Child Care Basics Module 7 Accidents Injuries and Illness Worksheet

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Select the Correct Response

a. When there is an outbreak of head lice, all staff, adults, and children should be checked on a daily basis. If head lice or nits are found, the person will need to be _________________.

SanitizedAsked to leave the centerTerminated from employment or careIgnored

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a. When there is an outbreak of head lice, all staff, adults, and children should be checked on a daily basis. If head lice or nits are found, the person will need to be _________________.

The correct response is Asked to leave the center.

A letter should be sent home to notify all families when a lice outbreak occurs. When there is an outbreak of head lice, all staff, adults, and children should be checked on a daily basis.

If head lice or nits are found, the person will need to be asked to leave the center.

The staff, adults, or children having head lice/nits may return after treatment and when all nits have been removed.

You Have Provided an Incorrect Answer

a. When there is an outbreak of head lice, all staff, adults, and children should be checked on a daily basis. If head lice or nits are found, the person will need to be _________________.

The correct response is Asked to leave the center.

A letter should be sent home to notify all families when a lice outbreak occurs. When there is an outbreak of head lice, all staff, adults, and children should be checked on a daily basis.

If head lice or nits are found, the person will need to be asked to leave the center.

The staff, adults, or children having head lice/nits may return after treatment and when all nits have been removed.

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b. If you suspect the child has a communicable disease, remember to _____________ that the ill child used.

Wash the equipmentNot touch the equipmentSanitize all equipmentThrow away equipment

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b. If you suspect the child has a communicable disease, remember to _____________ that the ill child used.

The correct response is Sanitize all equipment.

You Have Provided an Incorrect Answer

b. If you suspect the child has a communicable disease, remember to _____________ that the ill child used.

The correct response is Sanitize all equipment.

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c. If an injury or illness results in a visit to the child’s doctor, casting, stitches, or hospitalization, you are required to notify ___________________.

CPSParents of all the childrenThe neighborsThe child care licensor

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c. If an injury or illness results in a visit to the child’s doctor, casting, stitches, or hospitalization, you are required to notify ___________________.

The correct response is The child care licensor.

You Have Provided an Incorrect Answer

c. If an injury or illness results in a visit to the child’s doctor, casting, stitches, or hospitalization, you are required to notify ___________________.

The correct response is The child care licensor.

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d. Child care programs are required to keep an _______________, listing the date of the illness or injury, the child’s name, names of staff who assisted the child, and a brief description of the incident.

Accident binderA secret reportA publicly available reportIllness and injury log

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The correct response is Illness and injury log.

If a child becomes ill or injured at your center, you are required to write an incident report describing the injury, illness, or incident. A copy of this written record must be given to the parent and a copy placed in the child’s file.

Child care programs are required to keep an illness and injury log, listing the date of the illness or injury, the child’s name, names of staff who assisted the child, and a brief description of the incident.

You Have Provided an Incorrect Answer

The correct response is Illness and injury log.

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e. The sample required forms, documents and policies are resources that are provided in the _____________________ to support developing your Health Policies and Procedures.

Child care lawsChild Care Licensing GuidebookThe staff filesThe library

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e. The sample required forms, documents and policies are resources that are provided in the _____________________ to support developing your Health Policies and Procedures.

The correct response is Child Care Licensing Guidebook.

You Have Provided an Incorrect Answer

e. The sample required forms, documents and policies are resources that are provided in the _____________________ to support developing your Health Policies and Procedures.

The correct response is Child Care Licensing Guidebook.

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f. When there is an outbreak of head lice, all staff, adults, and children should be checked on a _____________.

Weekly basisDaily basisMonthly basisHourly basis

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f. When there is an outbreak of head lice, all staff, adults, and children should be checked on a _____________.

The correct response is Daily basis.

You Have Provided an Incorrect Answer

f. When there is an outbreak of head lice, all staff, adults, and children should be checked on a _____________.

The correct response is Daily basis.

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g. Children who become ill at the center must be _____________. Have them lie down in a quiet space away from the other children, but within view of the staff.

Kept with the other childrenIsolatedPut in another classroomIn a room by themselves

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g. Children who become ill at the center must be _____________. Have them lie down in a quiet space away from the other children, but within view of the staff.

The correct response is Isolated.

You Have Provided an Incorrect Answer

g. Children who become ill at the center must be _____________. Have them lie down in a quiet space away from the other children, but within view of the staff.

The correct response is Isolated.

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Question and Answers: Accidents, Injuries and Illness

Your Score

Total Points

7 possible

Module 7: Healthy Practices: Nutrition and Fitness

Accidents, Injuries and Illness

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