Communicable Disease Recognition - Initial

Spread of Illness

100

The role of the local health department with child care facilities is:

a) To monitor for violations of licensing regulations b) To control disease outbreaks and protect the health of the general public c) To provide immunizations d) To diagnose communicable diseases

200

Illnesses are common in child care programs because of which of the following reasons?

a) Large numbers of children from many families b) Teacher child ratios c) Children's hygiene practices d) All of the above

300

Which of the following is true?

a) If a child is sick, they should not be readmitted for two weeks b) Soap and water helps to remove germs c) All microorganisms cause disease d) Immunizations are not effective in preventing the spread of diseases

400

What are the most common ways in which illness is transmitted among children?

a) Direct contact, bloodborne, fecal-oral route b) Fecal oral route, airborne, sexually transmitted c) Direct contact, airborne, fecal-oral route d) None of the above

500

Managing the spread of illness is important because?

a) Some illnesses can be fatal b) People are often asymtomatic c) Some illnesses can have life lasting effects d) All of the above

Prevention and Control

100

The most important way to break the chain of infection and prevent the spread of illness is:

a) Handwashing b) Excluding any child with a runny nose c) Sanitizing eating utensils d) Immunizations

200

One of the most cost effective chemicals used for sanitizing in the child care setting is:

a) Hospital grade virus-killing agents b) Soap and water c) Homemade solution of bleach and water d) Alcohol

300

Hands should be washed:

a) When gloves are removed after changing diapers b) Before and after using a water table c) Immediately before and after handling food, preparing bottles or feeding children d) All of the above

400

Standard (universal) precautions in child care settings require child care providers to wear disposable gloves:

a) Any time they come into contact with blood or bodily fluids b) When shaking hands with parents c) When washing children's faces after lunch d) All of the above

500

Which of the following is/are way(s) in which illnesses are prevented and controlled in the child care setting?

a) Excluding children with sypmtoms b) Handwashing c) Cleaning and sanitizing the classroom and materials d) All of the above

Management of Ill Children

100

When taking a child's temperature the caregiver should:

a) Only use a glass mercury thermometer b) Only take axillary temperatures c) Only leave the thermometer under the arm for 30 seconds d) Only clean the thermometer with amonia and water

200

Staff and children should be excluded for vomiting if:

a) They vomit once with no other signs of illness b) They are near another student who is vomiting c) They vomit twice d) None of the above

300

Staff and children with purulent (pus) conjunctivitis should be excluded until:

a) 24 hours after the start of antibiotic therapy b) Never, conjunctivitis is not contagious c) All signs of redness, itching and drainage are gone d) Until they complete therapy

400

Treatment of lice requires the following:

a) Exclusion of the child for at least three weeks b) Staff to conduct "head checks" on all children daily for one month c) The hair to be treated every seven days for at least two to three weeks d) None of the above

500

When diapering a child, this must be used:

a) gloves and nonporous separation paper b) paper towels and gloves c) changing pad d) none of the above

Medication Administration

100

Staff can only administer medication if the following has been correctly completed by the parent:

a) Medication Permission Form b) A note from the parent c) A phone call from the parent will suffice d) Request for the Administration of Medication

200

Over-the-counter medications used for treating illnesses can used for this long:

a) 3 out of every consecutive 14 days b) 5 out of every consecutive 10 days c) 10 out of every consecutive 20 days d) Over-the-counter medication cannot be administered in child care settings

300

These items pose exceptions to the medication rules if they are used for preventative purposes:

a) cough drops b) sunscreen and other topical creams/ointments c) fever reducing medications d) all of the above

400

Sunscreen must be administered:

a) at least 30 minutes prior to outdoor play b) by the parent only c) by the child d) at least 15 minutes before outdoor play

500

The five "Rs" of medication administration include:

a) right staff person, right child, right amount, right time, right medication b) right child, right dose, right classroom, right route, right time c) right child, right medication, right time, right route, right dosage d) None of the above

Child Care Licensing

100

Ohio child care licensing rules require each child (except those children in kindergarten or above) in child care facilities to have:

a) Lice checks before they enter the classroom b) An annual physical exam and record of their immunizations c) Documentation of Anthrax vaccination before school entrance d) Two changes of clothing

200

A convenient and easy-to-use communicable disease reference in the child care setting is:

a) Ohio Department of Heatth's Infections Disease Control Manual b) Ohio Department of Health Communicable Disease Chart c) american Academy of Pediatrics "Red Book" d) Family Cirle Magazine's "Guide to Common Childhood Illnesses"

300

Child care facility staff should obtain which of the following pieces of information:

a) Contact information for the parent b) Names and phone numbers for at least one emergency contact c) Any special health problems or medical conditions that a child may have d) All of the above

400

If the program is informed that a child has been diagnosed with a contagious illness, the program should:

a) Evacuate the premises b) Post a sign for parents in the child's classroom c) Post a notice for all parents in the program within 24 hours of receiving the notification d) Notify parents only if a second child becomes infected

500

Child care facilities have a responsibility to report certain diseases to the localhealth department. Reportable diseases:

a) Can be found on te ODH Know Your ABCs document of reportable illnesses b) Are important to help the local health departments stop the spread of disease in the community c) Include both those diseases that can be prevented by immunizations and those that cannot d) All of the above