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DCF Certification Test - Health, Safety
& Nutrition
The three A's of a healthy child are: - Correct Answer ✔️ ✔️ 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) Good way of preventing, identifying, and controlling illness in a child care environment. - Correct Answer ✔️ ✔️ Daily Health Checks (includes behavior, face and body, other signs) _____ may be a warning sign that the body has an infection and needs treatment before the infection can become harmful. - Correct Answer ✔️ ✔️ Fever
The best way to take a temperature is to use a _______ ___________ with a __________ _____. - Correct Answer ✔️ ✔️ The best way to take a temperature is to use a DIGITAL THERMOMETER with a DISPOSABLE SHEATH. Orally, ___ degrees or more is a fever. Under arm, ___ degrees or more is a fever. - Correct Answer ✔️ ✔️ Orally, 101 degrees or more is a fever. Under arm, 100 degrees or more is a fever. If dehydration is sever, the following will occur: - Correct Answer ✔️ ✔️ - eyes are sunken
- hands and feet are cool and blotchy
- pulse may seem weak and fast
- child will not urinate for hours For mild diarrhea, do not give ____ - Correct Answer ✔️ ✔️ milk. It has a high concentration of minerals and salt which could be dangerous to a child with diarrhea.
Four types of germs: - Correct Answer ✔️ ✔️ - Bacteria (seen with ordinary microscope; causes strep throat, impetigo, pinkeye, and some pneumonia; antibiotics help stop growth)
- Virus (smaller than bacteria; causes colds, chicken pox, measles; antibiotics have no effect; vaccines available)
- Fungi (cause athlete's foot and ringworm effective medication is available)
- Parasites (organisms that live on or in animals and people, lice, effective medication available for most) Serious Communicable Diseases (3) - Correct Answer ✔️ ✔️ - Haemophilus Influenzae B (Hib) (infection that can lead to meningitis, pneumonia; caused by a germ that spreads through coughing and sneezing)
- Hepatitis B/C (B- Infection to the liver, vaccine avail, most commonly spread from mother to infant at birth; C-Disease of the liverr, no vaccine)
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) (virus that causes an increasing loss of immune function that results in the body becoming unable to fight off infections; less commonly spread by infected mothers who breastfeed their infants; and exposure of open wounds or mucus membranes to contaminated blood.)
- Parasite found in the stools.
- Diarrhea, bloating, abdominal cramps
- Weight loss and weakness - Correct Answer ✔️ ✔️ Giardiasis -Wheezing and coughing -Blue color around lips -Rapid breathing - Correct Answer ✔️ ✔️ RSV (Respiratory Synctial Virus)
Keep cold foods cold ( __ degrees or below) and hot foods hot (cook and hold at about ___ degrees) - Correct Answer ✔️ ✔️ Keep cold foods cold ( 40 degrees or below) and hot foods hot (cook and hold at about 140 degrees) Proper !!! Defrosting !!! Slowly thaw frozen products under _____________. Thaw completely _________ under _______ _____. Food product must be completely cooked within _ _____ total time. Thawing in a _________ ____. - Correct Answer ✔️ ✔️ Slowly thaw frozen products under REFRIGERATION. Thaw completely SUBMERGED under RUNNING WATER. Food product must be completely cooked within 4 HOURS total time. Thawing in a MICROWAVE OVEN.
What should caregivers pay attention to while administering medication? - Correct Answer ✔️ ✔️ - Name of recipient
- dose
- route -time and date of last dose according to the child's medication log, whether or not the medicine is in its original package, permission slip from parent with signature, and what person(s) in the program are authorized to administer medication. Crib safety - Correct Answer ✔️ ✔️ Has wheels. Rails do not go up and down. Plexiglass: no bars. Always keep side rails in the "up" position. Secure safety belts. SIDS - Correct Answer ✔️ ✔️ Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. Classification for a manner of death. Back to sleep.
Child 4 and 5 years of age must use a properly installed, federally approved child restraint seat or seat belt. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that mothers breastfeed their babies for at least - Correct Answer ✔️ ✔️ one year. The optimal food for any infant is its own mother's milk; in fact, it is the only food an infant need in the first _ to _ ______ of life. - Correct Answer ✔️ ✔️ in the first 4 to 6 months
Milk should be slightly - Correct Answer ✔️ ✔️ bluish in color.
