DCF Health, Safety, and Nutrition Exam | QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
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What are the qualities of a Healthy Environment? --SOLUTION--Clean
work and play area, proper hygiene practices, implementation and
routine practice of a writen health policy.
Why establish and follow a written health policy? --SOLUTION--It is
an effective way of maintaining a safe and healthy child care program.
How do you know if your program has a written policy? --
SOLUTION-- Ask your VPK program director and it usually posted in
various areas like sink, kitchen, table
Why should policies be written? --SOLUTION--1. To ensure parents
and child care professionals are aware of procedures 2 to make sure
everyone follows same rules.
How is each sense used to observe a child (touch)? --SOLUTION--
Check for too much warmth or coldness.
How is each sense used to observe a child (smell)? --SOLUTION--
Check for a bad smell or a change of smell.
How is each sense used to observe a child (taste)? --SOLUTION--Ask
child if they taste something funny
How is each sense used to observe a child (sound)? --SOLUTION--
Check for breathing is it easy or ragged, etc.
How is each sense used to observe a child (sight)? --SOLUTION--First
observation of seeing a child's appearance and check all areas from head
to toe.
,The three A's of a healthy child are --SOLUTION--Appetite,
Appearance and Activity
Appetite signs of a healthy child are --SOLUTION--Can eat an
appropriate amount of food at meal times. Will Consume a variety of
foods. Is interested in eating? Appears content after meals/snacks.
Appearance signs of healthy child are --SOLUTION--Has clear, bright
eyes, clear skin, age appriopiate muscles, gains steadily in height/body
weight
Activity signs of a healthy child are --SOLUTION--Has plenty of
energy (not hyperactive), is alert, sleeps soundly and has few aches and
pains.
Emotional health of a healthy child are --SOLUTION--a child who
usually reflects happy, cheerful feelings
Social health of a healthy child are --SOLUTION--a child who is
friendly most of the time, interacts with other children and enjoys quiet
activities that require concentration.
Menal health of a healthy child are --SOLUTION--a child who is
interested in new experiences and is usally confident and adaptable.
Is a child with short-term emotional illness or disability a child with
special needs. --SOLUTION--No
Can you give examples of short-term illness or disability? --
SOLUTION-- Ear infections vs. hearing loss; cold vs. asthma; sprained
ankle vs. foot deformity; distress over fight vs. depression
What can you do to know what is normal for a particular child? --
SOLUTION--Ask the parents for signs of well-being and their child
normal displays.
, Daily checks are a good way of: --SOLUTION--preventing, identifing
and controlling illness in a child care environment.
Signs to observe in a daily health check in Behavior is: --SOLUTION--
general mood (quiet, irritable, drousy, restless), unusual behavior,
activity level, breathing difficulities, severe coughing, sneezing,
hoarseness.
Signs to observe in a daily health chec in Face and Body: --
SOLUTION-- Skin color (flused, pale, dry, clammy, hot), unusual
spots, raches, swelling or bruises, sores, discharge from nose, ears, eyes,
red look to eyes, irritated sensitive to light.
Signs to observe in a daily health check in general: --SOLUTION--
bowel movements (change in color, oder, frequency), pain (screaming,
crying, head-rolling), skin marks (rashes, bruises, cuts)
Appetite --SOLUTION--desire to eat
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrom (AIDS) --SOLUTION--A virus
infection that renders the body incapable of fighting off the most
common diseases and is usually fatal. This is considered to be the end
stage of a HIV diagnosis.
Clean --SOLUTION--To remove dirt, debris and germs by scrubbing
and washing with soap (or detergent) and water. The process does not
necessary kill germs, but lowers the risk of spreading infection.
Communiable Disease --SOLUTION--Disease that can be spread from
one person to another.
Dehydration --SOLUTION--Excessive water loss from the body or from
an organ or bodily part.
|ALREADY GRADED A+|VERIFIED & UPDATED|
What are the qualities of a Healthy Environment? --SOLUTION--Clean
work and play area, proper hygiene practices, implementation and
routine practice of a writen health policy.
Why establish and follow a written health policy? --SOLUTION--It is
an effective way of maintaining a safe and healthy child care program.
How do you know if your program has a written policy? --
SOLUTION-- Ask your VPK program director and it usually posted in
various areas like sink, kitchen, table
Why should policies be written? --SOLUTION--1. To ensure parents
and child care professionals are aware of procedures 2 to make sure
everyone follows same rules.
How is each sense used to observe a child (touch)? --SOLUTION--
Check for too much warmth or coldness.
How is each sense used to observe a child (smell)? --SOLUTION--
Check for a bad smell or a change of smell.
How is each sense used to observe a child (taste)? --SOLUTION--Ask
child if they taste something funny
How is each sense used to observe a child (sound)? --SOLUTION--
Check for breathing is it easy or ragged, etc.
How is each sense used to observe a child (sight)? --SOLUTION--First
observation of seeing a child's appearance and check all areas from head
to toe.
,The three A's of a healthy child are --SOLUTION--Appetite,
Appearance and Activity
Appetite signs of a healthy child are --SOLUTION--Can eat an
appropriate amount of food at meal times. Will Consume a variety of
foods. Is interested in eating? Appears content after meals/snacks.
Appearance signs of healthy child are --SOLUTION--Has clear, bright
eyes, clear skin, age appriopiate muscles, gains steadily in height/body
weight
Activity signs of a healthy child are --SOLUTION--Has plenty of
energy (not hyperactive), is alert, sleeps soundly and has few aches and
pains.
Emotional health of a healthy child are --SOLUTION--a child who
usually reflects happy, cheerful feelings
Social health of a healthy child are --SOLUTION--a child who is
friendly most of the time, interacts with other children and enjoys quiet
activities that require concentration.
Menal health of a healthy child are --SOLUTION--a child who is
interested in new experiences and is usally confident and adaptable.
Is a child with short-term emotional illness or disability a child with
special needs. --SOLUTION--No
Can you give examples of short-term illness or disability? --
SOLUTION-- Ear infections vs. hearing loss; cold vs. asthma; sprained
ankle vs. foot deformity; distress over fight vs. depression
What can you do to know what is normal for a particular child? --
SOLUTION--Ask the parents for signs of well-being and their child
normal displays.
, Daily checks are a good way of: --SOLUTION--preventing, identifing
and controlling illness in a child care environment.
Signs to observe in a daily health check in Behavior is: --SOLUTION--
general mood (quiet, irritable, drousy, restless), unusual behavior,
activity level, breathing difficulities, severe coughing, sneezing,
hoarseness.
Signs to observe in a daily health chec in Face and Body: --
SOLUTION-- Skin color (flused, pale, dry, clammy, hot), unusual
spots, raches, swelling or bruises, sores, discharge from nose, ears, eyes,
red look to eyes, irritated sensitive to light.
Signs to observe in a daily health check in general: --SOLUTION--
bowel movements (change in color, oder, frequency), pain (screaming,
crying, head-rolling), skin marks (rashes, bruises, cuts)
Appetite --SOLUTION--desire to eat
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrom (AIDS) --SOLUTION--A virus
infection that renders the body incapable of fighting off the most
common diseases and is usually fatal. This is considered to be the end
stage of a HIV diagnosis.
Clean --SOLUTION--To remove dirt, debris and germs by scrubbing
and washing with soap (or detergent) and water. The process does not
necessary kill germs, but lowers the risk of spreading infection.
Communiable Disease --SOLUTION--Disease that can be spread from
one person to another.
Dehydration --SOLUTION--Excessive water loss from the body or from
an organ or bodily part.
