PSI COSMETOLOGY PRACTICE TEST FULL
QUESTION BANK WITH SOLUTIONS
◉ All of the following require the use of gloves EXCEPT Answer:
plain manicure.
◉ Which company certifies the safety of pedicure chairs and hair
dryers? Answer: Underwriters Laboratories
◉ Why do tuberculocidal disinfectants require special handling?
(***) Answer: They require special method of disposal.
◉ Which is the FIRST step if you get blood or other potentially
infectious materials in your eyes, nose, mouth, or on broken skin?
Answer: Immediately flood the exposed area with water.
◉ Sterilization is the ONLY type of cleaning that will kill which of the
following? Answer: bacterial spores
◉ Which is the BEST recommendation for applying acrylic fingernail
products? Answer: Work at a ventilated work table
, ◉ All of the following can be used to remove a callus from the foot
EXCEPT (***) Answer: blades.
◉ Which of the following is a device that uses steam to sterilize
equipment and deactivate bacteria, viruses, fungi, and spores?
Answer: Autoclave
◉ Which of the following is the Decontamination Method 2 for blood
or other infectious materials on items? (***) Answer: cleaning then
sterilizing
◉ Which is the first step in disinfecting implements? Answer: Scrub
with soap and water
◉ Which of the following should you offer a client, for draping, when
waxing underarms? Answer: terry wrap
◉ Which of the following is a sterilizer approved for salon use? (***)
Answer: Autoclave
◉ Which of the following is the FIRST step in properly cleaning a
footpath tub? (***) Answer: Drain the water from a footpath and
remove any visible debris.
QUESTION BANK WITH SOLUTIONS
◉ All of the following require the use of gloves EXCEPT Answer:
plain manicure.
◉ Which company certifies the safety of pedicure chairs and hair
dryers? Answer: Underwriters Laboratories
◉ Why do tuberculocidal disinfectants require special handling?
(***) Answer: They require special method of disposal.
◉ Which is the FIRST step if you get blood or other potentially
infectious materials in your eyes, nose, mouth, or on broken skin?
Answer: Immediately flood the exposed area with water.
◉ Sterilization is the ONLY type of cleaning that will kill which of the
following? Answer: bacterial spores
◉ Which is the BEST recommendation for applying acrylic fingernail
products? Answer: Work at a ventilated work table
, ◉ All of the following can be used to remove a callus from the foot
EXCEPT (***) Answer: blades.
◉ Which of the following is a device that uses steam to sterilize
equipment and deactivate bacteria, viruses, fungi, and spores?
Answer: Autoclave
◉ Which of the following is the Decontamination Method 2 for blood
or other infectious materials on items? (***) Answer: cleaning then
sterilizing
◉ Which is the first step in disinfecting implements? Answer: Scrub
with soap and water
◉ Which of the following should you offer a client, for draping, when
waxing underarms? Answer: terry wrap
◉ Which of the following is a sterilizer approved for salon use? (***)
Answer: Autoclave
◉ Which of the following is the FIRST step in properly cleaning a
footpath tub? (***) Answer: Drain the water from a footpath and
remove any visible debris.
