Salon Safety and Sanitation Infection Practice Test

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• A type of fungus spread by dirty implements or improper surface prep of natural nails before enhancements is called what?
• Which supplies should be used to keep capes from touching the client's skin during services?
• Where should disinfected implements be stored between uses?
• Who must sterilize reusable needles and probes that lance the skin?
• Which category includes items such as towels and chamois?
• What is the most important part of processing salon tools and equipment?
• Since surgical procedures are not performed in salons, sterilization of which items is not necessary?
• What minimum alcohol concentration is recommended for disinfecting abrasive nail files and buffers?
• Barber's itch is medically known as which condition?
• When a disease spreads from one person to another by contact it is said to be which two terms?
• Staph infections commonly present on the skin as which signs?
• All EPA disinfectants require a 10-minute contact time on precleaned, hard, nonporous surfaces.
• True or False: Some porous items can be safely cleaned, disinfected, and used on more than one client.
• Disinfectants should be used on which type of surfaces?
• Which bacterial form is typically arranged in chains?
• To be effective against disease-causing pathogens, steam must be what?
• __________ are agents formulated for use on skin and can contain either alcohol or benzalkonium chloride.
• Anything exposed to blood, including skincare treatment debris, must be _______________.
• The proper use of an autoclave requires cleaning, sterile rinse, and disinfection for 10 minutes in an EPA-registered hospital germicide before sterilizing.
• What is also used to disinfect abrasive nail files and buffers used on healthy nails?
• Which item must be disposed of after it has touched unhealthy skin or nails?
• Which item is an example of a disposable item?
• Which type of items do orangewood sticks and cotton balls belong to?
• Merely spraying and wiping is cleaning, NOT considered ________ _____________.
• Which describes what the body does to prevent and control infections?
• What term describes the act of successfully sharing information between two people or groups so that it is understood?
• If disinfectant gets on your skin, immediately wash your hands with what?
• Which of the following best describes the purpose of universal precautions?
• ____________ are not affected by antibiotics.
• A set of guidelines published by OSHA that require the employer and the employee to assume that all human blood and body fluids are infectious for bloodborne pathogens.
• Items that can be cleaned, disinfected, and used on more than one person, even if exposed to blood or body fluid.
• Disinfectants are not for use on what?
• Tinea barbae is best described as which type of infection?
• Which field name refers to the practice of cleansing and beautifying the skin and body?
• A microorganism capable of infecting almost all plants and animals, including bacteria, and so small it can only be seen under a powerful microscope is a __________.
• The presence of pus is a sign of which type of infection?
• In salon safety practice, what is the primary reason for following proper disinfection and sterilization procedures?
• An example of a general infection is which of the following?
• To be effective, ethyl or isopropyl alcohol must be at least what percentage?
• Which virus is described as asymptomatic for years and can be transmitted through blood and body fluids?
• What are the three steps to decontamination?
• Which statement accurately describes viruses in relation to host cells?
• For a professional who specializes in treating skin diseases, which term is correct?
• After coughing or sneezing, always be sure to ______.
• What is the required contact time for EPA disinfectants on precleaned, hard, nonporous surfaces?
• The study of how a workplace can be designed for comfort, safety, efficiency, and productivity is known as what?
• Disinfectants used in salons are required to be registered with which agency?
• What is the proper procedure for contaminated countertops, tools, and equipment?
• Bacterial infections can usually be treated with specific __________.
• Which of the following is a correct statement about antibiotics and viral infections?
• Which bacteria are spiral-shaped and associated with Lyme disease?
• Which items are considered multi-use tools that require disinfection?
• Which term best describes a microorganism that can only reproduce by invading living cells?
• It is vital that all surfaces that contact a client are __________.
• Never place any disinfectant or other product in what type of container?
• These sanitizers are useful storage containers, but do not disinfect or sterilize.
• Which term describes bacteria that do not cause disease?
• There are three types of Hepatitis that are of concern within the salon: ______, ______, and ______.
