CHFM EXAM WITH ALL CORRECT &
VERIFIED ANSWERS (UPDATED TO PASS)
What are the requirements for a new patient room door for a healthcare occupancy? Correct
answer-45.5 inches wide & smoke tight
What are the typical contractor responsibilities during healthcare construction? Correct answer-
Operations manuals
Maintenance Manuals
Punch list
TAB Reports
Medical gas verification
What is a TAB report? Correct answer-Testing Adjustment Balancing Report
What are typically NOT a contractor's responsibility during healthcare construction? Correct
answer-Final cleaning
Training
What type of rooms require 2 total outdoor air changes? Correct answer-Patient room
NICU
ICU
CCU
Airborne Infection Isolation Room
Protective environment room
Radiology waiting
ED waiting
Triage
What type of rooms require 3 total outdoor air changes? Correct answer-Procedure room
What type of rooms require 4 total outdoor air changes? Correct answer-OR room
Delivery room
What type of rooms require 4 total air changes? Correct answer-Patient room
What type of rooms require 6 total air changes? Correct answer-NICU
ICU
CCU
What type of rooms require 12 total air changes? Correct answer-Isolation room
Protective environment room
ED Waiting
Radiology waiting
Triage
What type of room requires 20 total air changes? Correct answer-OR room
A patient room requires how many total Outdoor ACH and how many total ACH? Correct answer-2
Total outdoor air changes
4 Total air changes
, An OR room requires how many total Outdoor ACH and how many total ACH? Correct answer-4
Total outdoor air changes
20 Total air changes
What type of rooms require a positive air pressure relationship with the adjacent area? Correct
answer-NICU
OR room
Protective environment room
What type of rooms require a negative air pressure relationship with the adjacent area? Correct
answer-Isolation room
ED waiting room
Radiology waiting room
Triage
What type of rooms require NO air pressure relationship with the adjacent area? Correct answer-
Patient rooms
ICU
What are the three branches of the essential electrical system for healthcare? Correct answer-Life
Safety branch
Critical branch
Equipment branch
What type of electrical systems are on the Life Safety branch of the essential electrical system?
Correct answer-Fire systems
Egress systems
What type of electrical systems are on the critical branch of the essential electrical system? Correct
answer-Medical systems
What type of electrical systems are on the equipment branch of the essential electrical system?
Correct answer-Mechanical equipment
How many transfer switches are required for an electrical system with less than 150 kVA? Correct
answer-One
How many transfer switches are required for a healthcare electrical system with less than 150 kVA?
Correct answer-Three
What does ANSI stand for? Correct answer-American National Standards Institute
What does ASME stand for? Correct answer-American Society of Mechanical Engineers
What does ASSE stand for? Correct answer-American Society of Sanitary Engineers
What does ASTM stand for? Correct answer-American Society for Testing and Materials
What does AWS stand for? Correct answer-American Welding Society
VERIFIED ANSWERS (UPDATED TO PASS)
What are the requirements for a new patient room door for a healthcare occupancy? Correct
answer-45.5 inches wide & smoke tight
What are the typical contractor responsibilities during healthcare construction? Correct answer-
Operations manuals
Maintenance Manuals
Punch list
TAB Reports
Medical gas verification
What is a TAB report? Correct answer-Testing Adjustment Balancing Report
What are typically NOT a contractor's responsibility during healthcare construction? Correct
answer-Final cleaning
Training
What type of rooms require 2 total outdoor air changes? Correct answer-Patient room
NICU
ICU
CCU
Airborne Infection Isolation Room
Protective environment room
Radiology waiting
ED waiting
Triage
What type of rooms require 3 total outdoor air changes? Correct answer-Procedure room
What type of rooms require 4 total outdoor air changes? Correct answer-OR room
Delivery room
What type of rooms require 4 total air changes? Correct answer-Patient room
What type of rooms require 6 total air changes? Correct answer-NICU
ICU
CCU
What type of rooms require 12 total air changes? Correct answer-Isolation room
Protective environment room
ED Waiting
Radiology waiting
Triage
What type of room requires 20 total air changes? Correct answer-OR room
A patient room requires how many total Outdoor ACH and how many total ACH? Correct answer-2
Total outdoor air changes
4 Total air changes
, An OR room requires how many total Outdoor ACH and how many total ACH? Correct answer-4
Total outdoor air changes
20 Total air changes
What type of rooms require a positive air pressure relationship with the adjacent area? Correct
answer-NICU
OR room
Protective environment room
What type of rooms require a negative air pressure relationship with the adjacent area? Correct
answer-Isolation room
ED waiting room
Radiology waiting room
Triage
What type of rooms require NO air pressure relationship with the adjacent area? Correct answer-
Patient rooms
ICU
What are the three branches of the essential electrical system for healthcare? Correct answer-Life
Safety branch
Critical branch
Equipment branch
What type of electrical systems are on the Life Safety branch of the essential electrical system?
Correct answer-Fire systems
Egress systems
What type of electrical systems are on the critical branch of the essential electrical system? Correct
answer-Medical systems
What type of electrical systems are on the equipment branch of the essential electrical system?
Correct answer-Mechanical equipment
How many transfer switches are required for an electrical system with less than 150 kVA? Correct
answer-One
How many transfer switches are required for a healthcare electrical system with less than 150 kVA?
Correct answer-Three
What does ANSI stand for? Correct answer-American National Standards Institute
What does ASME stand for? Correct answer-American Society of Mechanical Engineers
What does ASSE stand for? Correct answer-American Society of Sanitary Engineers
What does ASTM stand for? Correct answer-American Society for Testing and Materials
What does AWS stand for? Correct answer-American Welding Society
