Health, Safety, and Nutrition (HSAN)
Questions and Answers (100% Pass)
Isolation Area
✓ Designated area for a child who becomes ill at the facility, which must
be away from the other, healthy children
communicable disease
✓ disease that can be spread from one person to another
clean
✓ 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
appetite
✓ desire to eat
impermeable surfaces
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✓ 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
sanitize
✓ The process of destroying or reducing organisms to a safe level;
including properly cleaned equipment and surfaces, such as sinks and
sleep mats.
vaccine
✓ a product that protects an individual from contracting an infectious
disease by stimulating their immune system
Nutrition
✓ the processes by which a person, animal, or plant takes in and utilizes
food substances
Health
✓ the total well-being of a person- including the physical, mental, and
social self- in the absence of disease or other abnormal conditions
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Immunizations
✓ the process of administering a vaccine to make an individual
protected from contracting an infectious disease
Disinfect
✓ 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
safety hazards
✓ things in the environment that can be identified as dangerous to one's
health and welfare
evacuation plan
✓ procedures for getting children and staff out of a building; applied
during fire drills and other emergency situations
characteristics of a healthy environment that promote good health practices
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✓ -clean work and play areas
✓ -proper hygiene practices
✓ -implementation and routine practice of a written health policy
written health policies
✓ -should be accesible to all staff
✓ -at hire, employees should be given a copy
✓ -rules should be posted and given to families
✓ -important to make sure everyone follows the same rules and to ensure
staff and parents are aware of procedures
key point
✓ establishing and following a written policy is an effective way of
maintaining a safe and healthy child care program
characteristics of a healthy child
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