• A surface must be properly cleaned, or it cannot be ______.
• Which disinfectant, used before the EPA, is commonly used for surface disinfection and does not require an EPA registration number?
• What is the primary purpose of performing sanitation, disinfection, and sterilization in a salon?
• Why must surfaces be cleaned before disinfection?
• When using disinfectants, the dilution should be according to the label.
• Which statement about HIV transmission in casual settings or common salon items is supported by evidence?
• One difference between viruses and bacteria is that a virus can live and reproduce only by penetrating other cells and becoming part of them, while bacteria can live and reproduce on their own. Which statement is true?
• What term describes chemical agents that destroy all bacteria, fungi, and viruses, but not spores, on surfaces?
• Which bacteria are described as pus-forming and form grape-like clusters?
• Which of the following is a characteristic of viruses in the salon safety context?
• True or False: Any EPA-registered, liquid hospital disinfectant will be more than enough to use for salons.
• Which term defines the daily practice of maintaining cleanliness and sanitary habits?
• To remove implements from a disinfectant, which of the following tools should be used?
• Which type of infection is commonly associated with viruses?
• Towels, chamois, and some nail files and buffers are examples of which type of items?
• When salon implements accidentally contact blood, or body fluids, or unhealthy conditions, they should be cleaned and then completely immersed in an ____________ or ________________.
• These agencies exist to protect the consumers' health, safety, and welfare while receiving services in the salon.
• The daily maintenance of cleanliness by practicing good sanitary habits.
• What should you do to ensure the disinfectant is used correctly and effectively?
• Which statement about HIV transmission is true?
• Before applying EPA disinfectants to surfaces, the surface should be what?
• Which bacteria arranged in curved lines resembling a string of beads cause infections such as strep throat and blood poisoning?
• Complete immersion means enough liquid to cover ____________________.
• Disinfectants should never be used as which of the following?
• All implements must be thoroughly cleaned of all visible matter or residue before soaking in disinfectant solution because ______________________________________________.
• What is the second step of decontamination?
• What are some methods of sterilization?
• Which bloodborne virus damages the liver?
• Which term refers to round-shaped bacteria that appear singly or in groups?
• Which organism is not affected by antibiotics?
• The following statement accurately describes vaccination.
• A contagious skin disease caused by the itch mite, which burrows under the skin.
• Pus is composed of which components?
• Disinfectants must have _________ claims, on the label.
• Shaving, nipping, clipping, facial treatments, waxing, or tweezing any time the skin is broken are possible outcomes of which type of spread?
• Which statement accurately reflects HIV transmission through casual contact?
• Which option describes mouthwash used without brushing your teeth?
• What is the relationship between viruses and antibiotics?
• Disinfection of tables and chairs is required after every client.
• What is the proper precaution before reusing a tool that may have touched blood?
• A skin disease caused by infestation of head lice.
• What PPE should always be worn when mixing disinfectants?
• Which statement best describes single-use items?
• An infection that results when the bloodstream carries bacteria or viruses to all parts of the body is called what?
• What is the term for when body tissues are invaded by disease-causing bacteria?
• If you accidentally cut a client who is infected with HIV or hepatitis and continue using the instrument without cleaning and disinfecting it, you risk which of the following?
• The HIV virus is less likely to enter the bloodstream through which of the following?
• Which practice helps prevent the spread of skin infections when using clipper tools?
• Tools and equipment must be cleaned and disinfected after each use and before they may be used ______.
• In a salon safety context, which item is used to clean hands?
• Ergonomics focuses on improving which aspects of a workplace?
• What prevents viruses from growing in the body, but is not available for all viruses?
• Which term is also referred to as simply cleaning?
• Which statement about HIV transmission in hair, skin, or nail salon services is supported by evidence?
• Regarding HIV transmission by insects, what is the established evidence?
• A physician engaged in the science of treating the skin, its structures, functions, and diseases.
• Tools used to disinfect must be covered but not airtight. Which option describes appropriate containers?
