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Oklahoma Nail Technician Practice Test

Fifty-five questions on what Oklahoma's Board rules ask of a nail technician, from the pedicure bowl method to drill bits.

What is the first step in cleaning and disinfecting an Oklahoma pedicure bowl before each use?

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Manicuring station, drill bits and pedicure bowls 22

  • A client in an Oklahoma salon asks to have thick callus taken off with a foot rasp. What does the pedicure rule say? OAC 175:10-7-30(e)
  • A distributor offers an Oklahoma nail salon an acrylic liquid made with methyl methacrylate (MMA). What does the manicuring rule say of it? OAC 175:10-7-14(f)
  • A hot lotion manicure ends in an Oklahoma salon. What happens to the liner and the lotion left in the unit's cup? OAC 175:10-7-14(d)
  • A nail product in an Oklahoma salon does not list its ingredients. What does the manicuring rule say should be done? OAC 175:10-7-14(f)
  • After metal drill bits come out of the acetone in an Oklahoma salon, what is done before they go into disinfectant? OAC 175:10-7-14(g)
  • An Oklahoma nail technician finishes a manicure with a buffing block and an orangewood stick. What does the rule have her do with them? OAC 175:10-7-30(c)
  • An Oklahoma patron was referred for treatment of an infection that followed artificial nails. When may manicuring services be performed again? OAC 175:10-7-14(e)
  • An Oklahoma pedicure tub has been scrubbed with soap or detergent and rinsed. What is the next step of the Board's method? OAC 175:10-7-30(b)
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  • Before applying artificial nails, an Oklahoma licensee sees evidence of a nail disease. What does the manicuring rule say? OAC 175:10-7-14(e)
  • Four files lie on an Oklahoma nail table after a service. Which one need not be thrown away? OAC 175:10-7-30(c)
  • How does Oklahoma's pedicure bowl method end, once the disinfectant has had its contact time? OAC 175:10-7-30(b)
  • How many covered trash containers does Oklahoma's rule ask for at the nail stations of a salon? OAC 175:10-7-4(h)
  • In Oklahoma's pedicure bowl method, what is done with the removable parts once they are taken out? OAC 175:10-7-30(b)
  • Infection shows on a patron's fingers after an artificial nail application in Oklahoma. Where does the rule send the patron? OAC 175:10-7-14(e)
  • Oklahoma has each practicing manicurist keep at least two sets of manicuring implements. What reason does the rule give? OAC 175:10-7-14(c)
  • Step 5 of Oklahoma's pedicure bowl method fills the tub. How much EPA registered disinfectant goes in? OAC 175:10-7-30(b)
  • What does Oklahoma's rule say about the sides of a salon trash container? OAC 175:10-7-4(i)
  • What is the first step in cleaning and disinfecting an Oklahoma pedicure bowl before each use? OAC 175:10-7-30(b)
  • Where does Oklahoma's rule put the covered trash containers that serve a salon's pedicure chairs? OAC 175:10-7-4(h)
  • Which kind of detergent does Oklahoma's rule name for scrubbing pedicure equipment with a brush and water? OAC 175:10-7-30(a)
  • Which of these does Oklahoma's rule count as pedicure equipment? OAC 175:10-7-30(a)
  • Which pair does Oklahoma's pedicure rule list among the items that are disposed of after a single use? OAC 175:10-7-30(c)

