DCF HEALTH SAFETY AND NUTRITION EXAM
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VERIFIED ANSWERS
What are the qualities of a Healthy Environment? ------CORRECT
ANSWER---------------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? ------CORRECT
ANSWER---------------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? ------CORRECT
ANSWER---------------Ask your VPK program director and it usually posted
in various areas like sink, kitchen, table
Why should policies be written? ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------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)? ------CORRECT
ANSWER---------------Check for too much warmth or coldness.
How is each sense used to observe a child (smell)? ------CORRECT
ANSWER---------------Check for a bad smell or a change of smell.
,How is each sense used to observe a child (taste)? ------CORRECT
ANSWER---------------Ask child if they taste something funny
How is each sense used to observe a child (sound)? ------CORRECT
ANSWER---------------Check for breathing is it easy or ragged, etc.
How is each sense used to observe a child (sight)? ------CORRECT
ANSWER---------------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 ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------
Appetite, Appearance and Activity
Appetite signs of a healthy child are ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------
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 ------CORRECT ANSWER--------------
-Has clear, bright eyes, clear skin, age appriopiate muscles, gains steadily
in height/body weight
Activity signs of a healthy child are ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------
Has plenty of energy (not hyperactive), is alert, sleeps soundly and has few
aches and pains.
, Emotional health of a healthy child are ------CORRECT ANSWER-------------
--a child who usually reflects happy, cheerful feelings
Social health of a healthy child are ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------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 ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------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. ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------No
Can you give examples of short-term illness or disability? ------CORRECT
ANSWER---------------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? ------
CORRECT ANSWER---------------Ask the parents for signs of well-being
and their child normal displays.
Daily checks are a good way of: ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------
preventing, identifing and controlling illness in a child care environment.
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