I have to hand in an assesment on unit M2.1 tomorow and Im completely stuck. I feel so stressed with it I could easily just give it all up and not bother.

I need to know:

*how and why are breaches of security recorded in a salon?

I have checked the designer nails web site and its not mentioned and I have done a search on here and I cant find anything.

I know it'll bw worth it when I have the qualification but a lot of the time I wish I hadnt bothered!

I would be so grateful if someone could help me out! x

And I dont know if its just because its so late and im completely exhausted but this makes absolutly no sense what-so-ever:

Discuss the specific issues of contra-indications and contra-actions with regard to client health and safety, treatment effectivness and insurance.
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I just dont think I can do this. By the time keira is in bed Im too tired to do the work and Im already behind cos my (ex) friend didnt bother turning up last week as my case study. I just cant cope with it all and its really getting me down.

You will be fine, it is hard when you have to juggle lots of things at once, we are clever that way and no matter how tough it gets honey you will get there.

Is this to do with risk assessments? I know these are booklets that allow you to mark down all known risks and what is involved and what to do to prevent it from causing an accident or damage etc. Let me know what the answer is cause I have been racking my brains - at this hour.LOL

Take care and chin up XX

Contra-indications as you know are things that prevent a treatment going ahead e.g panaritium (a whitlow) for your clients own h & S it is best for it to be treated by Dr due to it being contagious and painful. And you don't want to cause cross contamination where you get it and pass it on to your other clients. Marked on their card this covers you and client.

Contra actions are when something happens after the treatment. Allergic reaction for e.g. if after you apply nail enhancements and she felt pain or itching sometimes sores or blisters can form, then you would remove them immediately and depending on the severity of it advise a visit to her Dr. If questions where asked at the consultation and she had never suffered before then you and the client are covered. Then you would mark on her card that the client is allergic to.................... and that is never to be used again.

For insurance purposes we have the client record cards we mark all the required info and then the client signs. You are then covered.

Hope this helps im off to bed, good luck

You will do great.
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Lordy I'm trying to remember back, have to say I don't remember this Q! ...
"How and why are breaches of security recorded in a salon".

It depends, if it was a client who was saying something they had had been stolen then it would have to be recorded officially, either in a complaints log, or on their record card. The client would then have to sign it, this is for insurance and professional purposes.

If it was stock that had gone missing then this would be picked up on your stock control sheet. It would allow the owner to know that stock had gone missing and that tighter controls would have to be enforced, both with staff and clients.

If the salon was broken into, then an insurance claim would have to be raised. Measures may have to be taken to increase external security, such as new and better locks.

"Discuss the specific issues of contra-indications and contra-actions with regard to client health and safety, treatment effectivness and insurance."

a contra-indications is a reason that a treatment MAY not be able to proceed. It is important that you have a careful set of questions relating to the client's treatment so that you can establish if the treatment may go ahead, or may have to be adapted. For example if a client has a bruise on their hand, depending on the severity, you may have to adapt the way you hold the hand, adapt your massage etc. there may be no problems at all, or it may be too uncomfartable for the client for you to proceed with the treatment. This must be noted on the record card and the lcient must sign that it is correct to cover your insurance.

A contra-action is a reaction that occurs either during or after the treatment has been performed. It can be mild such as erythema (redness) due to the stimulation of massage, to an allergic reaction to a product. It is important therefore that your client has been asked all Qs relating to sensitivites, previous treatments, allergies etc to minimise the risk of this happening. Any contra action must be recorded on your record card and highlighted to prevent it from happening again(particularly by a different therapist who is not aware of the problem). For example, I had a client who had a Nailtiques manicure. the next time she came in she said that all hup her arms were very itchy. I know that the N'tiques hand cream contains lanolin and many people are sensitive to this (although she is my first), so we tried a different hand cream for the massage and there were no problems.

Questioning your client and recording the answer puts your client at minimum risks of contras and covers you for insurance.

HTH, M2 and M74 are a pain in the bum!

Thankyou so much for your replies, you have helped a lot.

I do know what contra'a are but late last night when I read it through I just didnt know where to start and it just seemed too complicated for a sunday night! xxxxx

It turned out ok!!

I managed to complete the mountain of homework with all your help thankyou so much.

My stupid friend didnt turn up again so I was feeling pretty crap when I got there but another lady made a quick call to her case study and got her to bring her daughter in so thankfully I had someone! the girl had medium sized nail beds but extremely tiny (mm long) free edge and she was saying how one day she'd love to grow them and have a french mani done.

I thought sod it, either its gonna turn out really crap or really good so I did it anyway and it was perfect!!! It was an assesment too and I got 'excellent french manicure' written on my assesment sheet!

and then when last weeks contra-indication homework was being handed back the tutor held mine up and showed it to the class and said how impressed she was with my work !!!

So Im much happier now! xxxxxxxxxx

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I thought sod it, either its gonna turn out really crap or really good so I did it anyway and it was perfect!!! It was an assesment too and I got 'excellent french manicure' written on my assesment sheet! [quote=holliejayne]

thats brill pet - and you were worried, i think when doing assessments at college we all feel that it is gonna turn out crap, then are suprised when it doesnt

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and then when last weeks contra-indication homework was being handed back the tutor held mine up and showed it to the class and said how impressed she was with my work !!! [quote=holliejayne]

excellent again - maybe now you will have more faith in yourself chuck

very well done - you should be proud of yourself

Well done Hollie - sounds like you are doing really well, you should be proud of yourself

Im just glad Im finally acheiving something worthwhile! I left school when I was 15 and I have dropped out of other courses.

Its true what my mummy used to tell me though, the harder you work at something, the more you get out of it!! I just had to grow up before I could realise that! x x x x x

Glad you sorted it hollie maybe youc an help me now hun lol.

where do you get rid of clinical waste i cannot find the answer to this anywhere.

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Clinical waste should be disposed of in the proper yellow bags and then put into a clinical waste dustbin for proper collection by a clinical waste company. Sharps must be put into a sharps box and disposed of by a clinicla waste company.

Clinical waste is normally where the treatment can make the skin bleed and so the waste needs to be disposed of professionaly. I have to do this for my permanent makeup, but it should also be for waxing waste too, although I think very few do it!

Thanks sassy that was the only on eleft to do on that commonenet.
cheers

Waxing waste only needs to be disposed of as clinical waste in Hazard Bags if blood spotting occurs ~ happens occassionally when doing underarm or bikini line. Otherwise waxing waste can be disposed of in a tied bin liner along with the rubbish.
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Sorry hun, that's what I meant. But how many salons have hazard bags and a contract with a clinical waste company? ... just in case! I bet the waste with that blood spotting gets chucked out with the normal rubbish!