Practical Walkthrough: New Client, Ultrasound, Microcurrent, AHA, Body, and Blood

Prepare for the second client

After first-group breakdown, wait for the proctor's new-client instructions. The second setup has fifteen minutes. Disinfect the entire work area again, sanitize hands, and organize the universal supplies and materials for ultrasound, microcurrent, AHA, and the body treatment. Prepare the new client with appropriate protection and draping. Reusing a dirty layout is not an acceptable shortcut because the first client appeared clean.

Keep English labels visible and use visibly clean implements. Continue separating items to be disinfected, soiled linens, and trash. Check that the supplies needed for later protective steps are accessible without reaching into contaminated zones. The examination evaluates these controls across the service group, not just at the opening station.

The windows organize examination demonstrations. They are not clinical exposure times for every device or product, and their sum does not necessarily establish appointment duration because instructions, assessment, and transitions also take time.

Ultrasonic exfoliation

The current scoring tasks specify ear and eye protection for the model, candidate gloves, and application of the ultrasonic treatment solution. Demonstrate horizontal and vertical strokes across the forehead, then downward strokes across the upper lip, with the cord attached to the handpiece. Remove residual product, maintain draping, and dispose of used items correctly.

Do not substitute a full-face pass because a commercial protocol covers more regions. Protect the lip mucosa and avoid adding actual aggressive pressure to the demonstration. Practice a clear distinction between the horizontal/vertical forehead pattern and downward upper-lip strokes. Maintain product and protection as the practical instructions require.

Microcurrent demonstration

For the assigned lift, use labeled products and visibly clean supplies. Apply conducting gel or lotion, moisten conductors, and demonstrate the lifting procedure of one upper orbicularis oculi beginning at the corrugator, with the handpiece cord attached. Remove residual product, preserve the drape, and maintain clean disposal.

This task tests a specified demonstration, not a requirement to make a human muscle visibly contract or produce an advertised ATP increase. Know the landmarks from qualified training and do not place probes over the eyeball or excluded structures. A cheek-lifting program does not replace the requested upper-eye region.

AHA demonstration

Apply the required degreaser or preparation solution, protect the model's eyes, wear gloves, and apply the occlusive barrier. Apply the AHA solution across the treatment area, then remove it and neutralize the area as the practical tasks specify. Complete the service and preserve draping and correct waste separation.

Use the bulletin's mock-product requirements. Do not improvise a live peel recipe or neutralizer concentration from a textbook chemistry equation. The practical demonstration and clinical product instructions are different contexts: in a real service, the actual formulation's removal and neutralization directions control. In the exam, clearly demonstrate each assigned task with the permitted materials.

Body treatment

The assigned body region is the décolletage. Demonstrate dry exfoliation, apply the mud mask, wrap the area, then unwrap and remove the mask with the specified steam-towel step. Complete the body-wrap procedure while maintaining protection, draping, and sanitation. The task is not a full-body heated compression treatment.

Rehearse product containment and removal so residue does not contaminate the drape or later supplies. Use the permitted towel and simulation arrangements; do not create excessive heat or an uncomfortable tight wrap to show effort. The region and task sequence matter more than a promise of detoxification or fat reduction.

Blood exposure procedure

The stated scenario is a minor forehead cut to the client, with no candidate contact with blood and no work-area contamination. Do not intentionally create a cut or simulate a major occupational puncture instead. Retrieve visibly clean first-aid materials, sanitize hands, wear gloves, cleanse the injured area with antiseptic, and cover it with an absorbent secured dressing. Maintain draping, remove disposable gloves after use, sanitize hands, and dispose of materials in the correct categories.

Follow the proctor's instruction about removal of the bandage after assessment. In actual practice, assess injury severity and the exposure circumstances. A minor client wound, a contaminated work surface, and an employee puncture are different events with different additional responses. Virginia blood-contact waste rules and the occupational-exposure plan still matter where those conditions occur.

Final cleanup and review

Follow final instructions for taking kit supplies and disposables with you and leaving the work area as required. Do not abandon used materials in a clean container or pack contaminated tools loose beside products. End each task when instructed and step back to indicate completion.

During rehearsal, track omitted protection, missing cords, incomplete removal, incorrect regions, and contamination contacts. Have an instructor check the current scoring task list against the demonstration. A smooth memorized sequence can still omit ear protection for ultrasound or the AHA barrier. The final preparation standard is safe observable completion of every assigned action, not confidence based only on finishing quickly.

Sources and current rules

Virginia practical list; NIC practical tasks. Checked October 7, 2026.