DCF Certification Test - Health, Safety & g g g g g g
Nutrition Exam With Correct Answers
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The g three g A's g of g a g healthy g child g are: g - g ANS-Appetite g (eat g a g substantial
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g amount g of g food, g consume g a g variety g of g food, g interested g in g eating, g appears
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g content g after g eating)
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& g Appearance g (clear g bright g eyes, g clear g skin, g well-developed g muscles, g gains
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g steadily g in g height g and g body g weight)
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& g Activity g (has g plenty g of g energy, g is g alert, g sleeps g soundly, g few g aches g and
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g pains)
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Good g way g of g preventing, g identifying, g and g controlling g illness g in g a g child g care
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g environment. g - g ANS-Daily g Health g Checks g (includes g behavior, g face g and g body,
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g other g signs)
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_____ g may g be g a g warning g sign g that g the g body g has g an g infection g and g needs
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g treatment g before g the g infection g can g become g harmful. g - g ANS-Fever
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The g best g way g to g take g a g temperature g is g to g use g a g _______ g ___________
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g with g a g __________ g _____. g - g ANS-The g best g way g to g take g a g temperature g is
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g to g use g a g DIGITAL g THERMOMETER g with g a g DISPOSABLE g SHEATH.
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Orally, g ___ g degrees g or g more g is g a g fever. g Under g arm, g ___ g degrees g or g more
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g is g a g fever. g - g ANS-Orally, g 101 g degrees g or g more g is g a g fever. g Under g arm,
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g 100 g degrees g or g more g is g a g fever.
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If g dehydration g is g sever, g the g following g will g occur: g - g ANS-- g eyes g are g sunken
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- g hands g and g feet g are g cool g and g blotchy
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- g pulse g may g seem g weak g and g fast
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- g child g will g not g urinate g for g hours
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For g mild g diarrhea, g do g not g give g ____ g - g ANS-milk. g It g has g a g high g concentration
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g of g minerals g and g salt g which g could g be g dangerous g to g a g child g with g diarrhea.
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Occurs g when g someone g who g is g not g used g to g very g hot g weather g does g not g get
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g enough g liquid g and g salt. g This g condition g is g caused g by g excessive g sweating.
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g The g person's g skin g becomes g pale g and g clammy, g and g the g person g feels g sick,
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g dizzy, g and/or g faint. g Pulse g rate g and g breathing g become g rapid, g and g a
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g headache g or g muscle g cramps g may g develop. g 1) g Lay g the g person g down g in g a
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g cool, g quiet g place, g with g feet g raised g a g little. g 2) g Loosen g any g tight g clothing g and
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, gnsupply gnwater gnto gndrink. gn3) gnAdd gn1 gnteaspoon gnof gnsalt gnto gneach gnquart gnof gnwater.
gn- gnANS-Heat gnExhaustion
Caused g by g prolonged g exposure g to g very g hot g conditions, g not g enough g fluids
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g and/or g salt, g body g stops g regulating g temperature. g The g person's g skin g becomes
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g flushed, g hot g and g dry, g elevated g temperature g (104F g skin g hot g to g the g touch),
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g strong g and g rapid g pulse, g confusion g or g loss g of g consciousness. g Immediate
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g medical g attention g required- g call g 911. g - g ANS-Heat g Stroke
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Four g types g of g germs: g - g ANS-- g Bacteria g (seen g with g ordinary g microscope;
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g causes g strep g throat, g impetigo, g pinkeye, g and g some g pneumonia; g antibiotics g help
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g stop g growth)
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- g Virus g (smaller g than g bacteria; g causes g colds, g chicken g pox, g measles; g antibiotics
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g have g no g effect; g vaccines g available)
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- g Fungi g (cause g athlete's g foot g and g ringworm g effective g medication g is g available)
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- g Parasites g (organisms g that g live g on g or g in g animals g and g people, g lice, g effective
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g medication g available g for g most)
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Serious g Communicable g Diseases g (3) g - g ANS-- g Haemophilus g Influenzae g B g (Hib)
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g (infection g that g can g lead g to g meningitis, g pneumonia; g caused g by g a g germ g that
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g spreads g through g coughing g and g sneezing)
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- g Hepatitis g B/C g (B- g Infection g to g the g liver, g vaccine g avail, g most g commonly
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g spread g from g mother g to g infant g at g birth; g C-Disease g of g the g liverr, g no g vaccine)
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- g Human g Immunodeficiency g Virus g (HIV) g (virus g that g causes g an g increasing g loss
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g of g immune g function g that g results g in g the g body g becoming g unable g to g fight g off
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g infections; g less g commonly g spread g by g infected g mothers g who g breastfeed g their
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g infants; g and g exposure g of g open g wounds g or g mucus g membranes g to
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g contaminated g blood.)
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- g Parasite g found g in g the g stools.
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- g Diarrhea, g bloating, g abdominal g cramps
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- g Weight g loss g and g weakness g - g ANS-Giardiasis
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-Wheezing g and g coughing n n
-Blue g color g around g lips
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-Rapid g breathing g - g ANS-RSV g (Respiratory g Synctial g Virus)
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Cannot g be g in g contat g with g other g children. g - g ANS-Isolation
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_________ g ___________ g is g a g strategy g which g requires g caregivers g to g treat
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g blood g or g any g bodily g fluids g of g all g persons g as g potential g sources g of g infection,
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g and g its g core g principle g is g that g proper g hygiene g and g sanitary g conditions g are
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g critical g in g communicable g disease g control. g - g ANS-Universal g precautions g is g a
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g strategy g which g requires g caregivers g to g treat g blood g or g any g bodily g fluids g of g all
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g persons g as g potential g sources g of g infection, g and g its g core g principle g is g that
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