Childcare Training Post Exam

About Asthma

This series of questions covers the topics that were discussed in the training.

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1. An action plan is:

Prepared by a parent to tell the child what to do for asthma

Prepared by a doctor (health care provider) and explains what medications to use for asthma

Prepared by the child care worker and tells what activities were done today.

Used by a child care worker to communicate with parents about asthma

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2. All of the following are ways to manage asthma triggers in daycare settings EXCEPT:

Manage pests, using multiple strategies

Use air fresheners to remove strong odors.

Fix plumbing and moisture issues ASAP

Remove rugs whenever possible

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3. Name the first thing to do if a child begins to have asthma symptoms:

Immediately offer food and water

Check the child's Asthma Action Plan for the proper steps to take.

Give them a shot of epinephrine

Send them outside until symptoms pass

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4. What part of the body is affected by asthma?

Heart

Brain

Lungs

Nose

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5. Select the two main types of asthma medications:

Pain medication and controller medication

Controller medication and nasal spray

Quick-relief or rescue medications and control or preventive medications

Quick-relief or rescue medicines and pain medicine

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6. Of the two main types of asthma medicine, which one should every child with asthma keep in their child care center?

Appetite suppressant medication

Controller medication

Quick-relief or reliever medication

Pain medication

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7. Name one sign that a child's asthma is getting worse and 911 should be called:

the child is breathing normally, but is whining

the medicine given has improved the child's symptoms

the child's lips, skin, and / or nails turn blue

the child is too quiet

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8. The presence of ________________ can trigger an asthma attack.

cockroaches

plywood

UVB (ultraviolet) rays

Todas las anteriores

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9. Identify one way to manage children with asthma in daycare:

create a classroom environment that has minimal triggers

be familiar with the asthma action plan for each student with asthma

familiarize staff with children identified with asthma and how to respond if an attack occurs

all of the above

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10. Which of the following triggers can cause an asthma episode?

tobacco smoke

Respiratory infection

dust mites

all of the above

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11. During an asthma episode, the airways:

They open, are more flexible and dry inside

they are short and sticky inside

become tight, swollen, and full of mucus

loosens and fills with pus

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12. What does the term "spacer" describe?

the technique of making sure there is enough physical space between children to prevent recurring "contact triggers"

a device that redirects inhalers into the nostril in cases where the child is already inflamed by an asthma attack

a device that leaves space between the child and the medicine so that the medicine is sprayed into the child's airways and not into the back of the child's throat

a technical term for a coordinated amount of time between inhalations