which use heat
energy - ✔✔the client's hand
✔✔Skin disorder of the hand and allergies to product ingredients - ✔✔- are avoidable
- affect more than 30% of all nail technicians at some points during their career
- are lifelong once a sensitivity occurs
✔✔Non-acetone products generally contain - ✔✔Ethyl acetate or methyl ethyl ketone
✔✔If a substance can dissolve another substance without changing the chemical
composition - ✔✔it is a solvent
✔✔Gel nail is hardened by - ✔✔Ultra violet light (UV light)
✔✔What part of the body can the manicurist not massage? - ✔✔Head & Neck
✔✔Wrap nail can be used for - ✔✔onychophagy
✔✔A nail technician can not touch - ✔✔Dermis
✔✔Top coat will be applied after - ✔✔Polish
WITH ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔What is the standard shank size for nail machines? - ✔✔3/32"
✔✔Client's with _____ should not receive hot paraffin bath - ✔✔diabetic conditions
✔✔What is used to apply nail oil? - ✔✔cotton swab, cotton-tipped wood pusher,
eyedropper
✔✔If soap is present in a disinfectant - ✔✔The disinfectant may become inactive
✔✔Don't shake polish bottles, instead - ✔✔roll the polish bottle between your palms
✔✔If a client has thin, weak nails, the manicurist can apply _____ before the base coat
application. - ✔✔nail strengthener
✔✔Grasping the foot between the thumb and the fingers at the mid-tarsal area during a
pedicure with a firm grip is calming to the client and - ✔✔it locks the foot into a rigid
position
✔✔Lesser toenails should be trimmed - ✔✔straight across
✔✔Creating a hairline tip where about 1/16 of an inch of polish is removed from the free
edge helps - ✔✔prevent nail polish from chipping
✔✔Paronychia is most commonly caused by - ✔✔A yeast infection of the soft tissues
around the nail
✔✔Onychocryptosis is also know as - ✔✔ingrown nails
✔✔spoon nails can be caused by a long term systemic illness or - ✔✔a nervous
disturbance
✔✔Ram's horn nail - ✔✔- can be hereditary
- is normally caused by an injury to the matrix bed, but can have other causes also
- is also known as Onychogryphosis
✔✔Ringworm of the nail is known as - ✔✔onychomycosis
✔✔Overgrown cuticles are called - ✔✔Pterygium
, ✔✔Plicatured nail menas - ✔✔folded nails
✔✔Onychomycosis is also know as - ✔✔Tinea unguium
✔✔Nerves and blood vessels on the nail be - ✔✔provide nourishment
✔✔Onychauxis is also known as - ✔✔Hyperthrophy
✔✔There are _____ forms of matter - ✔✔three
✔✔Many nail product vapor are - ✔✔flammable
✔✔Substances that can improve adhesion are known as - ✔✔primers
✔✔The initiator molecule gets its energy from - ✔✔catalysts
✔✔Non corrosive primers are also known as - ✔✔Non acid primers
✔✔Molecules that are not able to be broken down are known as - ✔✔elements
✔✔The heat from the room and _____ id sufficient for nail products which use heat
energy - ✔✔the client's hand
✔✔Skin disorder of the hand and allergies to product ingredients - ✔✔- are avoidable
- affect more than 30% of all nail technicians at some points during their career
- are lifelong once a sensitivity occurs
✔✔Non-acetone products generally contain - ✔✔Ethyl acetate or methyl ethyl ketone
✔✔If a substance can dissolve another substance without changing the chemical
composition - ✔✔it is a solvent
✔✔Gel nail is hardened by - ✔✔Ultra violet light (UV light)
✔✔What part of the body can the manicurist not massage? - ✔✔Head & Neck
✔✔Wrap nail can be used for - ✔✔onychophagy
✔✔A nail technician can not touch - ✔✔Dermis
✔✔Top coat will be applied after - ✔✔Polish
