Performance should include

• examining the client's skin and feet for abrasions, disorders, and diseases
• sanitizing and disinfecting implements and the footbath
• pre-service
• in-service
• post-service.

Process/Skill Questions:

• What is the importance of analyzing the client's feet before giving a pedicure?
• Why should only cleaned implements be used on the client?
• Why is it necessary to know the medical history of a client (e.g., diabetes, blood clots, medicines) prior to a pedicure?
• Why is it important to ask if the client has high blood pressure?
• What is the danger of massaging the shin area?
• Why should a record card be kept for each client?