Infant should be fed every - Correct Answer ✔️ ✔️ 1 and a half to 3 hours __________ containers of breast milk. - Correct Answer ✔️ ✔️ Refrigerate Mature milk can be kept up to _ ____ in the refrigerator and up to _ _____ in the freezer. - Correct Answer ✔️ ✔️ Mature milk can be
kept up to 8 DAYS in the refrigerator and up to 2 WEEKS in the freezer. (first in, first out method) To begin feeding, hold the container of milk - Correct Answer ✔️ ✔️ under warm running water for a few minutes until it is warm to the touch. _____ heat breast milk on the stove or in the microwave; - Correct Answer ✔️ ✔️ NEVER eat breast milk on the stove or in the microwave; this destroys the nutrients. NEVER ____ a bottle - Correct Answer ✔️ ✔️ Never PROP a bottle.
Rooting reflex - Correct Answer ✔️ ✔️ When you touch an infant's mouth and they open it Food guidelines established by the USDA - Correct Answer ✔️ ✔️ myplate.gov
THE 5 FOOD GROUPS - Correct Answer ✔️ ✔️ Fruits
BOSR: Observations and screenings describe - Correct Answer ✔️ ✔️ how early childhood professionals use certain methods to help them pay attention to the behavior and development of children under their care BOSR: Define observation - Correct Answer ✔️ ✔️ an ongoing process in which child care professionals recognize and document identifiable milestones as they appear, using tools such as checklists, anecdotal records, and running records. BOSR: Define screening - Correct Answer ✔️ ✔️ an ongoing process in which childcare professionals use specialized observation and documentation tools to identify, document, and monitor typical development or possible developmental delay BOSR: Child care professionals should not - Correct Answer ✔️ ✔️ attempt to diagnose delay or disability but instead document patterns of development
BOSR: Child care programs observe and screen children because these processes support - Correct Answer ✔️ ✔️ quality curriculum development, help parents support growth and development at home, allow timely referral for early intervention services, provide a common reference point and basis for interaction between parents, staff, and proffesionals RULES & REGULATIONS (RNRF): for children birth-1 years old, there must be one staff for every - Correct Answer ✔️ ✔️ 4 children
RNRF: For children 1-2 there must be one staff for every - Correct Answer ✔️ ✔️ 6 children
RNRF: For children 2-3 there must be one staff for every - Correct Answer ✔️ ✔️ 11 children
RNRF: For children 3-4 there must be one staff for every - Correct Answer ✔️ ✔️ 15 children
RNRF:Child care laws, rules, and regulations are in place to protect - Correct Answer ✔️ ✔️ children, families, and child care professionals RNRF: Laws, rules, and regulations relating to childcare and enforce these rules by licensing and inspecting childcare facilities - Correct Answer ✔️ ✔️ The Florida department of children and families
RNRF: Inspects facilities and educates child care professionals about minimizing fire & other threats to safety - Correct Answer ✔️ ✔️ Local fire department and private investigators
RNRF: This agency determines ordinances pertaining to public health and inspects facilities to enforce these ordinances - Correct Answer ✔️ ✔️ Local county health department RNRF: Establishes, regulates, and enforces rules and local ordinances which must meet or exceed state standards - Correct Answer ✔️ ✔️ Local licensing agencies
CHILD GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT (CGDR): Specific body changes and increases in the child's size such as height, weight, head circumference and BMI - Correct Answer ✔️ ✔️ Growth
CGDR: An increase in complexity, a change from relatively simple to more complicated and invoices progression where child gains refined knowledge, behaviors, and skills - Correct Answer ✔️ ✔️ Development
CGDR: The following are similarities between children in growth - Correct Answer ✔️ ✔️ 1. growth proceeds from head down
- control of head and neck first, then arms, then legs
- brain. heart, and spinal cord are fully functional at birth
- arm and leg muscles first then fingers and toes CGDR: The following are 5 basic principles of child growth and development - Correct Answer ✔️ ✔️ 1. developmental sequence is similar for all
CGDR: Principle 4 - Correct Answer ✔️ ✔️ Sequence of development is the same but the rate is different, development is constant but not uniform CGDR: Principle 5 - Correct Answer ✔️ ✔️ The developmental domains influence development in others areas CGDR: 5 levels of Maslows Hierarchy - Correct Answer ✔️ ✔️ 1. physical (food)
- security (stability) 3.belonging (social, love, acceptance)
- esteem needs (importance)
- self-actualization (empathy) CGDR: What does Maslows hierarchy mean to child care professionals?
- Correct Answer ✔️ ✔️ Basic needs must be met first, if not, self- worth suffers. awareness of family circumstances can help know what needs are or are not being met.
CGDR: four stages of conflict (Erik Erikson) - Correct Answer ✔️ ✔️
- trust vs. mistrust: infant
- autonomy vs, shame and doubt: toddler
- initiative vs. guilt: Preschool
- industry vs. inferiority: grade school HEALTH SAFETY & NUTRITION (HSAN): The three A's of a healthy child are - Correct Answer ✔️ ✔️ 1. Appetite ( eats a substantial amount of food, consumes 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)
