Health, Safety, and Nutrition for the Young Child 9th Edition by Lynn Marotz

Exercise 14

Discuss what a teacher should do in each of the following situations:
a. You have just finished serving lunch to the children, when Kara begins to vomit.
b. The class is involved in a game of keep-away. Theo suddenly complains of feeling dizzy.
c. During check-in, a parent mentions that his son has been experiencing stomachaches every morning before coming to school.
d. Lucy wakes up from her afternoon nap crying and is holding her ear.
e. You have just changed a toddler's diaper for the third time in the last hour because of diarrhea.
f. Chris enters the classroom sneezing and blowing his nose.
g. While you are helping Jasmine put on her coat to go outdoors, you notice that her skin feels very warm.
h. Randy refuses to eat his lunch because it makes his teeth hurt.
i. While you are cleaning up the blocks, Sean tells you that his throat is sore and it hurts to swallow.
j. You have just taken Monique's temperature (orally) and it is 102°F.
k. Your assistant teacher mentions that his son has chickenpox and that he has never had it.