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First, an Introduction to the Requirements of The Foundation Certificate in Nail Technology
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1 Admin
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2 Client Consultations
- VIDEO LESSON – Client Consultations
- 2.1 Consultations = Customer Service
- 2.2 When the Client Arrives
- 2.3 Making Recommendations
- 2.4 Other Information to Gather
- 2.5 After the Appointment
- 2.6 Summing It Up
- 2.7 Sample Client Card
- 2.8 Consultations Activity (Optional)
- 2.9 Client Consultations Quiz (Optional)
- 2.10 We Don’t Believe in Homework But… (Part 1)
- Chapter Revision
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3 Sanitisation and Safety
- VIDEO LESSON – Sanitisation and Safety
- 3.1 Introduction to Basic Salon Sanitisation
- 3.2 When a Client Arrives (Wall Print Out)
- 3.3 Sanitisation and Disinfection of Tools and Implements
- 3.4 Correct Methods of Disinfection
- 3.5 When a Client Leaves (Wall Print Out)
- 3.6 Individual Client Packs
- 3.7 Added Responsibilities for Pedicure Equipment
- 3.8 Added Responsibilities for Blood and Bodily Fluids
- 3.9 Blood Spill (Wall Print Out)
- 3.10 Safe Use of Reusable Products
- 3.11 The Importance of Ventilation
- 3.12 First Aid
- 3.13 Ergonomics
- 3.14 Ergonomics Activity
- 3.15 Educating Clients
- 3.16 Self Evaluation 1 (Print Out)
- 3.17 Self Evaluation 2 (Print Out)
- 3.18 Sanitisation and Safety Quiz (Optional)
- 3.19 We Don’t Believe in Homework But… (Part 2)
- Chapter Revision
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4 Nail Anatomy and Disorders
- VIDEO LESSON Nail Anatomy
- 4.1 Introduction
- 4.2 Basic Nail Anatomy
- 4.3 Self Evaluation
- 4.4 Nail Anatomy Quiz (Optional)
- VIDEO LESSON – Disorders
- 4.5 Nail Disorders
- 4.6 Nail Pitting
- 4.7 Terry’s Nails
- 4.8 Beau’s Lines
- 4.9 Onycholysis
- 4.10 Yellow Nail Syndrome
- 4.11 Nail Clubbing
- 4.12 Koilonychia (Spoon Nails)
- 4.13 Paronychia
- 4.14 Onychomycosis (Nail Fungus)
- 4.15 Pseudomonas (Greenies)
- 4.16 Dermatophytes
- 4.17 Melanonychia
- 4.18 Nail Disorders Activity
- 4.19 Nail Disorders Quiz (Optional)
- 4.20 Nail Troubleshooting
- 4.21 Nail Troubleshooting Activity (Printable)
- 4.23 We Don’t Believe in Homework But… (Part 3)
- Chapter Revision
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Biohazards
- VIDEO LESSON Biohazards
- 5.1 What is a Biohazard?
- 5.2 The Risks
- 5.3 Steps to Prevent Exposure
- 5.4 What Should I Do If I Am Exposed To Bodily Fluids?
- 5.5 Biohazards Research Activity – PDF
- 5.6 Biohazards Quiz (Optional)
- 5.7 Blood Spill Drill
- 5.8 Blood Spill Drill Answers
- 5.9 We Don’t Believe in Homework But… (Part 4)
- Chapter Revision
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Chemical Hazards
- VIDEO LESSON – Chemical Hazards
- 6.1 Chemical Hazards
- 6.2 How To Reduce Exposure Due To Inhalation
- 6.3 How To Reduce Skin Exposure
- 6.4 Reduce The Risk Of Accidental Swallowing
- 6.5 The Risks of Exposure to Chemicals Via the Nail Plate
- 6.6 Checklist for Salons
- 6.7 Checklist for Employees
- VIDEO LESSON – Ingredients
- 6.8 Potential Symptoms and Health Effects of Overexposure
- 6.9 Methyl Methacrylate (MMA)
- 6.10 Vegan Products
- 6.11 Dragon’s Den UK Highlight the Difference Marketing Makes
- 6.12A Understanding Ingredients Activity (Photo Resources for Activity 6.12B)
- 6.12B Understanding Ingredients Activity – ASSIGNMENT
- 6.13 MSDS Sheets
- 6.14 Artistic Nail Design and Be Creative MSDS Sheets
- 6.15 MSDS Activity
- 6.16 Chemical Hazards Quiz (Optional)
- 6.17 We Don’t Believe in Homework But… (Part 5)
- Chapter Revision
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UV Light
- VIDEO LESSON – UV Light
- 7.1 What is UV Light?
