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DCF 40 Hours Child Care (HSAN)
Health, Safety, and Nutrition (2019)
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Appetite
Ans: A desire to eat.
Isolation Area
Ans: A designated area for a child who becomes ill at the
facility, which must be away from the other, healthy
children.
Safety Hazards
Ans: Things in the environment that can be identified as
dangerous to one's health and welfare.
Communicable Disease
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Ans: Disease that can be spread from one person to
another.
Disinfect
Ans: To kill germs on surfaces or objects by using
chemicals. This process does not necessarily clean dirty
surfaces or remove all germs, but by killing germs on a
surface after cleaning, it can further lower the risk of
spreading infection.
Impermeable Surface
Ans: A surface that is resistant to water, chemicals, and
other fluids. These surfaces are required in areas such as
changing stations, playpens, cots, and sleeping mats.
Vaccine
Ans: A product that protects an individual from
contracting an infectious disease by stimulating their
immune system.
Health
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Ans: The total well-being of a person—including the
physical, mental, and social self—in the absence of
disease or other abnormal conditions.
Clean
Ans: To remove dirt, debris, and germs by scrubbing and
washing with soap (or detergent) and water. The process
does not necessarily kill germs, but lowers the risk of
spreading infection.
Evacuation Plan
Ans: Procedures for getting children and staff out of a
building; applied during fire drills and other emergency
situations.
Immunizations
Ans: The process of administering a vaccine to make an
individual protected from contracting an infectious
disease.
Nutrition
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Ans: The processes by which a person, animal, or plant
takes in and utilizes food substances.
Sanitize
Ans: The process of destroying or reducing organisms to a
safe level; including properly cleaned equipment and
surfaces, such as sinks and sleep mats.
Child care programs have a responsibility to maintain an
environment that will promote children's health. What is
health?
Ans: Health is the total well-being of the child—including
the physical, emotional, social, and mental self—in the
absence of disease or abnormal conditions.
Characteristics of a healthy environment that promote
good health practices include:
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DCF 40 Hours Child Care (HSAN)
Health, Safety, and Nutrition (2019)
Questions with 100% Correct Answers
| for Specific Exam Mail
Appetite
Ans: A desire to eat.
Isolation Area
Ans: A designated area for a child who becomes ill at the
facility, which must be away from the other, healthy
children.
Safety Hazards
Ans: Things in the environment that can be identified as
dangerous to one's health and welfare.
Communicable Disease
:
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Ans: Disease that can be spread from one person to
another.
Disinfect
Ans: To kill germs on surfaces or objects by using
chemicals. This process does not necessarily clean dirty
surfaces or remove all germs, but by killing germs on a
surface after cleaning, it can further lower the risk of
spreading infection.
Impermeable Surface
Ans: A surface that is resistant to water, chemicals, and
other fluids. These surfaces are required in areas such as
changing stations, playpens, cots, and sleeping mats.
Vaccine
Ans: A product that protects an individual from
contracting an infectious disease by stimulating their
immune system.
Health
:
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Ans: The total well-being of a person—including the
physical, mental, and social self—in the absence of
disease or other abnormal conditions.
Clean
Ans: To remove dirt, debris, and germs by scrubbing and
washing with soap (or detergent) and water. The process
does not necessarily kill germs, but lowers the risk of
spreading infection.
Evacuation Plan
Ans: Procedures for getting children and staff out of a
building; applied during fire drills and other emergency
situations.
Immunizations
Ans: The process of administering a vaccine to make an
individual protected from contracting an infectious
disease.
Nutrition
:
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Ans: The processes by which a person, animal, or plant
takes in and utilizes food substances.
Sanitize
Ans: The process of destroying or reducing organisms to a
safe level; including properly cleaned equipment and
surfaces, such as sinks and sleep mats.
Child care programs have a responsibility to maintain an
environment that will promote children's health. What is
health?
Ans: Health is the total well-being of the child—including
the physical, emotional, social, and mental self—in the
absence of disease or abnormal conditions.
Characteristics of a healthy environment that promote
good health practices include:
:
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