Nail tech state boards

What is the golden rule for dealing with nail disorders? - Answer- You have to refuse the service if the nail is infected or swollen Before the service, who determines the shape of the nail? - Answer- The nail tech and the client What two other things are found in the matrix besides blood vessels? - Answer- Lymph and nerves What does the matrix control? - Answer- How fast the nail grows. What is the first sign of possible fungus growth under the acrylic layer of a sculptured nail? - Answer- A change in color of the natural nail. If you have a client with a fortify nail, what should you do? - Answer- Rub vitamin e oil on it. Under what condition of the nail should you use ridge filler and pumice powder? - Answer- Furrows/corrugations due to lack of zinc What is onychauxis/hypertrophy? - Answer- Over growth of the nails When is it ok for the nail tech to work on an ingrown nail? - Answer- If it is not infected or if the nail is not grown too deeply How can you treat a nail with leukonychia? - Answer- It can't be corrected. You have to wait for the nail to grow out. What is the most common thing to happen to people with acrylic nails? - Answer- Mold/fungus What do you do when you have a client with athletes foot (tinea pedis)? - Answer- Should not perform services; refer to physician. What are the eponychium, perinychium, and hyponichium? - Answer- The skin surrounding the nail What is the disadvantage of using QUATS? - Answer- It can damage/corrode imp