- 7.2 The Difference between LED and UV Lamps
- 7.3 The Dangers of Improper Curing
- 7.4 The Complexity of UV Curing by Doug Schoon
- 7.5 Do UV Lights Cause Cancer?
- 7.6 How Can We Increase Client Peace of Mind?
- 7.7 “Do UV Nail Lamps Emit Unsafe Levels of Ultraviolet Light?” – A Study
- 7.8 UV Quiz (Optional)
- 7.9 We Don’t Believe in Homework But… (Part 6)
- Chapter Revision
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Chemistry
- VIDEO LESSON – Acrylates
- 8.1 Plastics
- 8.2 Monomers
- 8.3 Polymerisation/Curing
- 8.4 Cross-Linking Monomers
- 8.5 Shrinkage
- VIDEO LESSON – Cyanoacrylates
- 8.6 Cyanoacrylates
- 8.7 Shock Curing
- VIDEO LESSON – Oligomers
- 8.8 Oligomers
- 8.9 Exothermic Reactions
- VIDEO LESSON – Polymers
- 8.10 Polymers
- 8.11 Liquid and Powder Ingredients Reference
- 8.12 Mix Ratios
- 8.13B Chemistry Activity (Printable Version)
- VIDEO LESSON – The Lifecycle of an Acrylate
- 8.14 Acrylate Characteristics
- 8.15 Adhesion
- 8.16 Wetting Agents
- 8.17 Flexibility
- 8.18 Strength
- 8.19 Removal
- 8.20 Choosing the Right Service for Your Client – Cheat Sheet
- 8.21 The Difference Between Artistic and Everyone Else
- 8.22 Chemistry Quiz (Optional)
- 8.23 We Don’t Believe in Homework But… (Part 7)
- Chapter Revision
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Bonus: Nail Biters
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Assessment
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Finished!
Chapter Revision
Copy these questions into the comment box below and tell us –
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What advice would you give to a newbie starting this Module?
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It would be lovely if you then went and commented on someone else’s post that you relate to!
Briony Ward
18 Jun 2020What are three things you’ve absolutely nailed in this Module?
1. What to do in a Blood Spill Procedure
2. What the highest – lowest risk situations are
3. How to wear PPE effectively
What are three things you really need to continue to work on?
1. Avoiding clients that have blisters, cuts, visibly infected skin
2. Ensuring I have a workspace that reduces risk
3. Working while wearing gloves
What are three things that really surprised you?
1. The amount of Biohazards we encounter every day
2. How easily Biohazards can be spread – Respiratory, Blood / Eyes and by swallowing
3. How Hep B is predominantly spread by blood
What are three things you will never forget?
1. Blood Spill Procedure
2. Getting Client to wash their hands before and have them watch me wash my hands
3. Disinfect carefully between clients
What advice would you give to a newbie starting this Module?
1. Watch the video and take notes.
Penny
19 Jun 2020Spot on, thanks Briony!
Patricia Kaponga
26 Jun 2020Copy these questions into the comment box below and tell us –
What are three things you’ve absolutely nailed in this Module?
1. What to do when blood is spilled.
2. The difference between low risk and high risk biohazards.
3. What PPE gear I should be using and in which situations it is recommended to do so.
What are three things you really need to continue to work on?
1. Remembering the steps to prevent exposure.
2. Remembering when to re-sanitise after potential contaminants have been introduced eg, drinking from a bottle. Fiddling with keys etc.
3. Adjusting my workspace to minimize biohazards.
What are three things that really surprised you?
1. It’s safe to work on someone with HIV provided all preventative measures have been adhered to.
2. Clients need to wash their hands after a service
3. The amount of procedures required to prevent exposure to Bio Hazards.
What are three things you will never forget?
1. Blood spill procedure.
2. Washing hands before and after treatments.
3. If you have been exposed to a bio hazard seek medical advise.
What advice would you give to a newbie starting this Module?
1. Watch the video and read the information as many times as you need to help you gain a better understanding.
It would be lovely if you then went and commented on someone else’s post that you relate to!
Penny
29 Jun 2020Awesome work 🙂
Deeane
27 Jun 2020What are three things you’ve absolutely nailed in this Module?
1. Quiz 2. how to wash hands properly 3. risks
What are three things you really need to continue to work on?
