CHFM Exam 2025 Questions and Answers 100% Pass

CHFM Exam 2025 Questions and Answers 100% Pass Which of the following should happen when an automatic fire sprinkler system in an occupied hospital is out of service more than 10 hours in a 24 hour period? A. The Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) shall be notified and a hospital wide announcement shall be made. B. The Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) shall be notified and a fire watch shall be put into action. C. The hospital insurance company shall be notified. D. The fire department shall be notified. - B. The Authority Having Jurisdiction shall be notified and a fire watch shall be put in place by the hospital whenever an occupied portion of the hospital's automatic fire sprinkler system is out of service for more than 10 hours. The hospital should also notify its insurance provider. (NFPA 25 2011 Edition 15.5.2 (4)) ISO 9001 is what kind of system? 2COPYRIGHT © 2025 BY SOPHIA BENNETT, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED A. Quality Management System B. Lean System C. Safety Management System D. None of the above - A. ISO 9001 is a Quality Management System that has a focus on risk based thinking. When planning for new, altered, or renovated space, the hospital uses which of the following design criteria? A. Standards for local construction B. National Institute of Architects design recommendations C. Guidelines for Design and Construction of Hospitals and Health Care Facilities D. National Electrical Code - C. The hospital must use the latest edition of the Guidelines for Design and Construction of Hospitals and Health Care Facilities published by the American Institute of Architects. The hospital must also meet all of its state rules and regulations. The ISO standards are owned by who? 3COPYRIGHT © 2025 BY SOPHIA BENNETT, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED A. The Joint Commission B. DNV C. International Standards Organization D. International Organization for Standardization - The ISO standards are owned by The International Organization for Standardization When planning for construction, demolition, or renovation, the hospital conducts a pre-construction risk assessment for all of the following except: A. Air quality B. Infection control C. Noise D. Time frame for project completion - D. The hospital must perform a pre- construction risk assessment before any construction, renovation, or demolition that should address noise, vibration, dust, air quality, infection control, egress and all areas of Life Safety. The ISO 9001 standards force hospitals to become what? A. Compliant 4COPYRIGHT © 2025 BY SOPHIA BENNETT, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED B. Risk free C. Consistent D. None of the above - C. ISO 9001 forces hospitals to become consistent The key to successfully managing the physical environment in a hospital is: A. A good ISLM (Interim Life Safety Measure) B. A complete PCRA (Pre-Construction Risk Assessment) C. Properly trained people D. A good EOC (Environment of Care) Committee - C. Properly trained people are the key to managing the physical environment in a hospital. Plans and policies are worthless without people who understand and follow them. The hospital establishes a process for continually monitoring, internally reporting and investigating utilities systems management problems, failures, and errors. Which of the following would be an example of a utility failure that must be internally reported and investigated? A. Loss of electric to the main conference room 5COPYRIGHT © 2025 BY SOPHIA BENNETT, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED B. Loss of power to kitchen C. Loss of HVAC to the administration area D. None of the above - D. The hospital must have a process for continually monitoring, internally investigating, and reporting a utility failure or error, however, common events such as single tripped breakers, bad faucets, or HVAC issues in non- critical areas do not have to be reported or monitored unless a trend is apparent. How often does the hospital conduct environmental tours (rounds) to identify and evaluate environment of care risks? A. At least monthly B. At least 2 times every month C. At least every six months or semi-annually D. At least annually - C. Every area of the hospital must be evaluated for the effectiveness of previously implemented activities intended to minimize or eliminate environment of care risks. Most hospitals cannot cover all of the hospital in one tour every six months, therefore most hospitals set up a schedule to tour different ares every month with the final results being that the entire hospital is covered over a six month period. How often does the hospital conduct environmental tours in non patient areas? 6COPYRIGHT © 2025 BY SOPHIA BENNETT, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED A. Monthly B. Every three months C. Every six months D. Annually - D. Annually (Non patient areas only have to have environmental tours annually, but as a best practice the hospital should evaluate the need for environmental tours in non patient areas and perform them as often as they are needed, but at least annually.) Since the Life Safety Code 101-2012 was adopted on _______ (what date) ______, all facilities are required to come under the "existing" chapters of the LSC, which are considerably less restrictive than the "new" chapters of the code. A. June 1, 2015 B. July 5, 2016 C. January 1, 2018 D. July 30, 2017 - B. July