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Continuing Education Course for Florida Cosmetology Licenses #0501271 Quiz
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1. What is HIV short for?
Hint
HIV stands for human immunodeficiency virus
Human Immunodeficiency virus
Human Immune virus
Hostile Immunodeficiency verse
Host In Vitro
2. True or False. Aids is the severe form of the HIV disease.
Hint
AIDS is the most severe phase of HIV infection.
True
False
3. True or False. There is a cure for HIV
Hint
No effective cure currently exists for HIV. But with proper medical care, HIV can be controlled.
True
False
4. True or False. You can get a Hepatitis B vaccine shot to keep you safe from contracting Hep B.
Hint
There are vaccines to prevent hepatitis A and hepatitis B; however, there is no vaccine for hepatitis C.
True
False
5. What are the three ways HIV can be spread to another person?
Hint
HIV is spread mainly by anal or vaginal sex with someone who has HIV, sharing needles, and from mother to child during pregnancy, birth, or breastfeeding.
Sex, kissing, breast feeding
Unprotected Sex, Mother to child during birth, Needle Sharing
Eating after someone with HIV, while donating blood, holding hands
Kissing, oral sex, needle sharing
6. True or False. Keeping a salon or place of business clean and free from germs not only ensures a great environment for clients but is essential as it minimizes chances of a possible spread of infection.
Hint
Keeping a salon or place of business clean and free from germs not only ensures a great environment for clients but is essential as it minimizes chances of a possible spread of infection.
True
False
7. True or False. There are two required cleaning methods used in a salon, disinfect and sterilize.
Hint
There are two methods to clean or decontaminate. One, is to clean and disinfect and two, is to clean and sterilize.
True
False
8. _________ is the killing a high percentage of the germs or rendering them incapable of reproducing by use of a chemical agent.
Hint
Cleaning is the removal of foreign material, sterilizing destroys microbes with heat and pressure, disinfecting destroys microbes with chemical agents.
Disinfecting
Cleaning
Sterilization
Air drying
9. True or False. The use of a brush, comb or other article on more than one patron without being disinfected is prohibited.
Hint
Each salon is required to have sufficient combs, brushes, and implements to allow for adequate disinfecting practices.
True
False
10. True or False. All salons shall be equipped with and utilize disinfecting solutions with hospital level disinfectant or EPA approved disinfectant.
Hint
All salons shall be equipped with and utilize disinfecting solutions with hospital level disinfectant or EPA approved disinfectant.
True
False
11. True or False. MRSA is a disease caused by bacteria.
Hint
MRSA (Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus) is a type of staph bacteria.
True
False
12. True or False. Some chemicals in a salon can harm your health.
Hint
Products used in salons may have chemicals in them that can harm your health.
True
False
13. True or False. Safety Data Sheets (SDS) contain the products salon owners buy that show the hazardous chemicals in these products.
Hint
Employers must make these SDSs available to you.
True
False
14. What are the steps you can take to protect your health?
Hint
Steps you can take include: respiratory protection, keep products off skin & eyes, safe work practices, ventilation, safer products.
Choose safer products
Ventilate the room and let fresh air in
Use safe work practices to avoid accidental chemical exposures
All of the above
15. True or False. Washing your hands frequently will prevent the spread of bacterial and viral infections.
Hint
• Always wash your hands with soap and water before and after working with clients to avoid spreading germs.
True
False
16. What should you do if you have an accident or are injured on the job?
Hint
Tell your employer, see authorized doctor, have insurance contacted, receive info packet.
You must see a doctor authorized by your employer or the insurance company
Within 3-5 business days after you or your employer report the accident, you should receive an informational brochure explaining your rights and obligations.
Tell your employer you have been injured
All of the above
17. True or False. The Employer is required to post a poster of the “Broken Arm Poster” and the “Anti-Fraud Notice”, the name and number of the insurance company to call to report an accident or injury.
Hint
The “Broken Arm Poster” and the “Anti-Fraud Notice” should be posted in a conspicuous place.
True
False
18. True or False. The Division of Workers’ Compensation Employee Assistance and Ombudsman Office will assist you at no cost with questions or concerns you may have about your workers’ compensation claim.
Hint
Website: http://www.myfloridacfo.com/division/ WC/employee/default.htm
• Phone (toll free): 1-800-342-1741
True
False
19. True or False. Florida licensed cosmetologists are required to practice under the laws and rules of Florida to ensure the health, safety and well-fare of the public.
Hint
The reason you can not practice without a license.
True
False
20. True or False. “Cosmetologist” means a person who is licensed to engage in the practice of cosmetology in this state under the authority of this chapter.
