Health, Safety, and Nutrition for DCF Exam questions and verified correct answers

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