Rules, Regulations, and Safety
30-40%of exam
Nail Structure and Nail Analysis
15-20%of exam
Professional Services
30-40%of exam
Nail Enhancements
12-18%of exam
Quick Facts
- Theory code
- NV-NT
- Theory total
- 60 items
- Scored
- 50 items
- Pretest
- 10 unscored
- Theory time
- 90 minutes
- Theory pass
- At least 75%
- Practical pass
- At least 75%
- Law code
- NV-LAW
- Law exam
- 25 items | 30 minutes
- Law pass
- At least 75%
- Testing path
- Requirements vary by applicant
Tool Safety Order
Clean -> Disinfect -> Store
Remove soilFollow labelClosed storage
Theory vs Practical
Theory
- Pearson test center
- 75% minimum
- 60 total items
Practical
- Board or school
- 75% minimum
- Timed segments
Questions vs demonstrations
Infection Control Picker
- Visible debris→Clean first
- Nonporous reusable→Clean then disinfect
- Porous item→Discard
- Tool drops→Isolate item
- Blood exposure→Stop service
- Broken skin→Avoid affected surface
- Used linen→Soiled Linen bag
- Reusable soiled tool→Disinfection bag
Exam Map
- Theory code
- NV-NT
- Scored items
- 50
- Pretest items
- 10 unscored
- Theory total
- 60 items
- Theory time
- 90 minutes
- Theory passing
- 75% minimum
- Theory site
- Pearson VUE location
- Law code
- NV-LAW
- Law format
- 25 items | 30 minutes
- Practical passing
- 75% minimum
- Law passing
- 75% minimum
- Law site
- Pearson VUE location
- Law outline
- Not published
- Nevada school graduate
- Practical at school
- Approved Board candidate
- Practical at Board
Blood Exposure Order
Stop -> Glove -> Pressure -> Cover
Protect suppliesBag wasteDisinfect station
Scored vs Pretest
Scored
- 50 items
- Affect result
Pretest
- 10 items
- Do not score
All appear together
Infection Control
- Cleaning
- Removes visible debris
- Disinfection
- Follows product label
- Contact time
- Keep surfaces visibly wet
- Porous items
- One client only
- Clean storage
- Closed dry container
- Soiled tools
- Separate labeled container
- Handwashing
- Before and after clients
- Foot spa
- Clean after every client
- Nightly circulating spa
- Remove detachable parts
Clean vs Disinfect
Clean
- Remove visible soil
- Always first
Disinfect
- Use registered product
- Follow label time
Soil blocks disinfectant
Nevada Safety
- MMA liquid
- Prohibited licensed areas
- Credo blades
- Prohibited
- Broken skin
- Refuse affected service
- Client fluid secretions
- Refuse service
- Cream dispensing
- Never use fingers
- SDS
- Keep readily accessible
- Service location
- Licensed establishment normally
- License display
- Publicly visible workstation
Single-Use vs Reusable
Single-use
- Porous
- Discard after client
Reusable
- Nonporous
- Clean then disinfect
Discard vs reprocess
Blood Exposure
- Practical injury
- Back of candidate hand
- First action
- Stop service
- First aid kit
- Protect clean contents
- Working hand
- Glove non-injured hand
- Bleeding
- Apply pressure
- Wound
- Clean and cover
- Contaminated waste
- Labeled biohazard bag
- Final action
- Disinfect workstation
Practical Kit
- Kit
- Clean dry closed
- Container
- Approximately 16-inch cube
- Segment bags
- Label in English
- Every item
- Label in English
- Before segments
- Two-minute setup
- Dropped item
- Contaminated; replace clean
- Segment completion
- Step back
- Proctor provides
- LED nail lamp
Cuticle vs Eponychium
Cuticle
- Dead tissue
- On nail plate
Eponychium
- Living skin
- Never cut
Dead plate tissue only
Nail Anatomy
- Matrix
- Produces nail cells
- Nail plate
- Hardened keratin structure
- Nail bed
- Living supporting skin
- Cuticle
- Dead plate tissue
- Eponychium
- Living proximal skin
- Hyponychium
- Seals free edge
- Lunula
- Visible matrix portion
- Free edge
- Plate beyond fingertip
Service Stops
- Inflamed tissue
- Stop and refer
- Infected tissue
- Stop and refer
- Broken skin