1. quiz 2. importance of clear workspace 3. being vigilant of possible exposure to biohazards
What are three things that really surprised you?
1. that lots of what we should have been doing anyway to protect ourselves from biohazards like viruses we didn’t until was compulsory with Covid 19 2. hep b is more likely to be spread by blood than HIV 3. you get the patient to get their own gauze to put on bleeding
What are three things you will never forget?
1. blood spill procedure 2. be vigilant of cuts/open sores etc 3. gloves and hand washing
What advice would you give to a newbie starting this Module?
1. research activity helps lock in info
Penny
29 Jun 2020Perfect 🙂
Lisa Johnson
28 Jun 2020What are three things you’ve absolutely nailed in this module
1. Blood spill procedure
2. Wearing of PPE
3. Quiz
What are three things you really need to work on.
1. Vigilance to risks of exposure
2. Working while wearing gloves
3. Treating everyone as if they could be infected with anything
What are three things that really surprised you
1. That providing that I follow the correct procedures at all times it is perfectly safe to work on someone with HIV
2. That I cannot work on someone’s nail if I hurt them on that finger.
3. That I should get all clients to wash there hands before I begin work and also that they should see me wash mine too.
What are 3 things you will never forget
1. Always double bag and discard outside anything that gets bodily fluid on them that is disposable.
2. Making sure my clients and myself wash hands before beginning
3. Sanitize and disinfect between Clients (never seen this happen ever, anywhere I’ve ever been)
What advice would you give to a newbie starting this module.
Take your time, and watch the video and as usual take notes.
Penny
29 Jun 2020Hopefully you just haven’t seen Disinfection because they do it out the back or something (fingers crossed)
Dianne Theron
4 Jul 2020What are three things you’ve absolutely nailed in this Module?
1. Knowing what a Biohazard is 2. How to properly wash hands (thanks Covid-19) 3. Familiar with what to do if exposed to bodily fluids
What are three things you really need to continue to work on?
1. The Blood Spill Drill – can’t forget the antiseptic before applying the band aid 2. Do not work on a finger that’s been hurt, ask client to come back free of charge once wound has healed
What are three things that really surprised you?
1. That clients need to tend to their own wounds. During First Aid training I learned to do this for others, so need to be sure I remember that. 2. Hep B is more likely transmitted than HIV/AIDS
What are three things you will never forget?
1. Double bag and dispose of Biohazards in an outside bin
2. Not to work on an injured finger
3. To disinfect area and implements
What advice would you give to a newbie starting this Module?
1. Download the activities and fill them out
Penny
6 Jul 2020Spot on 🙂
Olivia Loveridge
6 Jul 2020What are three things you’ve absolutely nailed in this Module?
1. Understanding the routes of infection
2. Prevention is key. I liked your story about your HIV client and how nothing should change in your procedure because you’ve learnt they have it.
3. Research activity
What are three things you really need to continue to work on?
1. I’d like to find out from my GP about the Hep B vaccine
2. Keep practicing the blood spill drill so I don’t miss any steps. I think for my first aid kit I’ll print off a little checklist so I don’t miss anything in the moment
3. Ensuring I’m washing hands after a service as well as before.
What are three things that really surprised you?
1. Hep B being most likely and HIV being least likely to be spread through blood.
2. Thinking about all of the different types of biohazards that can come in to contact with our day to day items
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What are three things you will never forget?
1. I will never get to carefully go through blood spill procedure
2. double bagging
3. Have the client clean their own blood spill.
What advice would you give to a newbie starting this Module?
1. Use NZ govt websites for the research activity to get relevant info
Penny
7 Jul 2020Great tip there at the end!
Becs
12 Jul 20201. What a biohazard is
2. The spread of viral infections through droplets by sneezing, coughing or just by talking.
3. The three entry points for microorganisms to enter e.g respiratory, broken skin/bloodstream and swallowing.
1. understanding the risks between salon worker and client
2. The steps to prevent exposure.
3. Being careful of whats on my workspace to possibly the exposure of biohazards.
1. Lower risk of infection, if infected blood comes into contact with skin that is already broken due to a health condition.
2. Hepatitis B is most likely to be spread through the blood.
3. The harmful effects biological hazards have to human health e.g Infections, allergies and poison.
1. Sanitisation/disinfection and GLOVES!
2. Treating and bodily fluids or blood contact as potentially infectious.
3. Blood spill procedure
Note Taking is still my biggest friend!