• Which short rod-shaped bacteria are the most common bacteria which produces diseases such as tetanus (lock jaw), typhoid fever, tuberculosis, and diphtheria?
• The FDA prohibits sale of antifungal products for finger and toenails without a _________ __________.
• In the salon setting, disinfection is extremely effective in controlling microorganisms on surfaces such as:
• Never use an antiseptic to disinfect __________________
• If you mix a disinfectant in a container that is not labeled by the manufacturer, it must be labeled with the contents and the date mixed.
• The FDA has determined that topical treatments applied directly to the fingernails, skin, and toenails are not effective in eliminating fungal infections.
• Which virus is mainly spread through sharing needles by intravenous drug users?
• Created to regulate and enforce safety and health standards to protect employees in the workplace.
• Measles, mumps, chicken pox, smallpox, rabies, yellow fever, hepatitis, polio, influenza, and HIV are all ____________.
• Which item must hair stylists clean and disinfect to avoid spreading scalp and skin infections?
• A clean drawer can be used for storing tools if which condition is met?
• If the process of cleaning and disinfecting damages the item or changes its condition, it is considered a ________.
• When you have enough information to make valid style suggestions, you narrow your selections based on what?
• Nippers, shears, combs, pushers, and some nail files and buffers are all examples of what type of items?
• The body’s ability to destroy and resist infection is called what?
• A specialist in the cleansing, preservation of health, and beatification of the skin and body.
• Who should treat contagious diseases and conditions caused by parasites?
• Uncovered coughing or sneezing and spitting in public also ___________.
• Which statement describes a best practice for maintaining a sanitary workstation?
• Which of the following is an example of a single-use disposable item?
• Which term describes an infection that remains localized to a single area of the body?
• Which bacteria are rod-shaped and among the most common disease-causing forms?
• What item must be disposed of if it accidentally breaks the client's skin or contacts unhealthy skin or nails?
• Which body fluids or secretions can carry disease-causing agents such as HIV?
• ________ means made or constructed of an absorbent material.
• Broken skin, the mouth, the nose, the eyes or ears, and unprotected sex are possible entry routes for which types of microorganisms?
• What term describes a type of bacteria that is harmful because it may cause disease when it invades the body?
• Unlike HIV, hepatitis can __________.
• Which document is provided with products to inform users about hazards and safe handling?
• In salon safety, which statement about disposing of contaminated materials is correct?
• Which substance can be used to disinfect items in the salon, especially porous and absorbent items?
• What was used as a disinfectant long before the EPA and does not require an EPA registration number?
• Which pus-forming bacteria grow in clusters like a bunch of grapes and cause abscesses, pustules, and boils?
• Using a disinfectant without cleaning first is like using what?
• Where should disinfected implements be stored between uses?
• Nail fungus is primarily caused by which type of organism?
• Which step is essential before disinfection to ensure effectiveness?
• A disease that breaks down the body's immune system.
• Before starting service for each client, how should work surfaces be cleaned?
• Is using a product in a way not described on its label considered a violation of Federal law?
• Which spherical bacteria grow in pairs and cause diseases such as pneumonia?
• Cleaned surfaces can still harbor pathogens, but are much less likely to ______.
• Which bacterial form are round-shaped and may appear singly or in groups?
• True or False: Use disinfectants only on pre-cleaned, hard non-porous surfaces- not abrasive files or buffers.
• Not all disinfectants have the same __________.
• One-celled microorganisms with both plant and animal characteristics that can exist almost anywhere.
• When a disease spreads by contact, which two terms best describe this transmission?
• Why should you not seal tools in an airtight container after disinfection?
• Which chemical is considered dangerous for salon use due to its sterilizing properties?
• Which tool should be used to remove implements from a disinfectant bath to avoid direct contact?
• Using which method to clean clipper blades is very effective and saves time?
• Federal laws require that manufacturers supply a ______________ for all products sold.
• Which agency is responsible for enforcing workplace safety and health standards?
