Nail Technician 5 UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
1. What is the golden rule for You have to refuse the service if the nail is infected or swollen
dealing with nail disorders?
2. Before the service, who deter- The nail tech and the client
mines the shape of the nail?
3. What two other things are Lymph and nerves
found in the matrix besides
blood vessels?
4. What does the matrix control? How fast the nail grows.
5. What is the first sign of possi- A change in color of the natural nail.
ble fungus growth under the
acrylic layer of a sculptured
nail?
6. If you have a client with a for- Rub vitamin e oil on it.
tify nail, what should you do?
7. Under what condition of the Furrows/corrugations due to lack of zinc
nail should you use ridge filler
and pumice powder?
8. What is onychauxis/hypertro- Over growth of the nails
phy?
9. When is it ok for the nail tech If it is not infected or if the nail is not grown too deeply
to work on an ingrown nail?
10. How can you treat a nail with It can't be corrected. You have to wait for the nail to grow out.
leukonychia?
,11. Mold/fungus
, What is the most common
thing to happen to people with
acrylic nails?
12. What do you do when you Should not perform services; refer to physician.
have a client with athletes foot
(tinea pedis)?
13. What are the eponychium, The skin surrounding the nail
perinychium, and hyponichi-
um?
14. What is the disadvantage of It can damage/corrode implements
using QUATS?
15. When using primer, does the No, only the client
client and the tech both use
safety glasses?
16. What is the metatarsal scis- It is a petrissage massage movement; a kneading technique
sors? done on the feet
17. What part of the nail controls The matrix
how fast the nail grows?
18. What part of the nail grows the The matrix.
fastest?
19. What can be used to treat nail Peroxide
stain?
20. What is a symptom of having Thin, white, and curved
Eggshell nails?
Answers
1. What is the golden rule for You have to refuse the service if the nail is infected or swollen
dealing with nail disorders?
2. Before the service, who deter- The nail tech and the client
mines the shape of the nail?
3. What two other things are Lymph and nerves
found in the matrix besides
blood vessels?
4. What does the matrix control? How fast the nail grows.
5. What is the first sign of possi- A change in color of the natural nail.
ble fungus growth under the
acrylic layer of a sculptured
nail?
6. If you have a client with a for- Rub vitamin e oil on it.
tify nail, what should you do?
7. Under what condition of the Furrows/corrugations due to lack of zinc
nail should you use ridge filler
and pumice powder?
8. What is onychauxis/hypertro- Over growth of the nails
phy?
9. When is it ok for the nail tech If it is not infected or if the nail is not grown too deeply
to work on an ingrown nail?
10. How can you treat a nail with It can't be corrected. You have to wait for the nail to grow out.
leukonychia?
,11. Mold/fungus
, What is the most common
thing to happen to people with
acrylic nails?
12. What do you do when you Should not perform services; refer to physician.
have a client with athletes foot
(tinea pedis)?
13. What are the eponychium, The skin surrounding the nail
perinychium, and hyponichi-
um?
14. What is the disadvantage of It can damage/corrode implements
using QUATS?
15. When using primer, does the No, only the client
client and the tech both use
safety glasses?
16. What is the metatarsal scis- It is a petrissage massage movement; a kneading technique
sors? done on the feet
17. What part of the nail controls The matrix
how fast the nail grows?
18. What part of the nail grows the The matrix.
fastest?
19. What can be used to treat nail Peroxide
stain?
20. What is a symptom of having Thin, white, and curved
Eggshell nails?
