ASHE Health Care Facility Management 2

Question 1

Under The Joint Commission (TJC) Environment of Care standards, which utility system must have a written inventory with risk assessments?

Accepted Answer

All utility systems supporting patient care

Answer

TJC EC.02.05.01 requires a written inventory of all utility systems that affect patient care, along with associated risk assessments.

Question 2

What is the primary purpose of a Health Care Facility Condition Index (FCI)?

Accepted Answer

Comparing deferred maintenance costs to replacement value

Answer

FCI = deferred maintenance cost divided by current replacement value; a higher FCI indicates a facility in poorer condition.

Question 3

NFPA 99 classifies a patient care space as a Category 1 location when failure of equipment or a system would cause which outcome?

Accepted Answer

Likely patient death or permanent harm

Answer

NFPA 99 Category 1 spaces are those where equipment or system failure is likely to cause major injury or death to patients or caregivers.

Question 4

Which ventilation parameter is MOST critical when designing an airborne infection isolation (AII) room?

Accepted Answer

Negative pressure differential relative to corridor

Answer

AII rooms must maintain negative pressure (≥0.01 in. w.g.) relative to adjacent areas to prevent pathogens from escaping the room.

Question 5

A healthcare facility's emergency operations plan (EOP) must address which HICS component?

Accepted Answer

Incident Command System structure

Answer

The Hospital Incident Command System (HICS) provides the ICS-based organizational structure required within a hospital's EOP.

(ASHE) American Society for Health Care Engineering Certified Practice Test