Infection control, chemicals and products 21

  • A cuticle cream comes in a multi-use tube. What does Oklahoma's product rule require when some is taken out? OAC 175:10-7-28(b)
  • A nail salon in Tulsa dilutes household bleach by its label to disinfect implements. How long does Oklahoma's rule keep the bleach in contact? OAC 175:10-7-6(o)
  • A pedicure in Oklahoma is to end with a leg massage, and the client's calf has an open cut. What does the rule say? OAC 175:10-7-20(d)
  • An Oklahoma nail technician disinfects a manicure table with EPA registered wipes. What does the rule require of the wiping? OAC 175:10-7-5(g)
  • An Oklahoma nail technician examines her washed hands and finds an open cut on one finger. How may she go on with the manicure? OAC 175:10-7-18(a)
  • An Oklahoma nail technician expects that a cuticle service may bring contact with blood. What does the disinfection rule ask of her? OAC 175:10-7-18(d)
  • An Oklahoma nail technician is about to load the towel warmer for the day. What does the hot towel rule ask of her first? OAC 175:10-7-12(j)
  • Besides styptic pencils, what does Oklahoma's rule prohibit for checking bleeding? OAC 175:10-7-18(c)
  • Between clients, an Oklahoma nail technician sets her metal pushers under an ultraviolet light box and skips the disinfectant. How do the Board's rules treat the box? OAC 175:10-7-6(j)
  • How are chemicals discarded in an Oklahoma salon? OAC 175:10-7-3(f)
  • How long may the immersion disinfectant at an Oklahoma nail station stay in use before it is changed? OAC 175:10-7-6(d)
  • How may a chemical be mixed and applied to a customer in an Oklahoma salon? OAC 175:10-7-3(e)
  • How often must the wet towels used in services be prepared in an Oklahoma salon? OAC 175:10-7-12(j)
  • Oklahoma's rule gives two disinfectant options. One is bleach of 5.25 percent or higher. What is the other? OAC 175:10-7-6(o)
  • The person in charge of an Oklahoma salon knows that an employee is infected with a communicable disease. What does the rule say? OAC 175:10-7-20(c)
  • What becomes of the portions of paraffin wax that were used on a client in an Oklahoma salon? OAC 175:10-7-34(g)
  • What does Oklahoma's equipment rule say the clothing a licensee wears during services is designed to reduce? OAC 175:10-5-2(a)
  • What does Oklahoma's linen rule say about towels, sheets and robes that have been used? OAC 175:10-7-12(e)
  • What governs how chemicals are transported and stored in an Oklahoma establishment? OAC 175:10-7-3(b)
  • Where may instruments that have been used NOT be placed in an Oklahoma salon? OAC 175:10-7-13(a)
  • Why must every room of an Oklahoma salon have good ventilation, by the Board's chemical safety rule? OAC 175:10-7-3(a)

Oklahoma training and examination rules (extra) 12

  • A candidate packs polish for the Oklahoma manicuring practical. What does the Board's Manicuring Testing Supplies list name? Oklahoma State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering, Manicuring exam page
  • A manicurist finished her Oklahoma course three years ago and never registered for the examination. What review must she show before she may sit it? OAC 175:10-9-33(a)
  • An Oklahoma applicant is excused from the examination for an emergency. What happens to a work permit already issued? OAC 175:10-9-31(a)
  • For the free form (sculptured) nail and the acrylic overlay of the Oklahoma practical, which kind of product does the Board ask candidates to bring? Oklahoma State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering, Manicuring exam page
  • How long is the Manicurist/Nail Technician curriculum in the Oklahoma Board's rules? OAC 175:10-3-38(b)
  • How many clock hours is the apprentice course for an Oklahoma manicurist/nail technician? OAC 175:10-9-2(a)
  • How many clock hours of Oklahoma's manicurist curriculum go to Board rules, regulations and statutes? OAC 175:10-3-38(b)
  • How many clock hours of practice and classroom instruction must an Oklahoma manicurist student receive before performing patron services? OAC 175:10-3-38(a)
  • What does the Board's Manicuring Testing Supplies list tell Oklahoma practical exam candidates about water? Oklahoma State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering, Manicuring exam page
  • Where does Oklahoma's manicurist curriculum place waxing or other non-permanent hair removal? OAC 175:10-3-38(b)
  • Which nail tips does the Board's supply list for the Oklahoma manicuring practical exam ask for? Oklahoma State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering, Manicuring exam page
  • Which two subjects take the most hours of Oklahoma's manicurist curriculum, 160 clock hours each? OAC 175:10-3-38(b)

