VA TATTOOING PSI ACTUAL TEST PAPER 2025/2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔The outer layer of the skin composed of cells called keratinocytes is called the:
a) Dermis
.
b) Epidermis
c) Subcutaneous Layer d) Sebaceous - ✔✔b) Epidermis
✔✔Circumscribed collections of pus which involve the deeper layers of skin are called:
a) Pimples
.
b) Plaques c) Macules
d) Abscesses - ✔✔d) Abscesses
✔✔Sharply marginated, elevated lesions which contain clear fluid are characteristics of:
a) Vesicles
b) Crusts
c) Scales
d) Ulcers - ✔✔a) Vesicles
✔✔What are linear ulcers? a) Sinuses
b) Impetigo
c) Fissures
d) Cysts - ✔✔c) Fissures
✔✔What should all surfaces in treatment and sterilization areas be made of? a)
Stainless Steel
.
b) Plastic
c) Anything as long as its treated with a gloss finish
d) Smooth Non-Absorbent and Non-Porous Material - ✔✔d) Smooth Non-Absorbent
and Non-Porous Material
✔✔A tan, brown, or black macule on the skin and sometimes arises in pre-existing
moles is a characteristic of:
.
a) Squamous cell carcinoma b) Nevus
c) Malignant Melanoma
d) Sebaceous - ✔✔c) Malignant Melanoma
,✔✔Redness, edema, oozing, crusting and sometimes vesticles are characteristics of: a)
Eczema
.
b) Acute Dermatitus
c) Atrophy d) Ringworm - ✔✔b) Acute Dermatitus
✔✔A scar that is heaped up because of excessive growth of collagen is called a: a)
Fissure
b) Scale
c) Keloid
d) Cyst - ✔✔c) Keloid
✔✔The most aggressive type of skin cancer is:
a) Malignant Melanoma
b) Sebaceous
c) Basal Cell Carcinoma
d) Lipoma - ✔✔a) Malignant Melanoma
✔✔What is a scar?
a) Hard tissue where chronic dermatitis has healed b) Inflammation of the skin
c) Fibrous tissue where a skin lesion has healed d) Tinea Corporis - ✔✔c) Fibrous
tissue where a skin lesion has healed
✔✔If you fail to pass any section of the written examination after three attempts (initial
plus two retakes), you must:
a) Complete 50 hours of community service, to be fulfilled in the Health Licensing Office
safe practices classes.
b) Complete 100 hours of instruction in theory, to be obtained through an approved
Oregon Career school.
c) Complete 150 hours in instruction in practical, to be obtained through an approved
Oregon Career school.
d) Wait a minimum of 3 months, reapply, pay appropriate fees, retake exam. -
✔✔Complete 100 hours of instruction in theory, to be obtained through an approved
Oregon Career school.
✔✔A facility is considered "licensed" if the owner of the business has a business license
and a tattoo practitioner license, both of which must be posted for public view.
.
a) True
b) False - ✔✔b) False
, ✔✔What is the continuing education requirement?
.
a) 10 hrs every year
b) 10 hrs every 3 yrs
c) 15 hrs every 3 years d) 20 hrs every year - ✔✔a) 10 hrs every year
✔✔How long must a licensee keep client records? a) 2 years
b) 7 years
c) 3 years
d) 5 years - ✔✔c) 3 years
✔✔A plastic or acetate stencil used to transfer the design to the clients skin shall be
thoroughly cleansed and rinsed in an EPA approved high-level disinfectant and dried
with a clean single-use paper product.
a) True
b) False - ✔✔a) True
✔✔It is acceptable to save used ink for a clients next session if the next session is
within 14 days.
.
a) True
b) False - ✔✔b) False
✔✔Contaminated utility gloves may be reused but must be discarded if they are
cracked, peeling, torn, punctured, or exhibit signs of deterioration or when their ability to
function as a barrier is compromised.
a) True
b) False - ✔✔a) True
✔✔At what temperature is the Hepatitus virus considered destroyed on solid needles?
.
a) 340 Degrees
b) 160 Degrees c) 380 Degrees d) 210 Degrees - ✔✔.
a) 340 Degrees
✔✔Your client wants to get a tattoo today. While she is filling out paperwork, she
informs you of a bad car accident she was is in when she was fifteen years old. The
area that she wants to get tattooed has scars and she is concerned they are not be
healed enough to be tattooed properly. The scars are two years old, and are very light
and smooth. Can you tattoo her?
a) Yes
b) No - ✔✔b) No
✔✔What kind of water should be used in preparing disinfectant solutions?
