Cosmetology: Nail and Skin Disorders Quiz

As a cosmetologist, what are you NOT allowed to do regarding nail or skin problems?

• Diagnose, treat, or prescribe

• Recommend home remedies

• Suggest over-the-counter products

• Give nutritional advice

If a client’s nail or skin is infected, inflamed, broken, or swollen, what is the correct action?

• Refer them to a healthcare provider

• Continue with the salon service

• Apply nail polish to cover it

• Give them home care tips

Which of the following is NOT considered a medical problem but a nail disorder?

• Beau’s Lines

• Fungal infection

• Onychia

• Onychomychosis

How can a bruised nail bed be managed cosmetically?

• Covered with polish

• Removed surgically

• Left untreated

• Filed down

What does it mean if nails are discolored?

• They have changed color due to stains, circulation issues, or health problems

• They are infected with fungus

• They are brittle and breaking

• They are growing faster than normal

What are eggshell nails?

• Thin, flexible, white nails caused by heredity, diet, disease, medication, or over-filing

• Thick, yellow nails from fungal infection

• Dark, rigid nails from trauma

• Nails with black spots from pigment

What is leukonychia?

• Small white spots from nail injury

• Dark band on the nail

• Horizontal depression in the nail

• Split skin around the nail

What is melanonychia?

• Dark band or black nail plate from excess pigment

• White spots from injury

• Horizontal depression in the nail

• Split skin around the nail

Which of the following is a sign that a client should be referred to a healthcare provider?

• Infected, inflamed, broken, or swollen nail or skin

• Slight discoloration of the nail

• Minor hangnail

• Small white spot on the nail

What should you do if you see a client with a hangnail?

• Trim it if living skin is not cut

• Ignore it

• Prescribe medication

• Diagnose it as a disease