Question 1
An esthetician has finished using a pair of metal tweezers on a client. Before the tweezers can be effectively disinfected, they must first be:
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Correct answer: A - Cleaned with soap and water to remove debris
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The NIC Esthetics exam has 110 questions and runs 1 hour 30 minutes.
An esthetician has finished using a pair of metal tweezers on a client. Before the tweezers can be effectively disinfected, they must first be:
Correct answer: A - Cleaned with soap and water to remove debris
A UV light cabinet in a treatment room is correctly used to:
Correct answer: D - Store implements that are already cleaned and disinfected
While tweezing a client's eyebrow, the esthetician nicks the skin and it begins to bleed. What is the FIRST action the esthetician should take?
Correct answer: B - Stop the service and put on gloves
Which bloodborne pathogen poses the greatest risk of transmission in a salon setting because it can survive on contaminated surfaces outside the body?
Correct answer: C - Hepatitis B virus (HBV)
During a facial massage, the esthetician manipulates the muscles of facial expression. These muscles are controlled by which nerve?
Correct answer: D - The seventh cranial nerve (facial)
A client with Fitzpatrick type VI skin is compared with a client who has Fitzpatrick type I skin. Regarding melanocytes, the type VI client has:
Correct answer: A - Approximately the same number of melanocytes
Which cells in the dermis are responsible for producing collagen and elastin?
Correct answer: C - Fibroblasts
An open comedo (blackhead) appears dark at the surface because:
Correct answer: B - The sebum has oxidized on exposure to air
A client points to a dark, irregularly shaped lesion on her cheek that she says has changed over the past few months, and asks the esthetician what it is. The esthetician should:
Correct answer: A - Describe what is observed and refer to a physician
Two weeks after a full leg wax, a client returns upset that some hair has already reappeared. The BEST explanation is that:
Correct answer: C - Hairs in the area are in different growth cycles
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