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔The outer layer of the skin composed of cells called keratinocytes is called the:
a) Dermis
.
b) Epidermis
c) Subcutaneous Layer d) Sebaceous - ✔✔b) Epidermis
✔✔Circumscribed collections of pus which involve the deeper layers of skin are called:
a) Pimples
.
b) Plaques c) Macules
d) Abscesses - ✔✔d) Abscesses
✔✔Sharply marginated, elevated lesions which contain clear fluid are characteristics of:
a) Vesicles
b) Crusts
c) Scales
d) Ulcers - ✔✔a) Vesicles
✔✔What are linear ulcers? a) Sinuses
b) Impetigo
c) Fissures
d) Cysts - ✔✔c) Fissures
✔✔What should all surfaces in treatment and sterilization areas be made of? a)
Stainless Steel
.
b) Plastic
c) Anything as long as its treated with a gloss finish
d) Smooth Non-Absorbent and Non-Porous Material - ✔✔d) Smooth Non-Absorbent
and Non-Porous Material
✔✔A tan, brown, or black macule on the skin and sometimes arises in pre-existing
moles is a characteristic of:
.
a) Squamous cell carcinoma b) Nevus
c) Malignant Melanoma
d) Sebaceous - ✔✔c) Malignant Melanoma
,✔✔Redness, edema, oozing, crusting and sometimes vesticles are characteristics of: a)
Eczema
.
b) Acute Dermatitus
c) Atrophy d) Ringworm - ✔✔b) Acute Dermatitus
✔✔A scar that is heaped up because of excessive growth of collagen is called a: a)
Fissure
b) Scale
c) Keloid
d) Cyst - ✔✔c) Keloid
✔✔The most aggressive type of skin cancer is:
a) Malignant Melanoma
b) Sebaceous
c) Basal Cell Carcinoma
d) Lipoma - ✔✔a) Malignant Melanoma
✔✔What is a scar?
a) Hard tissue where chronic dermatitis has healed b) Inflammation of the skin
c) Fibrous tissue where a skin lesion has healed d) Tinea Corporis - ✔✔c) Fibrous
tissue where a skin lesion has healed
✔✔If you fail to pass any section of the written examination after three attempts (initial
plus two retakes), you must:
a) Complete 50 hours of community service, to be fulfilled in the Health Licensing Office
safe practices classes.
b) Complete 100 hours of instruction in theory, to be obtained through an approved
Oregon Career school.
c) Complete 150 hours in instruction in practical, to be obtained through an approved
Oregon Career school.
d) Wait a minimum of 3 months, reapply, pay appropriate fees, retake exam. -
✔✔Complete 100 hours of instruction in theory, to be obtained through an approved
Oregon Career school.
✔✔A facility is considered "licensed" if the owner of the business has a business license
and a tattoo practitioner license, both of which must be posted for public view.
.
a) True
b) False - ✔✔b) False
, ✔✔What is the continuing education requirement?
.
a) 10 hrs every year
b) 10 hrs every 3 yrs
c) 15 hrs every 3 years d) 20 hrs every year - ✔✔a) 10 hrs every year
✔✔How long must a licensee keep client records? a) 2 years
b) 7 years
c) 3 years
d) 5 years - ✔✔c) 3 years
✔✔A plastic or acetate stencil used to transfer the design to the clients skin shall be
thoroughly cleansed and rinsed in an EPA approved high-level disinfectant and dried
with a clean single-use paper product.
a) True
b) False - ✔✔a) True
✔✔It is acceptable to save used ink for a clients next session if the next session is
within 14 days.
.
a) True
b) False - ✔✔b) False
✔✔Contaminated utility gloves may be reused but must be discarded if they are
cracked, peeling, torn, punctured, or exhibit signs of deterioration or when their ability to
function as a barrier is compromised.
a) True
b) False - ✔✔a) True
✔✔At what temperature is the Hepatitus virus considered destroyed on solid needles?
.
a) 340 Degrees
b) 160 Degrees c) 380 Degrees d) 210 Degrees - ✔✔.
a) 340 Degrees
✔✔Your client wants to get a tattoo today. While she is filling out paperwork, she
informs you of a bad car accident she was is in when she was fifteen years old. The
area that she wants to get tattooed has scars and she is concerned they are not be
healed enough to be tattooed properly. The scars are two years old, and are very light
and smooth. Can you tattoo her?
a) Yes
b) No - ✔✔b) No
✔✔What kind of water should be used in preparing disinfectant solutions?
