DCF Certification Test - Health, Safety &
Nutrition Questions & Answers
1. The three A's of a healthy child are:
Appetite (eat a substantial amount of food, consume a variety of
food, interested in eating, appears content after eating)
& Appearance (clear bright eyes, clear skin, well-developed
muscles, gains steadily in height and body weight)
& Activity (has plenty of energy, is alert, sleeps soundly, few aches
and pains)
2. Good way of preventing, identi- fying, and controlling illness
in a child care environment.
Daily Health Checks (includes behavior, face and body, other
signs)
3. may be a warning sign that the body has an infection
and needs treatment before the infection can become
harmful.
Fever
,4. The best way to take a tem- perature is to use a
with a
.
The best way to take a temperature is to use a DIGITAL
THERMOMETER with a DISPOSABLE SHEATH.
5. Orally, degrees or more is a fever. Under arm, degrees
or more is a fever.
Orally, 101 degrees or more is a fever. Under arm, 100 degrees or
more is a fever.
6. If dehydration is sever, the fol- lowing will occur:
, - eyes are sunken
- hands and feet are cool and blotchy
- pulse may seem weak and fast
- child will not urinate for hours
7. For mild diarrhea, do not give
milk. It has a high concentration of miner- als and salt which could
be dangerous to a child with diarrhe
Nutrition Questions & Answers
1. The three A's of a healthy child are:
Appetite (eat a substantial amount of food, consume a variety of
food, interested in eating, appears content after eating)
& Appearance (clear bright eyes, clear skin, well-developed
muscles, gains steadily in height and body weight)
& Activity (has plenty of energy, is alert, sleeps soundly, few aches
and pains)
2. Good way of preventing, identi- fying, and controlling illness
in a child care environment.
Daily Health Checks (includes behavior, face and body, other
signs)
3. may be a warning sign that the body has an infection
and needs treatment before the infection can become
harmful.
Fever
,4. The best way to take a tem- perature is to use a
with a
.
The best way to take a temperature is to use a DIGITAL
THERMOMETER with a DISPOSABLE SHEATH.
5. Orally, degrees or more is a fever. Under arm, degrees
or more is a fever.
Orally, 101 degrees or more is a fever. Under arm, 100 degrees or
more is a fever.
6. If dehydration is sever, the fol- lowing will occur:
, - eyes are sunken
- hands and feet are cool and blotchy
- pulse may seem weak and fast
- child will not urinate for hours
7. For mild diarrhea, do not give
milk. It has a high concentration of miner- als and salt which could
be dangerous to a child with diarrhe
