DCF 40 Hours Child Care (HSAN) Health, Safety, and Nutrition (2019) Exam Questions and Answers Appetite - Correct Answers ✅A desire to eat.Isolation Area - Correct Answers ✅A designated area for a child who becomes ill at the facility, which must be away from the other, healthy children.Safety Hazards - Correct Answers ✅Things in the environment that can be identified as dangerous to one's health and welfare.Communicable Disease - Correct Answers ✅Disease that can be spread from one person to another.Disinfect - Correct Answers ✅To kill germs on surfaces or objects by using chemicals. This process does not necessarily clean dirty surfaces or remove all germs, but by killing germs on a surface after cleaning, it can further lower the risk of spreading infection.Impermeable Surface - Correct Answers ✅A surface that is resistant to water, chemicals, and other fluids. These surfaces are required in areas such as changing stations, playpens, cots, and sleeping mats. 1 / 4
DCF 40 Hours Child Care (HSAN) Health, Safety, and Nutrition (2019) Exam Questions and Answers Vaccine - Correct Answers ✅A product that protects an individual from contracting an infectious disease by stimulating their immune system.Health - Correct Answers ✅The total well-being of a person —including the physical, mental, and social self—in the absence of disease or other abnormal conditions.Clean - Correct Answers ✅To remove dirt, debris, and germs by scrubbing and washing with soap (or detergent) and water. The process does not necessarily kill germs, but lowers the risk of spreading infection.Evacuation Plan - Correct Answers ✅Procedures for getting children and staff out of a building; applied during fire drills and other emergency situations.Immunizations - Correct Answers ✅The process of administering a vaccine to make an individual protected from contracting an infectious disease.Nutrition - Correct Answers ✅The processes by which a person, animal, or plant takes in and utilizes food substances. 2 / 4
DCF 40 Hours Child Care (HSAN) Health, Safety, and Nutrition (2019) Exam Questions and Answers Sanitize - Correct Answers ✅The process of destroying or reducing organisms to a safe level; including properly cleaned equipment and surfaces, such as sinks and sleep mats.Child care programs have a responsibility to maintain an environment that will promote children's health. What is health? - Correct Answers ✅Health is the total well-being of the child—including the physical, emotional, social, and mental self—in the absence of disease or abnormal conditions.Characteristics of a healthy environment that promote good
health practices include: - Correct Answers ✅-Clean work
and play areas -Proper hygiene practices -Implementation and routine practice of a written health policy Written policies regarding health practices are essential to maintaining a healthy environment in your child care program. - Correct Answers ✅-All policies should be accessible to all staff -At hire, employees should be given a copy of the policies -Rules should be posted and given to families 3 / 4
DCF 40 Hours Child Care (HSAN) Health, Safety, and Nutrition (2019) Exam Questions and Answers Why is it important to have policies written? - Correct Answers ✅-To ensure parents and child care professionals are aware of procedures -To make sure everyone follows the same rules Establishing and following a written policy is an effective way of maintaining a safe and healthy child care program. - Correct Answers ✅Following your program's written health policies will help to ensure that the children in your care have an environment that is as free of disease as possible.Observation - Correct Answers ✅plays an essential role in determining a healthy environment and assists the caregiver in assessing the state of a child's health.A healthy child - Correct Answers ✅has a good appetite, appearance, and activity level.How are each of the senses used to observe a child? - Correct Answers ✅We can use our senses—sight, touch, sound, and smell—when checking for signs of wellness and/or illness.Sight - Correct Answers ✅- look at the child's complexion; observe for signs of pain or discomfort, such as limping, droopy eyes, or a runny nose
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