How this list was compiled: Examination: the Manicuring exam page of the Oklahoma State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering (https://oklahoma.gov/cosmo/exams/manicuring.html, last modified August 7, 2025) asks for 600 hours of study and a written and practical exam passed with a minimum of 75 percent, with the Board's own supply list for the practical; its Exams page (https://oklahoma.gov/cosmo/exams.html) names the provider of the NIC theory examination for Oklahoma. The examiner's page for the Board (https://provexam.com/test-information/oklahoma-state-board-of-cosmetology-barbering) lists Nail Technology 2025 at 110 questions, 10 of them unscored pilot questions, 90 minutes, passing score 75. Outline of the theory examination: the National Nail Technology Theory Examination bulletin of the National-Interstate Council of State Boards of Cosmetology (NIC), effective September 1, 2025 (https://prov-testing.github.io/nic_cib/nail_technology_national_theory_english_2025.html): eight domains, from infection control and safety practices (15 percent) to nail enhancement services (20 percent). Facts: Oklahoma Administrative Code Title 175, Chapter 10, as the Secretary of State's rules site gave each live section on the day of reading (https://rules.ok.gov/code?titleNum=175), and the Board's Manicuring exam page. Each question names its rule and links to Title 175 on the rules site or to the Board's page. Read 2026-10-16. Licence: Own work. Every question, wrong choice and explanation was written for this site from the public texts named. Nothing comes from a real examination, the sample questions in a bulletin, a practice product, a textbook or a prep course.

How it works

Unofficial practice for the Oklahoma manicurist/nail technician license, written from OAC Title 175, Chapter 10 and the Board's Manicuring exam page. Not affiliated with the Oklahoma State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering, the NIC or its examiner.

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What the Oklahoma manicurist exam is

The Board's Manicuring exam page asks for a written and a practical exam. The written part is the NIC Nail Technology theory test; the Board posts its own supply list for the practical.

What the 55 questions ask

Twenty-two are on the manicuring station, nail files, drill bits, pedicure bowls and single use items; 21 on infection control, chemicals and products; 12 on training and examination rules, which the NIC outline does not test. Nail anatomy, disorders and enhancement steps are in no Oklahoma rule: the national manicure theory test here covers them.

  • Any nail file not made entirely of metal or glass is single use, like buffing blocks and orangewood sticks (OAC 175:10-7-30(c)).
  • Drill bits soaked in acetone are washed with a brush, soap and water and rinsed before the disinfectant (OAC 175:10-7-14(g)).
  • If a nail disease shows before artificial nails are applied, the licensee does not proceed (OAC 175:10-7-14(e)).

Questions and answers

How many questions are on the Oklahoma nail tech written exam?

Nail Technology 2025, the NIC theory test, has 110 questions in 90 minutes on the examiner's page for the Board; 10 are unscored pilot questions. OAC 175:10-9-25 sets a manicurist's minimum passing grade at 75 percent on each portion.

How many hours is nail tech school in Oklahoma?

The Board's rule prescribes a 600 clock hour Manicurist/Nail Technician curriculum (OAC 175:10-3-38), with 160 hours each for manicuring and pedicuring and for artificial nails. An apprentice course is 1200 hours (OAC 175:10-9-2).

What do you bring to the Oklahoma manicuring practical exam?

The Board's supply list names manicure implements, polish remover, a wet sanitizer, at least four towels, cuticle cream or oil, a manicure bowl and nail brush, red polish with base and top coat, odorless sculptured nail products, natural full well tips, and your own water.

Is there an Oklahoma state law test for nail technicians?

Not for school graduates. The Board's Exams page lists its own State-specific safety and sanitation exams for eyelash extension, blowdry, makeup and reciprocity applicants only, and the NIC outline has no law domain. The last group here is extra practice.

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