STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS ANSWERS
COMPLETE SOLUTION BUNDLE
●● Disinfection
Answer: Destroys MOST bacteria, but not bacterial spores; disinfecting
tools (disinfectants must be bactericidal; capable of destroying bacteria;
virucidal, capable of destroying viruses; and fungicidal, capable of
destroying . Pesticides & can be harmful)
●● Contamination
Answer: The presence, or the reasonably anticipated presence, of blood
or other potentially infectious materials on an item's surface or visible
debris or residues such as dust, hair, and skin.
●● Decomtamination
Answer: The removal of blood or other potentially infectious materials
on an item's surface and the removal of visible debris or residues such as
dust, hair, and skin.
●● Occupational disease
Answer: Illness resulting from conditions associated with employment,
such as prolonged and repeated overexposure to certain products or
ingredients.
,●● Parasitic disease
Answer: Disease caused by parasites, such as lice and mites.
●● Scabies
Answer: Contagious skin disease transmitted by the itch mite, which
burrows under the skin
●● Natural Immunity
Answer: Immunity that is partly inherited and partly developed through
healthy living.
●● Acquired immunity
Answer: Immunity that the body develops after it overcomes a disease,
or through inoculation (such as vaccination) or through exposure to
natural allergens such as pollen, cat dander, and ragweed.
●● Open hinged implements
Answer: Brush grooved items, and open hinged implements to scrub
●● Ways to clean your tools/implements
Answer: 1. Washing with soap and warm water, then scrubbing them
with a clean and properly disinfected nail brush.
,2. Using ultrasonic unit
3. Using a clean solvent
●● *
Answer: If the label does NOT have the word concentrate in it, the
product is already mixed.
●● Bioburden
Answer: The number of viable organisms in or on an object or surface or
the organic material on a surface or object before decontamination or
sterilization.
●● Phenolic disinfectants
Answer: Powerful tuberculocidal disinfectants. They are a form of
formaldehyde, have a very high pH, and can damage the skin and eyes.
(AKA carcinogens)
●● Multiuse
Answer: Also known as reusable; items that can be cleaned, disinfected,
and used on more than one person, even if the item is accidentally
exposed to blood or body fluid.
●● Single-use
, Answer: Also known as disposable; items that cannot be used more than
once. These items cannot be properly cleaned so that all visible residue
is removed - such as pumice stones used for pedicures - or they are
damaged or contaminated by cleaning and disinfecting.
●● Porous
Answer: (adj.) Full of tiny holes; able to be penetrated by air or water
●● Cross contamination
Answer: occurs when you, the esthetician, touch an object or product
with the same hand or utensil
●● Aseptic procedures
Answer: The process of properly handling sterilize and disinfected
equipment and supplies to reduce contamination.
●● BSI (Body Substance Isolation)
Answer: Assumes that all substances are infectious, procedures are set
by OSHA and local policy. Developed in 1987.
●● PPE (personal protective equipment)
Answer: Is to be worn for contact with all body fluids, even if blood is
not visible.