Health, Safety, and Nutrition for DCF Exam || All Questions
Answered Correctly.
Children who have physical, emotional, or behavioral conditions that affect or delay
development are referred to as having: correct answers 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 answers 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 answers Daily health check
When you take an infants temperature by the auxiliary method, you are taking the temperature:
correct answers Under the arm or armpit
You can take the temperature of a child over three years of age by the following method: correct
answers Orally and auxiliary
In the case of diarrhea or vomiting, the caregiver should NOT what? correct answers Give the
child an adult sports drink
A child suffering from what requires medical attention and 911 should be called? correct answers
Heat stroke
What are the types of germs that spread communicable diseases from one person to another?
correct answers 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 answers True
What are the three As of a healthy child? correct answers Appetite, appearance, activity
A physically healthy child has a good appetite. They can: correct answers Eat an appropriate
amount of food at times, consume a vareity of foods, be interested in eating, and appear to be
content after meals and snacks
A physically healthy child has good appearance. They display: correct answers Clear and bright
eyes, clear skin, age-appropriate muscles, steady gain in height and weight
A healthy child, reflecting happy, cheerful feelings is displaying: correct answers Emotional
health
A child who is friendly most of the time, interacts with other children, enjoys quiet activities that
require concentration is displaying: correct answers Social health
, True or False: The best way to take temperature is to use a digital thermometer with a disposable
sheath correct answers True
True or False: For mild diarrhea, give the child milk to drink correct answers False
True or False: For both diarrhea and vomiting, stop the child's normal diet and give electrolytes
correct answers True
Hib is an infection that can lead to other conditions which can cause secondary infections in
many area of the body including: correct answers Meningitis, pneumonia, epiglottis infection
True or False: Hepatitis B and C are diseases of the liver correct answers True
Conjunctivitis is: correct answers Pink eye
Proper defrosting of food items is displayed by: correct answers A slowly thawing of frozen food
products under refrigeration, thawing food completely submerged under water, food product
must be completely cooked within four hours, thawing in a microwave oven
Cross-contamination occurs through: correct answers Dirty hands, food contact surfaces, knives
and utensils, storing raw products above cooked food in the refrigerator, etc.
True or False: Antibiotics have no effect on a virus correct answers True
True or False: Common examples of parasites are pin worms, roundworms, and head lice correct
answers True
True or False: The eggs of head lice are called nits correct answers True
Methods through which diseases are transmitted are: correct answers Respiratory, fecal/oral,
direct contact, blood borne
A child should be isolated if you see: correct answers Severe coughing, diarrhea, pink eye,
exposed or open skin lesions
True or False: Each child must have a current record of immunization history and health record
on file at the child care program correct answers True
For proper food handling in preventing illness, good sanitation requires: correct answers Clean
utensils and equipment, wholesome food, correct storage and cooking temperatures, safe food
handling practices
Caregivers needs to pay attention to the following while administering medication: correct
answers Name of recipient on medicine bottle, dosage, the time and date of last dosage,
permission slip from the parent
Answered Correctly.
Children who have physical, emotional, or behavioral conditions that affect or delay
development are referred to as having: correct answers 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 answers 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 answers Daily health check
When you take an infants temperature by the auxiliary method, you are taking the temperature:
correct answers Under the arm or armpit
You can take the temperature of a child over three years of age by the following method: correct
answers Orally and auxiliary
In the case of diarrhea or vomiting, the caregiver should NOT what? correct answers Give the
child an adult sports drink
A child suffering from what requires medical attention and 911 should be called? correct answers
Heat stroke
What are the types of germs that spread communicable diseases from one person to another?
correct answers 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 answers True
What are the three As of a healthy child? correct answers Appetite, appearance, activity
A physically healthy child has a good appetite. They can: correct answers Eat an appropriate
amount of food at times, consume a vareity of foods, be interested in eating, and appear to be
content after meals and snacks
A physically healthy child has good appearance. They display: correct answers Clear and bright
eyes, clear skin, age-appropriate muscles, steady gain in height and weight
A healthy child, reflecting happy, cheerful feelings is displaying: correct answers Emotional
health
A child who is friendly most of the time, interacts with other children, enjoys quiet activities that
require concentration is displaying: correct answers Social health
, True or False: The best way to take temperature is to use a digital thermometer with a disposable
sheath correct answers True
True or False: For mild diarrhea, give the child milk to drink correct answers False
True or False: For both diarrhea and vomiting, stop the child's normal diet and give electrolytes
correct answers True
Hib is an infection that can lead to other conditions which can cause secondary infections in
many area of the body including: correct answers Meningitis, pneumonia, epiglottis infection
True or False: Hepatitis B and C are diseases of the liver correct answers True
Conjunctivitis is: correct answers Pink eye
Proper defrosting of food items is displayed by: correct answers A slowly thawing of frozen food
products under refrigeration, thawing food completely submerged under water, food product
must be completely cooked within four hours, thawing in a microwave oven
Cross-contamination occurs through: correct answers Dirty hands, food contact surfaces, knives
and utensils, storing raw products above cooked food in the refrigerator, etc.
True or False: Antibiotics have no effect on a virus correct answers True
True or False: Common examples of parasites are pin worms, roundworms, and head lice correct
answers True
True or False: The eggs of head lice are called nits correct answers True
Methods through which diseases are transmitted are: correct answers Respiratory, fecal/oral,
direct contact, blood borne
A child should be isolated if you see: correct answers Severe coughing, diarrhea, pink eye,
exposed or open skin lesions
True or False: Each child must have a current record of immunization history and health record
on file at the child care program correct answers True
For proper food handling in preventing illness, good sanitation requires: correct answers Clean
utensils and equipment, wholesome food, correct storage and cooking temperatures, safe food
handling practices
Caregivers needs to pay attention to the following while administering medication: correct
answers Name of recipient on medicine bottle, dosage, the time and date of last dosage,
permission slip from the parent
