CHFM CHFM - Certified Healthcare Facility Manager Maintenance and Operations 2

Question 1

What is the primary purpose of a preventive maintenance (PM) program in a healthcare facility?

Accepted Answer

To perform scheduled maintenance before failure occurs, reducing unplanned downtime and extending equipment life

Answer

A PM program schedules regular maintenance activities before failures occur, improving reliability, extending equipment life, reducing emergency repairs, and maintaining regulatory compliance with NFPA and TJC requirements.

Question 2

Which type of maintenance is performed after an equipment failure has occurred?

Accepted Answer

Corrective (reactive) maintenance

Answer

Corrective maintenance (also called reactive maintenance or run-to-failure) is performed after an equipment failure to restore it to operational condition.

Question 3

In a hospital's CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System), what information is typically captured in a work order?

Accepted Answer

Asset ID, work description, labor hours, parts used, technician assigned, and completion date

Answer

A CMMS work order captures comprehensive information about each maintenance task: the asset involved, description of work performed, time spent, materials used, responsible technician, priority, status, and completion date.

Question 4

What does 'mean time between failures' (MTBF) measure for healthcare building equipment?

Accepted Answer

The average time a piece of equipment operates between breakdowns, indicating its reliability

Answer

MTBF measures equipment reliability by calculating the average time between failures. A higher MTBF indicates more reliable equipment; tracking MTBF over time can reveal deterioration and help predict when replacement is warranted.

Question 5

In healthcare facilities, which environmental control is critical for maintaining proper pressure relationships in an operating room?

Accepted Answer

Positive pressure relative to adjacent areas, preventing outside contaminants from entering

Answer

Operating rooms must maintain positive pressure relative to corridors and adjacent spaces, so that clean supply air flows outward, preventing contaminants from the less-clean corridor from entering the sterile field.

CHFM - Certified Healthcare Facility Manager Practice Test

CHFM - Certified Healthcare Facility Manager Practice Test

CHFM CHFM - Certified Healthcare Facility Manager Maintenance and Operations 2