Penny
12 Jul 2020Haha please tell me you’ve got the highlighters out too? From a fellow note taker 🙂
Natalie Bidois
18 Jul 2020What are three things you’ve absolutely nailed in this Module?
1.the biohazards research activity
2. what is biohazard
3. the routes of entry for microorganisms into our bodies
What are three things you really need to continue to work on?
1. The steps to prevent exposure, getting a routine of these steps as well as ensuring disinfection and sanitisation is strictly followed to create good work habits.
2.what you should do if exposed, prevention is better so the above item, should reduce or avoid having to act, if exposed in the salon.
3. building a good relationship with your client, they might inform you they have a particular disease, but if you assume everyone has one, you can create and maintain preventative steps to keep yourself and your clients safe at all times.
What are three things that really surprised you?
1. the harmful affects to human health by biological hazards
2. the highest risk of an infection being passed on
3.how quickly you could be exposed and at risk, prevention is key
What are three things you will never forget?
1. steps to take if there is a blood spill during a service on a client
2. the highest risk of an infection being passed on is through broken skin
3. if you have an open cut, wear a bandage and a glove to prevent any contact with blood
What advice would you give to a newbie starting this Module?
1.do the activities and quizzes they are very helpful
Penny
19 Jul 2020I loved this bit in particular –
“Building a good relationship with your client, they might inform you they have a particular disease, but if you assume everyone has one, you can create and maintain preventative steps to keep yourself and your clients safe at all times”
Tessa Wilson
20 Jul 2020What are three things you’ve absolutely nailed in this Module?
1. My Blood spill drill!
2. Learning the risks of Bio hazards
3. Planning how I will deal with these situations in my own salon.
What are three things you really need to continue to work on?
1. Revising the nail disorders again, So I can identify all of them immediately if needed.
2. Knowing when to refer the client to a doctor and how I can do it in a way to make them comfortable.
3. Remembering to dispose of single use products if they come into contact with blood or fluids.
What are three things that really surprised you?
1. How harmful these bio hazards can be!
2. How cautious you need to be at all times!
3. Hep B being the highest risk
What are three things you will never forget?
1. Blood spill drill steps!
2. Always sanitize and disinfect my non porous tools
3. PPE gear
What advice would you give to a newbie starting this Module?
1. Always be super super cautious!
Penny
21 Jul 2020‘and how I can do it in a way to make them comfortable’ – love this!
shanel karepa
27 Jul 2020What are three things you’ve absolutely nailed in this Module?
1. Blood spill drill
2. Think about what i do in my salon now
3. Clean, PPE
What are three things you really need to continue to work on?
1. Learning about biohazards and have them locked in to memory and the clean up proceedure
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What are three things that really surprised you?
1. Hep B is highest risk
2. HIV is lowest risk
3. You can still work on someone with HIV
What are three things you will never forget?
1. You can still work on someone with HIV
2. Blood Spill Proceedure
3. Highest to lowest risks
What advice would you give to a newbie starting this Module?
1. Learn this twice, its very interesting
Penny
28 Jul 2020Awesome 🙂
Lucy Stilring
31 Jul 2020hat are three things you’ve absolutely nailed in this Module?
1. what to do to avoid exposure
2. Thinking about steps I can put in place for my own salon to avoid biohazards
3. Good notes for what to do in a blood spill
What are three things you really need to continue to work on?
1. look at first aid course with st johns, especially as my Salon will be semi rural
2. cementing in my head what is porous and non porous! some reason I keep getting these the wrong way around!
3. making sure I have some flash cards for blood spill ect so I don’t get flustered and miss a step.
What are three things that really surprised you?
1. HEP B risk
2. general bio hazard risk
3. be super careful with any broken skin
What are three things you will never forget?
1. Blood spill – although I’m going to make a flash card to have in my draw jUST incase
2. How important sanitising and disinfecting is
3. Client to dress their own wound
What advice would you give to a newbie starting this Module?
1. Think about how you will use the stuff you have learnt in your day to day life as a nail tech, your set up. Take lots of notes as this is something im sure ill be referring back to as I become a nail tech!
Penny
31 Jul 2020Flash Cards for blood spill is a great idea!
NickiLysaght
31 Jul 2020What are three things you’ve absolutely nailed in this Module?
1. Researching the biohazards activity. I use to work in specimen reception at the medical lab so this has helped me a lot with this whole module on biohazards.
2. The quiz there super fun, and they make you think about what you have just revised with Penny through the video lessons
3. Learning about the biological sunstance – and the off sets that occur, like respiratory system, Bodily fluids and swallowing.
