ACCURACY IS GUARANTEED
HSAN Module 1 Questions with Detailed Verified
Answers for Accuracy
Characteristics of a healthy environment that promote good
health practices include:
✓✓ Clean work and play areas
Proper hygiene practices
Implementation and routine practice of a written health policy
How do you know if your program has a written policy?
✓✓ Ask! If you do not know whether or not your child care
program has policies that address health issues, contact your
program director
It is essential that you understand and follow your child care
program's policies
Why should policies be written?
✓✓ To ensure parents and child care professionals are aware of
procedures
To make sure everyone follows the same rules
Following your program's written health policies will help to
ensure that the
✓✓ children in your care have an environment that is as free of
disease as possible.
establishing and following a written policy is an
, ACCURACY IS GUARANTEED
✓✓ effective way of maintaining a safe and healthy child care
program.
How are each of the senses used to observe a child?
✓✓ Sight - look at the child's complexion; observe for signs of
pain or discomfort, such as limping, droopy eyes, or a runny
nose
Sound - listen to how the child is breathing, or if they are
coughing or sniffling; listen to their words about how they are
feeling
Touch - does the child feel warm to the touch; does the child
flinch when you touch them
Smell - pay attention to how the child smells; for example, their
breath
Why is it important to use more than one sense at a time to
observe warning signs?
✓✓ You cannot make a complete observation based on one
small detail. For example, a red eyelid may not mean the
presence of pink eye.
Signs of a physically healthy child fall into general categories
including:
Appetite
HSAN Module 1 Questions with Detailed Verified
Answers for Accuracy
Characteristics of a healthy environment that promote good
health practices include:
✓✓ Clean work and play areas
Proper hygiene practices
Implementation and routine practice of a written health policy
How do you know if your program has a written policy?
✓✓ Ask! If you do not know whether or not your child care
program has policies that address health issues, contact your
program director
It is essential that you understand and follow your child care
program's policies
Why should policies be written?
✓✓ To ensure parents and child care professionals are aware of
procedures
To make sure everyone follows the same rules
Following your program's written health policies will help to
ensure that the
✓✓ children in your care have an environment that is as free of
disease as possible.
establishing and following a written policy is an
, ACCURACY IS GUARANTEED
✓✓ effective way of maintaining a safe and healthy child care
program.
How are each of the senses used to observe a child?
✓✓ Sight - look at the child's complexion; observe for signs of
pain or discomfort, such as limping, droopy eyes, or a runny
nose
Sound - listen to how the child is breathing, or if they are
coughing or sniffling; listen to their words about how they are
feeling
Touch - does the child feel warm to the touch; does the child
flinch when you touch them
Smell - pay attention to how the child smells; for example, their
breath
Why is it important to use more than one sense at a time to
observe warning signs?
✓✓ You cannot make a complete observation based on one
small detail. For example, a red eyelid may not mean the
presence of pink eye.
Signs of a physically healthy child fall into general categories
including:
Appetite
