DCF Certification Test - Health, Safety &
Nutrition UPDATED ACTUAL Questions
and CORRECT Answers
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.
,Occurs when someone who is not used to very hot weather does not get enough liquid and
salt. This condition is caused by excessive sweating. The person's skin becomes pale and
clammy, and the person feels sick, dizzy, and/or faint. Pulse rate and breathing become rapid,
and a headache or muscle cramps may develop. 1) Lay the person down in a cool, quiet place,
with feet raised a little. 2) Loosen any tight clothing and supply water to drink. 3) Add 1
teaspoon of salt to each quart of water. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Heat Exhaustion
Caused by prolonged exposure to very hot conditions, not enough fluids and/or salt, body
stops regulating temperature. The person's skin becomes flushed, hot and dry, elevated
temperature (104F skin hot to the touch), strong and rapid pulse, confusion or loss of
consciousness. Immediate medical attention required- call 911. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Heat Stroke
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)
Cannot be in contat with other children. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Isolation
_________ ___________ is a strategy which requires caregivers to treat blood or any bodily
fluids of all persons as potential sources of infection, and its core principle is that proper
hygiene and sanitary conditions are critical in communicable disease control. - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Universal precautions is a strategy which requires caregivers to treat blood or
any bodily fluids of all persons as potential sources of infection, and its core principle is that
proper hygiene and sanitary conditions are critical in communicable disease control.
______ ________ _______ is the most effective way of preventing the spread of germs and
diseases in a childcare setting. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- PROPER PERSONAL
HYGIENE is the most effective way of preventing the spread of germs and diseases in a
childcare setting.
Correct Storage and Cooking Temperatures:
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.
