OHIO STATE BOARD NAIL TECHNICIANS
2026 PRACTICAL SKILLS REVIEW MODULE
RESPONSES DETAILED OUTLINE
◉ After a blood spill accident, disinfect your workstation with
Answer: EPA Registered tuberculocidal disinfectant
◉ Cells are considered the basic unit of
Answer: Life
◉ Bacteria
Answer: one-celled microscopic organisms
◉ Nonpathogenic
Answer: Harmless microorganisms that may perform useful
functions and are safe to come in contact with since they do not
cause disease or harm.
◉ pathogenic
Answer: Bacteria that are harmful and cause disease
,◉ indirect transmission
Answer: Transmission of blood or body fluids through contact with
an intermediate contaminated object such as tweezers, metal
pushers, nippers, or an environmental surface.
◉ infection
Answer: the invasion of body tissue by disease-causing pathogens
◉ Germs
Answer: Nonscientific synonym for disease-producing organisms
◉ parasite
Answer: an organism that lives in or on another organism; one who
lives off another person
◉ Virus
Answer: A parasitic submicroscopic particle that infects and resides
in cells of biological organisms.
◉ Cocci
Answer: round shaped bacteria that appear singly
◉ Staphylococci
, Answer: Pus-forming bacteria that grow in clusters like a bunch of
grapes. They cause abscesses, pustules, and boils.
◉ STREPtococci
Answer: Pus-forming bacteria arranged in curved lines resembling a
string of beads. They cause infections such as strep throat and blood
poisoning.
◉ Diplococci
Answer: Spherical bacteria that grow in pairs and cause diseases
such as pneumonia.
◉ Exposure incident
Answer: Contact with non-intact skin, blood, body fluid or other
potentially infectious materials that results from performance of an
employees duties.
◉ HPV virus
Answer: highly contagious, difficult to kill, passable from pedicure
client to pedicure client by dirty implements and foot baths.
◉ Bloodborne pathogens
Answer: Disease-causing microorganisms carried in the body by
blood or body fluids, such as hepatitis and HIV.
2026 PRACTICAL SKILLS REVIEW MODULE
RESPONSES DETAILED OUTLINE
◉ After a blood spill accident, disinfect your workstation with
Answer: EPA Registered tuberculocidal disinfectant
◉ Cells are considered the basic unit of
Answer: Life
◉ Bacteria
Answer: one-celled microscopic organisms
◉ Nonpathogenic
Answer: Harmless microorganisms that may perform useful
functions and are safe to come in contact with since they do not
cause disease or harm.
◉ pathogenic
Answer: Bacteria that are harmful and cause disease
,◉ indirect transmission
Answer: Transmission of blood or body fluids through contact with
an intermediate contaminated object such as tweezers, metal
pushers, nippers, or an environmental surface.
◉ infection
Answer: the invasion of body tissue by disease-causing pathogens
◉ Germs
Answer: Nonscientific synonym for disease-producing organisms
◉ parasite
Answer: an organism that lives in or on another organism; one who
lives off another person
◉ Virus
Answer: A parasitic submicroscopic particle that infects and resides
in cells of biological organisms.
◉ Cocci
Answer: round shaped bacteria that appear singly
◉ Staphylococci
, Answer: Pus-forming bacteria that grow in clusters like a bunch of
grapes. They cause abscesses, pustules, and boils.
◉ STREPtococci
Answer: Pus-forming bacteria arranged in curved lines resembling a
string of beads. They cause infections such as strep throat and blood
poisoning.
◉ Diplococci
Answer: Spherical bacteria that grow in pairs and cause diseases
such as pneumonia.
◉ Exposure incident
Answer: Contact with non-intact skin, blood, body fluid or other
potentially infectious materials that results from performance of an
employees duties.
◉ HPV virus
Answer: highly contagious, difficult to kill, passable from pedicure
client to pedicure client by dirty implements and foot baths.
◉ Bloodborne pathogens
Answer: Disease-causing microorganisms carried in the body by
blood or body fluids, such as hepatitis and HIV.