- Stop and refer
- Draining skin
- Stop and refer
- Painful swelling
- Omit service
- Parasite suspicion
- Decline service
- Unknown condition
- Observe; never diagnose
- Intact harmless change
- Service cautiously
Polish Stack
Base -> Color -> Top
BondColorSeal
Service Picker
- Natural nail color→Base color top
- Tip extension→Fit sidewall width
- Acrylic sculpting→Monomer plus polymer
- Gel product→Matched curing lamp
- Enhancement lifting→Remove lifted product
- Product removal→Follow manufacturer
- Massage contraindicated→Omit massage
- Unknown condition→Refer; never diagnose
Manicure Flow
- Consult
- Health and service goals
- Inspect
- Nails and surrounding skin
- Remove polish
- Use appropriate remover
- Shape
- Sides toward center
- Cuticle care
- Loose dead tissue only
- Massage
- Intact skin only
- Cleanse plate
- Remove oils
- Polish order
- Base | color | top
- Finish
- Disinfect and document
Pedicure Safety
- Before soaking
- Inspect feet and legs
- Skin barrier
- Must remain intact
- Callus work
- Use noncutting methods
- Foot spa
- Disinfect after client
- Effleurage
- Light gliding movement
- Petrissage
- Kneading movement
- Calf warning
- Red warm swollen
- Massage warning
- Omit when unsafe
Practical Fingers
Index polish | Ring sculpt | Middle tip
Index: gelRing: acrylicMiddle: hard gel
Tip vs Sculptured
Tip
- Prefabricated extension
- Glue attachment
Sculptured
- Built over form
- Monomer plus polymer
Attach vs build
Practical Segment Picker
- First segment→Basic Set-Up(10 minutes)
- Gel manicure→Index finger(20 minutes)
- Sculptured acrylic→Ring finger(Two colors)
- Tip plus hard gel→Middle finger(30-minute segment)
- Candidate hand cut→Blood procedure
- Item drops→Replace clean item
- Segment complete→Step back
- Segment ends→Clean and disinfect
Enhancement Basics
- Tip sizing
- Sidewall to sidewall
- Tip blending
- Preserve natural plate
- Acrylic system
- Monomer plus polymer
- Gel curing
- Use matched lamp
- Primer
- Keep off skin
- Lifting
- Remove separated product
- Removal
- Never pry product
- Abrasives
- Discard after client
Gel Manicure vs Enhancements
Gel manicure
- 20 minutes
- Index finger polish
Enhancements
- 30 minutes
- Ring and middle
Polish vs extensions
Practical Segments
- Basic Set-Up
- 10 minutes
- Gel manicure
- 20 minutes
- Gel polish
- Index finger
- Nail enhancements
- 30 minutes
- Sculptured acrylic
- Ring finger
- Acrylic colors
- Two colors
- Tip plus hard gel
- Middle finger
- Blood procedure
- Separate graded segment
Ring vs Middle Finger
Ring finger
- Sculptured nail
- Two acrylic colors
Middle finger
- Nail tip
- Hard gel overlay
Sculpture vs tip
Common Traps
Theory vs practical format
Theory uses questions ≠ Practical uses demonstrations
Pretest vs scored
Pretest remains unscored ≠ Scored affects result
Cleaning vs disinfection
Cleaning removes debris ≠ Disinfection follows cleaning
Cuticle vs living skin
Cuticle may loosen ≠ Eponychium stays intact
MMA vs permitted systems
MMA liquid prohibited ≠ Follow approved product labels
Gel polish location
Index finger only ≠ Not all five
Enhancement finger switch
Ring gets sculptured ≠ Middle gets tip
Sanitizer vs handwashing
Sanitizer stays available ≠ Handwashing remains required
Last Minute
- 1.NV-NT: 50 scored + 10 pretest
- 2.90 minutes; theory pass 75%
- 3.Practical pass: 75% minimum
- 4.Law: 25 items; 30 minutes
- 5.Law pass: 75% minimum
- 6.Rules/Safety: 30-40%
- 7.Analysis: 15-20%
- 8.Services: 30-40%
- 9.Enhancements: 12-18%
- 10.Clean before disinfecting
- 11.Porous items are single-use
- 12.Never service compromised skin areas
- 13.Gel manicure: index finger
- 14.Sculptured acrylic: ring finger
- 15.Tip plus hard gel: middle
- 16.Glove the non-injured hand
- 17.End segments with disinfection
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