What are three things you really need to continue to work on?
1. Trying to improve ways of learning so as to retain all the information, preparing for the exam.
2. Maintaining a good work system, believing that everyone is contagious so as to protect yourself and your clients.
3. Remembering the blood spill protocols. Also building a relationship with your clients and they may tell you they have a blood disorder if any cuts or grazes were going to happen.
What are three things that really surprised you?
1. That HIV is low risk.
2. That HEP B is high risk. I’m actually an embalmer and its the HEP C that we get worried about as with HEP C it can live on hard services for 14 days before dying so the risk of contracting this off hard services is paramount for cleaning – disinfection after every use thoroughly.
3. Contracting all of these is quite scary when you think how on earth when your a nail tech, but certainly has changed me as can come across these situations in everyday life.
What are three things you will never forget?
1. To completely disinfect every service in my salon.
2. To protect myself and my clients, being careful around any skin lesions the client or myself may have.
3. For the Client to look after there own wound and not to try dive in there and fix it for them, and that it is a big deal but to calmly deal with the situation like it is second nature.
What advice would you give to a newbie starting this Module?
1. I’ve taken pages of notes from the video lesson, and revision also getting family to test you on the questions.
Penny
3 Aug 2020Working in a lab is cheating! 😉 😉 😉
Georgia Hageman
1 Aug 2020What are three things you’ve absolutely nailed in this Module?
1. Blood spill procedure, and what to do if I’m exposed to potentially infectious substance.
2. What a Biohazard is, and examples of that.
3. Treating/acting every client as though they have HIV to minimise risk as much as possible
What are three things you really need to continue to work on?
1. To internally stay calm if someone discloses that they have an infectious disease, and trust that if I follow my strict health and safety procedures the risk is little to none.
2. Explain to my clients why I’d be wearing PPE to ease their mind.
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What are three things that really surprised you?
1. How easily biohazards are transfered, and that they are basically everywhere.
2. To completely sanitise and disinfect all surfaces between each and every client.
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What are three things you will never forget?
1. Blood spill procedure
2. To completely sanitise and disinfect all surfaces between each and every client
3. Myself and my client to wash hands before procedure, and briefly walk them through my health and safety procedures to assure them the cleanliness and strict routine of my salon.
What advice would you give to a newbie starting this Module?
1. Flash cards, notes, write down questions of what you have learnt so far and get family/friends to test you.
Penny
3 Aug 2020Perfect 🙂
Dee
13 Aug 2020How are the questions copied? I’ve tried on mobile and laptop and it isn’t happening, thanks penny
Penny
14 Aug 2020On a laptop, highlight them, hold Ctrl and C at the same time, go to the Comment space, click into it and hold Ctrl + V at the same time. On a mobile, hold down on a word, click Select All and then Copy, then click in the COmment space and hold down, then click Paste.
Mamta Behl
16 Aug 2020What are three things you’ve absolutely nailed in this Module?
1. Blood spill procedure.
2.Learning about Biological substances.
3..The three entry points for microorganisms to enter e.g respiratory, broken skin/bloodstream, and swallowing.
What are the three things you really need to continue to work on?
1. Remembering to dispose of single-use products if they come into contact with blood or fluids.
2. Explain to my all clients why I’d be wearing PPE to ease their minds.
3. Vigilance to risks of exposure.
What are the three things that really surprised you?
1. Very careful with any broken skin.
2.How harmful these biohazards can be!
3. Hep B is more likely transmitted than HIV/AIDS
What are three things you will never forget?
1. To completely disinfect every service in my salon. Always sanitize and disinfect my non-porous tools.
2. Blood spill procedure printout on my wall so I can keep remind myself of each service. so no chance of mistake.
3.. Double bagging in case of a blood spill.
What advice would you give to a newbie starting this Module?
1. Watch the video very carefully and please make notes so you will not forget anything.
Penny
17 Aug 2020Perfect 🙂
Dee
19 Aug 2020What are three things you’ve absolutely nailed in this Module?
1. To thoroughly dispose of anything that has come into contact with blood spill / fluids
2. To disinfect the work area and any multi use tools ( It reat it as if it had been contaminated ) reduces risk
3. To protect myself and my client by wearing correct ppe gear
What are three things you really need to continue to work on?
1. To distinguish the low and high risk factors as I generally treat all as a high risk ( lol )
2. Organize my workspace to prevent any biohazards
3. Revise earlier chapters definitely
What are three things that really surprised you?
