DCF Health, Safety, and Nutrition Exam with Verified Solutions
1. What are the Clean work and play area, proper hygiene practices,
qualities of a implementation and routine practice of a writen health
Healthy Environ- policy.
ment?
2. Why establish It is an effective way of maintaining a safe and healthy
and follow a writ- child care program.
ten health poli-
cy?
3. How do you Ask your VPK program director and it usually posted in
know if your pro- various areas like sink, kitchen, table
gram has a writ-
ten policy?
4. Why should poli- 1. To ensure parents and child care professionals are
cies be written? aware of procedures 2 to make sure everyone follows
same rules.
5. How is each Check for too much warmth or coldness.
sense used to
observe a child
(touch)?
6. How is each Check for a bad smell or a change of smell.
sense used to
observe a child
(smell)?
7. How is each Ask child if they taste something funny
sense used to
observe a child
(taste)?
8. How is each Check for breathing is it easy or ragged, etc.
sense used to
observe a child
(sound)?
9.
,DCF Health, Safety, and Nutrition Exam with Verified Solutions
How is each First observation of seeing a child's appearance and
sense used to check all areas from head to toe.
observe a child
(sight)?
10. The three A's of a Appetite, Appearance and Activity
healthy child are
11. Appetite signs of Can eat an appropriate amount of food at meal times.
a healthy child Will Consume a variety of foods. Is interested in eating?
are Appears content after meals/snacks.
12. Appearance Has clear, bright eyes, clear skin, age appriopiate mus-
signs of healthy cles, gains steadily in height/body weight
child are
13. Activity signs of Has plenty of energy (not hyperactive), is alert, sleeps
a healthy child soundly and has few aches and pains.
are
14. Emotional health a child who usually reflects happy, cheerful feelings
of a healthy child
are
15. Social health of a a child who is friendly most of the time, interacts with other
healthy child are children and enjoys quiet activities that require concentra-
tion.
16. Menal health of a a child who is interested in new experiences and is usally
healthy child are confident and adaptable.
17. Is a child No
with short-term
emotional illness
or disability a
child with special
needs.
18. Can you give Ear infections vs. hearing loss; cold vs. asthma; sprained
examples of ankle vs. foot deformity; distress over fight vs. depression
, DCF Health, Safety, and Nutrition Exam with Verified Solutions
short-term ill-
ness or disabili-
ty?
19. What can you do Ask the parents for signs of well-being and their child
to know what is normal displays.
normal for a par-
ticular child?
20. Daily checks are preventing, identifing and controlling illness in a child care
a good way of: environment.
21. Signs to observe general mood (quiet, irritable, drousy, restless), unusu-
in a daily health al behavior, activity level, breathing difficulities, severe
check in Behav- coughing, sneezing, hoarseness.
ior is:
22. Signs to observe Skin color (flused, pale, dry, clammy, hot), unusual spots,
in a daily health raches, swelling or bruises, sores, discharge from nose,
chec in Face and ears, eyes, red look to eyes, irritated sensitive to light.
Body:
23. Signs to observe bowel movements (change in color, oder, frequency), pain
in a daily health (screaming, crying, head-rolling), skin marks (rashes,
check in general: bruises, cuts)
24. Appetite desire to eat
25. Acquired Im- A virus infection that renders the body incapable of fight-
mune Deficiency ing off the most common diseases and is usually fatal.
Syndrom (AIDS) This is considered to be the end stage of a HIV diagnosis.
26. Clean To remove dirt, debris and germs by scrubbing and wash-
ing with soap (or detergent) and water. The process does
not necessary kill germs, but lowers the risk of spreading
infection.
27. Communiable Disease that can be spread from one person to another.
Disease
1. What are the Clean work and play area, proper hygiene practices,
qualities of a implementation and routine practice of a writen health
Healthy Environ- policy.
ment?
2. Why establish It is an effective way of maintaining a safe and healthy
and follow a writ- child care program.
ten health poli-
cy?
3. How do you Ask your VPK program director and it usually posted in
know if your pro- various areas like sink, kitchen, table
gram has a writ-
ten policy?
4. Why should poli- 1. To ensure parents and child care professionals are
cies be written? aware of procedures 2 to make sure everyone follows
same rules.
5. How is each Check for too much warmth or coldness.
sense used to
observe a child
(touch)?
6. How is each Check for a bad smell or a change of smell.
sense used to
observe a child
(smell)?
7. How is each Ask child if they taste something funny
sense used to
observe a child
(taste)?
8. How is each Check for breathing is it easy or ragged, etc.
sense used to
observe a child
(sound)?
9.
,DCF Health, Safety, and Nutrition Exam with Verified Solutions
How is each First observation of seeing a child's appearance and
sense used to check all areas from head to toe.
observe a child
(sight)?
10. The three A's of a Appetite, Appearance and Activity
healthy child are
11. Appetite signs of Can eat an appropriate amount of food at meal times.
a healthy child Will Consume a variety of foods. Is interested in eating?
are Appears content after meals/snacks.
12. Appearance Has clear, bright eyes, clear skin, age appriopiate mus-
signs of healthy cles, gains steadily in height/body weight
child are
13. Activity signs of Has plenty of energy (not hyperactive), is alert, sleeps
a healthy child soundly and has few aches and pains.
are
14. Emotional health a child who usually reflects happy, cheerful feelings
of a healthy child
are
15. Social health of a a child who is friendly most of the time, interacts with other
healthy child are children and enjoys quiet activities that require concentra-
tion.
16. Menal health of a a child who is interested in new experiences and is usally
healthy child are confident and adaptable.
17. Is a child No
with short-term
emotional illness
or disability a
child with special
needs.
18. Can you give Ear infections vs. hearing loss; cold vs. asthma; sprained
examples of ankle vs. foot deformity; distress over fight vs. depression
, DCF Health, Safety, and Nutrition Exam with Verified Solutions
short-term ill-
ness or disabili-
ty?
19. What can you do Ask the parents for signs of well-being and their child
to know what is normal displays.
normal for a par-
ticular child?
20. Daily checks are preventing, identifing and controlling illness in a child care
a good way of: environment.
21. Signs to observe general mood (quiet, irritable, drousy, restless), unusu-
in a daily health al behavior, activity level, breathing difficulities, severe
check in Behav- coughing, sneezing, hoarseness.
ior is:
22. Signs to observe Skin color (flused, pale, dry, clammy, hot), unusual spots,
in a daily health raches, swelling or bruises, sores, discharge from nose,
chec in Face and ears, eyes, red look to eyes, irritated sensitive to light.
Body:
23. Signs to observe bowel movements (change in color, oder, frequency), pain
in a daily health (screaming, crying, head-rolling), skin marks (rashes,
check in general: bruises, cuts)
24. Appetite desire to eat
25. Acquired Im- A virus infection that renders the body incapable of fight-
mune Deficiency ing off the most common diseases and is usually fatal.
Syndrom (AIDS) This is considered to be the end stage of a HIV diagnosis.
26. Clean To remove dirt, debris and germs by scrubbing and wash-
ing with soap (or detergent) and water. The process does
not necessary kill germs, but lowers the risk of spreading
infection.
27. Communiable Disease that can be spread from one person to another.
Disease
