Infection Control & Safety — Nail Technician Practice Test
90 questions in this topic · 30 drawn at random this round
How should properly disinfected implements be stored after completing the disinfection process?
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This Nail Technician Infection Control & Safety practice set has 90 practice questions based on the official exam materials, each with an instant explanation. You need 75% on the real Nail Technician knowledge test to pass.
Sample questions
Three questions from the Infection Control & Safety bank with the correct answer and an explanation. The practice quiz above draws 30 questions at random from the same bank.
Which federal agency establishes the Bloodborne Pathogens Standard that nail salons must follow?
- OSHA — Correct answer
- EPA
- CDC
- FDA
Explanation: OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) issues 29 CFR 1910.1030, the Bloodborne Pathogens Standard, which requires nail salons to have an Exposure Control Plan and use Universal Precautions.
Handbook: Infection Control & Safety — Bloodborne Pathogens
Universal Precautions require nail technicians to treat the blood and body fluids of every client as if they are:
- Potentially infectious — Correct answer
- Non-infectious unless the client is visibly ill
- Infectious only if the client has a known disease
- Safe to handle without gloves
Explanation: Universal Precautions, established by CDC and incorporated into OSHA's Bloodborne Pathogens Standard, require treating ALL blood and body fluids as potentially infectious — regardless of the client's known health status.
Handbook: Infection Control & Safety — Universal Precautions
Which of the following is the correct response when a nail technician experiences an accidental blood exposure (nick) during a service?
- Stop the service, put on gloves, control bleeding, clean and disinfect the area, and document the exposure — Correct answer
- Continue the service but apply a bandage quickly
- Ask the client to reschedule without explaining why
- Wash hands only and resume the service
Explanation: When blood exposure occurs: stop the service, put on gloves, control bleeding with a clean absorbent material, clean and disinfect the area, document the exposure, and follow the salon's Exposure Control Plan. Continuing the service without stopping creates cross-contamination risk.
Handbook: Infection Control & Safety — Exposure Incidents