HSAN STUDY GUIDE WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
"DTP(vaccine) - CORRECT ANSWER vaccine for three diseases: Diptheria, tetanus, pertussis"
"MMR (vaccine) - CORRECT ANSWER Mumps, measles and rubella"
"OPV (vaccine) - CORRECT ANSWER vaccine for polio , given orally"
"written policy - CORRECT ANSWER effective way of maintaining safe and healthy child care program"
"three A's - CORRECT ANSWER Appetite(variety of foods)
Appearance(gains steadily in height and body weight)
Activity(plenty of energy,alert)"
""10 second check" - CORRECT ANSWER preventing identifying and controlling illness in a childcare
environment (look at childs behavior,face,body)"
"Dehydration - CORRECT ANSWER child will not urinate for hours, eyes are sunken, pulse weak and
fast"
"heat exhaustion - CORRECT ANSWER persons skin becomes pale and clammy person feels sick, dizzy
and/or faint"
"heat stroke - CORRECT ANSWER body temp rise up to 104 degrees , child will be flushed wih hot dry
skin strong rapid pulse"
"communicable disease - CORRECT ANSWER disease that can be spread from one person to another
( 4 types- Bacteria, Virus, Fungi, parasites)"
"virus - CORRECT ANSWER smaller than bacteria , causes colds chicken pox measles and mumps"
"fungi - CORRECT ANSWER grow in warm moist places ( athletes foot)"
"parasites - CORRECT ANSWER organisms that live on or in animals and people (head lice)"
"chicken pox - CORRECT ANSWER slight fever, fine blisters , first on scalp then on face and body"
"conjunctivitis - CORRECT ANSWER red eyes, discharge from one or both eyes crusted lids or lid"
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