1. Bio hazards are easily spread
2. How Hepatitis B is easily contracted
3. It is safe to treat a client who has HIV provided all measures of caution are followed correctly and thoroughly.
What are three things you will never forget?
1. Always wash your hands before and after, have my client do the same
2. Always have bags, alcohol and band aids that are of easy access
3. If a client has broken/inflamed/grazed skin for my own peace of mind the service will not be carried out as I want 0 risk to myself / future clients, and they may later book when healed.
What advice would you give to a newbie starting this Module?
1. Take notes always 🙂
Penny
20 Aug 2020Great work! 🙂
Carmen Christie
21 Aug 2020What are three things you’ve absolutely nailed in this Module?
1.I feel like i know exactly what procedures to follow if a client has been cut
2.Explaining to a client why I choose to wear mask and gloves and to give them the same option to make them feel safe
3.Double bagging any infected porus tools and putting in the bin outside
What are three things you really need to continue to work on?
1.Remembering what PEP stands for!!
2.Just reviewing what a bio hazard really is and what it comes from
3.The part where It Was Infection Allergy and poisoning.. I need to revise this
What are three things that really surprised you?
1.That if you think you have been exposed to HIV get to A&E within 72 hours and you may be able prevent infection
2.That a medical mask traps the fumes so a dust mask is much better
3.I was surprised that if there’s a possible contact you wash with soapy water but not scrub.. My instinct would be to get the scrubbing brush lol
What are three things you will never forget?
1.I wont forget how to treat a client if I accidently slip up and cut them (hopefully not)
2.Take your gloves off inside out
3.The absolute importance of taking the right steps if you come into contact with bodily fluids etc
What advice would you give to a newbie starting this Module?
1.Enjoy it revise your notes and just give it your best and give yourself a break your doing well even if it seems overwhelming at times
Penny
24 Aug 2020Spot on, awesome work 🙂
Annette Howard
24 Aug 2020What are three things you’ve absolutely nailed in this Module?
1. Understanding what a biohazard is.
2. Understanding how biohazards can get into our bodies.
3. Completing the task, identifying all the steps in how to deal with a blood spill caused by a cuticle pusher accident.
What are three things you really need to continue to work on?
1. Consider my front door entrance to remove all the shoes and tidy up so that future clients feel welcomed and comfortable entering the environment.
2. Set up a better place to store my tools, create a nice lined drawer area and buy a cuticle oil dropper.
3. Set up a first aid kit that has everything needed in case of emergencies for the client.
What are three things that really surprised you?
1. That Hepatitis B was most likely to spread through blood and HIV was the least.
2. Medical masks not as good as dust masks and how they can trap fumes in.
3. Not everyone will react to biohazards in the same way.
What are three things you will never forget?
1. That some biohazards do not show for a long time after being infected and contagious and that good precautionary nail measures/treatments take this into consideration where you are minimising risk – treat each client as if they could be a carrier of a concerning biohazard to minimise this risk.
2. Generally, risks are pretty low with great precautionary hygiene practices.
3. Again – when in doubt, say no.
What advice would you give to a newbie starting this Module?
1. Notes, notes, notes. Do the research as very enlightening. Advice I am giving myself, that may interest others, is to make sure I look after my skin as best as possible, so that I minimise having cuts or compromised open skin myself.
Penny
25 Aug 2020Our 72ml Oil comes with a dropper and should be back in stock soon 🙂 https://monaco.ac.nz/product/dadi-oil/
Annette Howard
25 Aug 2020Thanks, I saw that last night – yay. 🙂
Rachael George
26 Aug 2020WHAT ARE 3 THINGS YOU ABSOLUTELY NAILED IN THIS MODULE?
1. A very clear understanding of exactly how exposed Nail Technicians are/can be during service with clients.
2. How important it is to maintain a clean, sanitised and disinfected work space for the sake of both the client and self.
3. Blood spill procedure.
WHAT 3 THINGS DO YOU REALLY NEED TO CONTINUE TO WORK ON?
1. Revise and memorise all the different viruses and biohazards that can cause infection.
2. Ensuring when I start seeing clients that a process is actually implemented with clients on their arrival and client consultation forms are
kept updated for biohazard management.
3. Maintain a strict process for biohazard management such as blood spill process and ending the service with a client.
WHAT ARE 3 THINGS THAT SURPRISED YOU?
1. How dangerous it is for nail technicians if we don’t use appropriate procedures to protect us against blood spill, infection, and or exposure.
