Health, Safety, and Nutrition for DCF Exam | Practice
Questions & Study Guide 2026/2027
Children who have physical, emotional, or behavioral conditions that affect or delay development are
referred to as having: - Correct answer✅✅ Special needs
True or False: Short term illnesses such as ear infections, colds, broken legs may only last a few days,
weeks, or months - Correct answer✅✅ True
To prevent, identify, and control illness in a child care environment, a caregiver should perform a what
with each child upon entering and leaving the program? - Correct answer✅✅ Daily health check
When you take an infants temperature by the auxiliary method, you are taking the temperature: -
Correct answer✅✅ Under the arm or armpit
You can take the temperature of a child over three years of age by the following method: - Correct
answer✅✅ Orally and auxiliary
In the case of diarrhea or vomiting, the caregiver should NOT what? - Correct answer✅✅ Give the
child an adult sports drink
A child suffering from what requires medical attention and 911 should be called? - Correct answer✅✅
Heat stroke
What are the types of germs that spread communicable diseases from one person to another? - Correct
answer✅✅ Bacteria, virus, fungi, parasites
True or False: Universal precautions is a strategy which requires caregivers to treat blood or any bodily
fluid of all persons as potential of infection - Correct answer✅✅ True
, What are the three As of a healthy child? - Correct answer✅✅ Appetite, appearance, activity
A physically healthy child has a good appetite. They can: - Correct answer✅✅ Eat an appropriate
amount of food at times, consume a vareity of foods, be interested in eating, and appear to be content
after meals and snacks
A physically healthy child has good appearance. They display: - Correct answer✅✅ Clear and bright
eyes, clear skin, age-appropriate muscles, steady gain in height and weight
A healthy child, reflecting happy, cheerful feelings is displaying: - Correct answer✅✅ Emotional health
A child who is friendly most of the time, interacts with other children, enjoys quiet activities that require
concentration is displaying: - Correct answer✅✅ Social health
True or False: The best way to take temperature is to use a digital thermometer with a disposable
sheath - Correct answer✅✅ True
True or False: For mild diarrhea, give the child milk to drink - Correct answer✅✅ False
True or False: For both diarrhea and vomiting, stop the child's normal diet and give electrolytes - Correct
answer✅✅ True
Hib is an infection that can lead to other conditions which can cause secondary infections in many area
of the body including: - Correct answer✅✅ Meningitis, pneumonia, epiglottis infection
True or False: Hepatitis B and C are diseases of the liver - Correct answer✅✅ True
Conjunctivitis is: - Correct answer✅✅ Pink eye
Proper defrosting of food items is displayed by: - Correct answer✅✅ A slowly thawing of frozen food
products under refrigeration, thawing food completely submerged under water, food product must be
completely cooked within four hours, thawing in a microwave oven
Questions & Study Guide 2026/2027
Children who have physical, emotional, or behavioral conditions that affect or delay development are
referred to as having: - Correct answer✅✅ Special needs
True or False: Short term illnesses such as ear infections, colds, broken legs may only last a few days,
weeks, or months - Correct answer✅✅ True
To prevent, identify, and control illness in a child care environment, a caregiver should perform a what
with each child upon entering and leaving the program? - Correct answer✅✅ Daily health check
When you take an infants temperature by the auxiliary method, you are taking the temperature: -
Correct answer✅✅ Under the arm or armpit
You can take the temperature of a child over three years of age by the following method: - Correct
answer✅✅ Orally and auxiliary
In the case of diarrhea or vomiting, the caregiver should NOT what? - Correct answer✅✅ Give the
child an adult sports drink
A child suffering from what requires medical attention and 911 should be called? - Correct answer✅✅
Heat stroke
What are the types of germs that spread communicable diseases from one person to another? - Correct
answer✅✅ Bacteria, virus, fungi, parasites
True or False: Universal precautions is a strategy which requires caregivers to treat blood or any bodily
fluid of all persons as potential of infection - Correct answer✅✅ True
, What are the three As of a healthy child? - Correct answer✅✅ Appetite, appearance, activity
A physically healthy child has a good appetite. They can: - Correct answer✅✅ Eat an appropriate
amount of food at times, consume a vareity of foods, be interested in eating, and appear to be content
after meals and snacks
A physically healthy child has good appearance. They display: - Correct answer✅✅ Clear and bright
eyes, clear skin, age-appropriate muscles, steady gain in height and weight
A healthy child, reflecting happy, cheerful feelings is displaying: - Correct answer✅✅ Emotional health
A child who is friendly most of the time, interacts with other children, enjoys quiet activities that require
concentration is displaying: - Correct answer✅✅ Social health
True or False: The best way to take temperature is to use a digital thermometer with a disposable
sheath - Correct answer✅✅ True
True or False: For mild diarrhea, give the child milk to drink - Correct answer✅✅ False
True or False: For both diarrhea and vomiting, stop the child's normal diet and give electrolytes - Correct
answer✅✅ True
Hib is an infection that can lead to other conditions which can cause secondary infections in many area
of the body including: - Correct answer✅✅ Meningitis, pneumonia, epiglottis infection
True or False: Hepatitis B and C are diseases of the liver - Correct answer✅✅ True
Conjunctivitis is: - Correct answer✅✅ Pink eye
Proper defrosting of food items is displayed by: - Correct answer✅✅ A slowly thawing of frozen food
products under refrigeration, thawing food completely submerged under water, food product must be
completely cooked within four hours, thawing in a microwave oven