• Which bacterium is responsible for food poisoning and diseases such as toxic shock syndrome, especially in people with weakened immune systems?
• The virus that causes AIDS, and is spread from person to person through blood and through other body fluids such as semen and vaginal secretions.
• Name another disinfectant that was used before the EPA and does not require an EPA registration number.
• Contagious diseases and conditions caused by parasites should only be treated by a __________.
• What items cannot be used more than once, either because these cannot be cleaned of all visible residue (such as pumice stones for pedicures), or because cleaning and disinfecting damages them.
• Sterilization is the complete elimination of all microbial life, including spores, and is necessary when which scenario occurs?
• Viruses are hard to kill without _____________.
• Scrubbing with a brush, using an ultrasonic unit, and using a solvent are all examples of which category?
• Which activity is an example of sanitation?
• What kind of disinfectant should be used for items with contact points that cannot be immersed in liquid?
• An infection confined to a particular part of the body and indicated by a lesion containing pus is called what?
• Which organism group includes molds, mildews, and yeasts, and can produce contagious diseases such as ringworm?
• Type of bacteria that is completely harmless and do not cause disease.
• What fluid, produced by tissue inflammation, contains white blood cells, bacteria, and dead cells?
• What term describes disease-causing bacteria or viruses carried through the blood or body fluids?
• How long should an EPA registered disinfectant remain on contaminated surfaces for it to be effective?
• Which statement best describes multi-use items?
• Simply exposing instruments to steam is not enough; the steam must be what to achieve sterilization?
• The vast majority of contaminants and pathogens can be washed from the surface through ______.
• Which category of bacteria is commonly associated with pneumonia when appearing as pairs?
• Which statement accurately describes sanitation?
• This licenses different types of disinfectants; two types used in salons are hospital and tuberculocidal.
• Disinfectants used in salons must be registered with which agency?
• State rules require the use of ________ disinfecting solutions.
• Which items must be completely immersed in disinfectant solution for the time specified on the product label?
• A person can be infected with ______ for many years without having symptoms, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
• Cleaning clippers of all visible hair and disinfecting properly reduces the risk of what?
• Which of the following are recognized methods of sterilization?
• Disinfectants are not for use on which body part?
• Which items have contact points that cannot be immersed in liquid and require a regulatory oversight agency approved disinfectant?
• Which statement is true about disinfection?
• Which spiral or corkscrew-shaped bacteria are subdivided into subgroups that cause syphilis, STDs, or Lyme disease?
• Which set of hepatitis types are of concern?
• Barber's itch is the common name for which infection?
• If a solution is sprayed on a clean surface, the solution must remain there for the time required by the ________ __________.
• Is saving client tools to avoid cleaning and disinfecting allowed under state rules?
• For alcohol to be effective, its concentration must be at least what percentage?
• Disinfectants used in salons must be ______, _________, and __________ to kill potentially infectious bacteria, fungi and viruses.
• If a product label states 'complete immersion', which use is NOT allowed?
• Which statement regarding contact time is accurate?
• Which bacteria are commonly carried by about a third of the population and can spread via skin-to-skin contact?
• Putting antiseptics on your skin or washing your hands is another example of ______.
• Why should you avoid sealing tools in an airtight container after disinfection?
• Which virus can be present for many years without symptoms, according to the CDC?
• True or False: When using disinfectants, dilute according to the label of the product.
• Which of the following best describes disinfectants?
• Staphylococci are commonly carried by about what portion of the population?
• The most difficult to kill on a surface that needs the proper disinfectant in order to make sure that the product is effective against it is Hepatitis ______.
• Viruses can cause which types of infection?
• Disinfection is the process that kills most, but not necessarily all, microorganisms on non-living surfaces. This statement describes which term?
• Which item is an example of a multi-use item?
• The medical branch of science that deals with the study of skin- its nature, structure, functions, diseases, and treatment.
• _________ and ________ must be completely immersed in disinfectant solution for the time specified on the product label.