2. That HIV is also very serious and we could be exposed to it without knowledge therefore we must adhere strictly to our best practice around infections.
3. That I’ve had so many occasions where I’ve been cut and the technician has continued to work on me without band aiding or disinfecting or applying first aid and that I still had to pay for the service!! There were times I accepted it as part of my nail appointment 😩
WHAT ARE 3 THINGS YOU WILL NEVER FORGET?
1. What Hepatitis B, C and HIV actually are, how they’re all diagnosed and what treatment is available for people who have contracted these viruses.
2. How crucial it is to maintain your integrity when it comes to keeping a sanitised and disinfected work space and that we follow appropriate blood spill procedures for blood or any bodily fluid we may encounter during service.
3. Consider offering a free service where I may cut a client and draw blood.
WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE TO A NEWBIE STARTING THIS MODULE?
Be very mindful of this content and the importance it has in your overall learning and practice in your salon or business.
Penny
28 Aug 2020Yesss integrity is EVERYTHING!
Laura Mackinlay
27 Aug 2020What are three things you’ve absolutely nailed in this Module?
1. I nailed understanding what a biohazard is an organism eg bacteria in which it has an affect on the health of another living organism
2. I nailed understanding the blood spill procedure, how this is no questions asked NEEDS TO BE DONE AND DONE EFFICIENTLY not only for my safely but my current client and clients to come
3. I nailed biohazards quiz
What are three things you really need to continue to work on?
1. I need to work on the visual impact, and the first thing my clients will see when arriving to get their nails done
2. I need to work on the salon space. I had already started this i am in the process of picking furniture at the moment
3. I need to work on what kind of work space will not only work for me but my client
What are three things that really surprised you?
1. I was surprised that Hepatitis B,C and HIV can have a difference is hight to low risk when and if contracting. I has just put them all under the same umbrella. I guess its the lack of knowledge that so many of us have.
2. I was surprised that on something like keys or a water bottle there are biohazards. I guess we all know other people have handled these things also but I have ever put it into perspective.
3. I was surprised that biohazards can be spread respiratory, broken skin, swallowing. Again I just i guess before now put it into perspective in the line of work.
What are three things you will never forget?
1. I will never forget that Hepatitis B is higher risk then HIV as i said I thought the opposite with my lack of knowledge prior to this course
2. I will never forget to really think about where things have been before i pick them up or touch them. You can never be too careful with disinfecting and sanitising in your every day to day
3. I will never forget put my health and safety in light also by wearing PPE but if I am doing so to explain to my client why
What advice would you give to a newbie starting this Module?
1. I would advise to write notes so then you have access to them all the time to keep your knowledge up and your brain always ticking
Penny
28 Aug 2020“this is no questions asked NEEDS TO BE DONE AND DONE EFFICIENTLY” – YESSSSS!!! <3
Carolyn Jacobsen
11 Sep 2020What are three things you’ve absolutely nailed in this module?
1. Blood spill procedure
2. The Quiz!
3. Understanding what a biohazard is.
What are three things you really need to continue to work on?
1. Finding an area to work in (and finding the appropriate table to work on)
2. First Aid Kit
3. Finding appropriate PPE gear
What the three things that really surprised you?
1. After your lesson about the scissors and the biohazards on the pair of scissors, i looked around the room and was shocked with how many things i could think of like this.
2. Medical masks can trap all the fumes!
3. I always thought HIV was the highest risk of infection through blood. This surprised me the most.
What are three things you will never forget?
1. The blood spill procedure
2. How important it is to sanitise and disinfect
3. To treat all contact with blood/bodily fluids high risk and get to the GP as soon as you can.
What advice would you give to a newbie starting this module?
1. Take notes, absorb all the information given and take time to close your eyes and visualise yourself in these circumstances and imagine how you would handle them.
Penny
14 Sep 2020I love that you did a room survey!
Narina Walia
21 Oct 2020What are three things you’ve absolutely nailed in this Module?
1. Blood spill procedures
2. Risks with different routes of transmission
3. Wearing appropriate PPE
What are three things you really need to continue to work on?
1. Steps to preventing risks to exposure
2. Avoiding clients with visibly infected skin
3. Always treating as potentially infectious, even if risk is low
What are three things that really surprised you?
1. How many bio hazards there are
2. How easily these bio hazards can enter the body
3. Having clients clean and stop their own bleeding wound
What are three things you will never forget?
