©BRIGHSTARS 2024/2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Joint Commission Exam Questions With
Correct Answers.
Fire extinguisher - Answer✔Do you know where the closest fire extinguisher is in your clinic?
What do you do with expired medical supplies? - Answer✔Remove expired supplies and place
in a bin or box labeled "Faith in Action."
Patient care supply areas - Answer✔No food or drink should be in patient care supply areas.
Purple Top Super Sani Wipes - Answer✔2 minute wet contact time.
Single use supplies - Answer✔ALL single use supplies must be thrown away after one use.
Shipping cardboard boxes - Answer✔Must be removed from the clinic to comply with infection
control and TJC standards.
Dust, dirt, cobwebs, insects, and clutter - Answer✔Exam and procedure rooms must be clean and
remain free from clutter.
Clean supply room - Answer✔Should remain free from soiled linen, have nothing on the floor,
and bottom shelves of racks must have solid plastic liners.
Sprinkler heads - Answer✔Nothing should be stored within 18 inches of sprinkler heads.
Soiled utility room - Answer✔Meant to store dirty linen and biohazardous materials. Nothing
can be stored on the floor.
Clean linen - Answer✔Must be kept alone on the highest shelf if liquids are stored in the same
cabinet. Must be kept covered at all times.
Refrigerator/Freezer Temperatures - Answer✔Temperatures must be maintained at -2 to -8
degrees Celsius for refrigerators; -15 to -50 for freezers.
Emergency pull cords - Answer✔Must be plastic coated and 6 inches from the floor. Do not
wrap around hand rails.
Below the sink storage - Answer✔ONLY cleaning supplies can be stored under the sink
1|Page
Joint Commission Exam Questions With
Correct Answers.
Fire extinguisher - Answer✔Do you know where the closest fire extinguisher is in your clinic?
What do you do with expired medical supplies? - Answer✔Remove expired supplies and place
in a bin or box labeled "Faith in Action."
Patient care supply areas - Answer✔No food or drink should be in patient care supply areas.
Purple Top Super Sani Wipes - Answer✔2 minute wet contact time.
Single use supplies - Answer✔ALL single use supplies must be thrown away after one use.
Shipping cardboard boxes - Answer✔Must be removed from the clinic to comply with infection
control and TJC standards.
Dust, dirt, cobwebs, insects, and clutter - Answer✔Exam and procedure rooms must be clean and
remain free from clutter.
Clean supply room - Answer✔Should remain free from soiled linen, have nothing on the floor,
and bottom shelves of racks must have solid plastic liners.
Sprinkler heads - Answer✔Nothing should be stored within 18 inches of sprinkler heads.
Soiled utility room - Answer✔Meant to store dirty linen and biohazardous materials. Nothing
can be stored on the floor.
Clean linen - Answer✔Must be kept alone on the highest shelf if liquids are stored in the same
cabinet. Must be kept covered at all times.
Refrigerator/Freezer Temperatures - Answer✔Temperatures must be maintained at -2 to -8
degrees Celsius for refrigerators; -15 to -50 for freezers.
Emergency pull cords - Answer✔Must be plastic coated and 6 inches from the floor. Do not
wrap around hand rails.
Below the sink storage - Answer✔ONLY cleaning supplies can be stored under the sink
1|Page