Hint
Reference Florida Statutes 477.013 Definitions
True
False
21. True or False. Five members of the board shall be licensed cosmetologists and shall have been engaged in the practice of cosmetology in this state for not less than 5 years.
Hint
Reference Florida Statutes 477.015 Board of Cosmetology
True
False
22. An applicant shall be eligible for licensure by examination to practice cosmetology if the applicant_________.
Hint
Reference Florida Statutes 477.019 Cosmetologists; qualifications
Pays the required application and examination fee
Is at least 16 years of age or has received a high school diploma
Has received a minimum of 1,200 hours of training at a school for cosmetology, or cosmetology program within the public school system as established by the board.
All of the above
23. True or False. The board shall prescribe by rule continuing education requirements not to exceed 10 hours biennially.
Hint
Reference Florida Statutes 477.019 Cosmetologists; qualifications
True
False
24. What is the first layer of the skin?
Hint
The outer layer is called the epidermis; it is a tough protective layer that contains the melanin-producing melanocytes.
Epidermis
Dermis
Hypodermis
Papilla
25. True or False. Acne is a disorder that affects the skin’s oil glands and hair follicles.
Hint
Acne is a disorder that affects the skin’s oil glands and hair follicles.
True
False
26. True or False. The color of a person’s hair is determined by the amount and distribution of melanin in the cortex of each hair.
Hint
The color of a person’s hair is determined by the amount and distribution of melanin in the cortex of each hair.
True
False
27. What is the most common nail disorder?
Hint
Onychomycosis is a fungal nail infection that causes fingernails or toenails to thicken, discolor, disfigure, and split.
Fungal infection
Ingrown nail
No appearance of a lunula
Deformity of the nails
28. True or False. pH is the measure of how acidic or alkaline an aqueous solution.
Hint
pH is short for ‘potential to free hydrogen ions’ and is a measure of how acidic, alkaline, or neutral an aqueous solution.
True
False
29. The skin and hair fall into what pH range?
Hint
The pH of the skin and hair is slightly more acidic and should sit at around (4.5 – 5.5).
1 to 3
4 to 5
8 to 10
6 to 7
30. What are the two important laws pertaining to cosmetics?
Hint
The two most important laws pertaining to cosmetics marketed in the United States are the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the Fair Packaging and Labeling Act.
FD&C and FPLA
Florida Laws and Osha
BBB and FBA
FDI and FPLA
31. True or False. “Misbranding” refers to violations involving improperly labeled or deceptively packaged products.
Hint
“Misbranding” refers to violations involving improperly labeled or deceptively packaged products.
True
False
32. True or False. Cosmetic products labeled with organic claims must comply with both USDA regulations for the organic claim and FDA regulations for labeling and safety requirements for cosmetics.
Hint
The term “organic” is not defined in the regulations that FDA enforces, but labeling and safety requirements are. The USDA oversees the National Organic Program (NOP).
True
False
33. True or False. Companies and individuals who manufacture or market cosmetics have a legal responsibility to ensure the safety of their products.
Hint
Companies and individuals who manufacture or market cosmetics have a legal responsibility to ensure the safety of their products.
True
False
34. True or False. Cosmetics require FDA approval before they can be released on the market?
Hint
Neither the law nor FDA regulations require specific tests to demonstrate the safety of individual products or ingredients.
True
False
35. True or False. Shampoos clean hair and can also act to help keep the hair shaft from damage.
Hint
Hair shaft swelling can be prevented by ‘pH balancing’ the shampoo by the addition of an acidic substance.
True
False
36. True or False. Dimethicone is a form of silicone which revolutionized dry hair care.
Hint
‘2-in-1’ shampoos contain a conditioner and a shampoo in the same product, made possible with the addition of silicone in the form of dimethicone.
True
False
37. Which of the following products may contain formaldehyde?
Hint
A group of keratin hair straightening products may contain formaldehyde.
Hair Straighten products
Shampoos
Conditioners
Body Wash
38. True or False. For any product used, read the label and Safety Data Sheet to know what is in the product and its health effects.
Hint
For any product used, read the label and Safety Data Sheet to know what is in the product and its health effects.
True
False
39. True or False. Consumers and salon professionals are urged to report adverse experiences of cosmetic products such to the FDA.
Hint
Consumers and salon professionals are urged to report adverse experiences to FDA in either of the following ways:
1. Report to the nearest FDA district office. The Phone number for the FL State Complaint Coordinator. 866-337-6272.
2. Report online to FDA’s MedWatch
True
False
40. The only medicine approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat female pattern baldness is?
Hint
Minoxidil may help hair grow in about 1 in 4 or 5 of women.
Minoxidil
Propecia
Avodart
Saw Palmetto
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Continuing Education Course for Florida Cosmetology Licenses #0501271