1. Washing hands before and after services
2. Wearing gloves for services
3. Getting medical advice if you are concerned about a possible risk
What advice would you give to a newbie starting this Module?
1. Always treating as potentially infectious.
Follow correct procedures and seek medical advice where needed!
Penny
22 Oct 2020Hope you don’t have to ‘work on’ avoiding clients with visibly infected skin for long! 😉 Haha
Alysse Lowen
5 Nov 2020What are three things you’ve absolutely nailed in this Module?
1. What is a biohazard
2. The different ways we come into contact with biohazards
3. The Research activity
What are three things you really need to continue to work on?
1. PPE
2. Working with gloves
3. Blood Spill Drill
What are three things that really surprised you?
1. The different ways we come into contact with biohazards
2. Clients should wash their hands after a treatment – pretty sure I never washed my hands after receiving a treatment from a salon
3. The Hepatitis B virus isn’t permanent, but the damage it does is very permanent
What are three things you will never forget?
1. The different ways we come into contact with biohazards
2. Disinfect everything between clients
3. Dispose of biohazards in sealable plastic bags, double bag and put in a bin outside of treatment room.
What advice would you give to a newbie starting this Module?
1.Everything is a biohazard, everything – you will never look at your own house the same way again.
Penny
6 Nov 2020Haha that advice is SO true, sorry about that! Haha
Lourdesbradshaw
9 Nov 20203 things I nailed
Blood spills procedure
Treating everyone , so that no one is treated differently
The different ways infection and viruses can spread.
Things to work on
Difference between HIV, hep c, and hep b
Things that surprised me
All the biohazards
Clients clean their own wounds
Hiv least likely to spread through blood
Things I will never forget
Don’t change how you work, should be the same for everyone
Blood spills procedure
Washing hands all the time
Penny
10 Nov 2020Perfect 🙂
Gurinderjeet Kaur
23 Nov 2020What are three things you’ve absolutely nailed in this Module?
1. Chemicals can get in to our bodies by breathing, Dust, mist and vapours as well.
2. Proper Ventilation in the salon is so important.
3. Use dispenser bottles with small openings.
What are three things you really need to continue to work on?
1. Appropriate Mask
2. First Aid Kit
3. Appropriate place to work on Nails.
What are three things that really surprised you?
1. A new born baby’s skin is 100% chemical
2. 99% of chemicals we come in contact with are safe and beneficial .
3. Water is the most common salon chemical.
What are three things you will never forget?
1. Professional – only products are typically formulated to minimise the exposure and the potential for adverse health effects.
2. Wear appropriate PPE.
3. If proper care is not taken, a normally safe product can become dangerous.
What advice would you give to a newbie starting this Module?
There are safe working rules we must follow.
Penny
24 Nov 2020Perfect, well done 🙂
Gurinderjeet Kaur
23 Nov 2020What are three things you’ve absolutely nailed in this Module?
1. How biohazards can get into our bodies
2. What to do if theres a Blood spill
3. How important Appropriate PPE is.
What are three things you really need to continue to work on?
1. Need to buy a separate tray for disinfecting the tools
2. Buy Cuticle Oil with the dropper, last time it was out of stock.
3. Learn to say No.
What are three things that really surprised you?
1. We have to be so careful with the broken skin.
2. Everyone will not react to the biohazards the same way.
3. How easily biohazards can spread.
What are three things you will never forget?
1. Completely sanitise and disinfect all tools and surface between each and every client.
2. Always bandage your cuts.
3. To encourage the clients to clean and bandage their own wounds.
What advice would you give to a newbie starting this Module?
1. Lot to learn and understand
Penny
24 Nov 2020Oil with a Dropper is in stock at the moment 😀
Eden Tarapata
1 Dec 2020What are three things you’ve absolutely nailed this Module?
1. The different ways that biohazards can enter our bodies.
2. Blood Spill/Bodily Fluid Procedure.
3. Hand Washing
What are three things you really need to continue to work on?
1. Print out Blood Spill Procedure.
2. First Aid Kit.
3. Get appropriate PPE
What are three things that really surprised you?
1. Biohazards are pretty much everywhere
2. Hep B is most likely to be spread through blood.
3. HIV is least likely.
What are three things you will never forget?
1. Sanitize and Disinfect
2. Avoid contact with bodily fluids.
3. Don’t touch a clients blood.
What advice would you give to a newbie starting this Module?
Being educated on biohazards and how to prevent infection helps to keep you and others safe. Write your notes and revise as much as you need. 🙂
Penny
2 Dec 2020Perfect 🙂