Physical Environment Flashcards
1
Q
Must have a ____ fire resistant contruction
A
1 hour
2
Q
An automatic fire extinguishing system is or is not a substitute for fire resistant construction
A
is not
3
Q
1 story building must have ___ fire resistant contstruction
A
1 hour
4
Q
2 stories or more must be constructed of ____
A
non combustible materials
5
Q
the basement may be considered a story if it is ___ feet above grade level
A
6 feet
6
Q
interior non load bearing partitions may be made of _____ without a fire rating
A
non combustible materials
7
Q
stairways elevators laundry rooms and walls in multi story buildings need ____ fire resistance rating
A
2 hour fire resistance
8
Q
exhaust air from a facility must be vented _____ from fresh air intake vents
A
away
9
Q
all exits must be constructed per the _____
A
building exit code
10
Q
each fire section or floor must have _____ exits remotely located from each other
A
2 exits
11
Q
in new construction what are the 4 types of exits permitted
A
- doors 2. stairs and smoke proof towers 3. ramps 4. class A or B fire escape stairs
12
Q
at least ____ exit must be type 1 or 2
A
1 exit
13
Q
basement exits must discharge ____ without stairs connecting above
A
directly outdoors
14
Q
patient elevators must have a platform size of _____ and a door opening of at least _____ wide
A
5’4” by 8’
3’ 10” (46 inches)
15
Q
patient rooms must have a doorway opening directly to _______
A
patient corridor
16
Q
stairs must have a class A exit of at least ____ inches wide
A
44 inches
17
Q
basements and boiler rooms must have ____ exits
A
2 means or egress
18
Q
must obtain a _____ from the state before a facility will be issued a license
A
certificate of need
19
Q
the entrance door to patient rooms, day rooms, dining rooms and other areas must be no more than _____ feet from the nearest exit without a fire sprinkler system and ______ feet with a fire sprinkler system
A
100 feet
150 feet
20
Q
in unsprinkled buildings no more than ____ feet of corridor without horizontal exit or smoke stop doors is permitted
A
150 feet
21
Q
exit corridors must be ____ feet wide
A
8 feet
22
Q
in existing buildings exit corridors in areas housing bed ridden patients must be at least ______ feet wide
A
5 feet
23
Q
horizontal exits and smoke stop doors at least ____ inches wide are permitted in corridors
A
44 inches
24
Q
buildings must be designed so all _____ can be rolled to the exits
A
patient beds
25
exits must be so arranged that there are no pockets or dead ends exceeding ____ feet
30 feet
26
no door must swing ______ except closet doors
into a corridor
27
handrails may not project more than ____ inches
3.5 inches
28
doors in stairways need _____ fire rating
1.5 hours
29
door widths must be _____ inches
44 inches
30
exit doors so located as not to be subject to use by patients may not be less than ____ Inches wide
28 inches
31
in existing buildings walls of ____ fire resistive construction may be used in connection with horizontal exits
1 hour
32
each floor used for sleeping rooms for more than ____ patients must be divided into at least _____ fire sections by a smoke stop partition having at least _____ fire resistance rating
30 patients
2 fire sections
1 hour fire resistance rating
33
a ______ fire resistance rating is permitted for existing buildings must be continuous between the ceiling and the floor or roof above
half an hour
34
openings in smoke stop partitions must have ______ hour fire doors
3/4 of an hour (45 min)
35
______ must be installed that they may be left in open position but will close automatically in case of fire
smoke stop doors
36
any openings in ______ must be protected by fixed wire glass panels or by rated louvers
smoke stop partitions
37
glass on corridors except directly to the outside must be _______
1/4 inch wire glass set
38
doors opening on corridors must be ______
solid wood core
39
doors in stairway enclosures must be ______ B level, fire rated doors and must be self closing and must be kept in closed position
1.5 hours
40
laundry shoots where used, must have a minimum diameter of ______
2 feet
41
all linen and trash shoots other than incinerator shoots must be provided with a ______
automatic sprinkler protection
42
need a ______ emergency electrical system
type 1
43
interior finish of all exit ways, storage rooms and all areas of unusual fire hazard must have a flame spread rating of less than _____ and patient rooms a rating of less than ____
20
| 75
44
interior finish of other areas must have a flame spread rating of less than ______
75
45
must have a written _____, ________ and ______
fire prevention
fire exit drill
evacuation program
46
must submit all plans for new construction or remodeling to the ______
department of public health and environment
47
must submit preliminary drawings showing the ______, _______, ________, __________, ________, _______, and other utilities to the site
1. general location
2. boundaries
3. approaches to, and physical features
4. other buildings on the site
5. means of water supply
6. sewage disposal
48
boiler rooms ceilings must be at least _____ feet higher than the top of any boiler unit
5 feet
49
kitchen ceiling heights may be no less than ____ feet
9 feet
50
_____ parking spaces per bed are recommended
2
51
a _____ consists of a bedroom, or a grouping of bedrooms with supporting facilities and services that are planned organized operated and maintained to provide adequate nursing and supportive care of not more than ______ residents
resident care unit
| 60 residents
52
privacy must be provided for each resident in a multiple bedroom by the installation of _____ or ______
opaque flame retardant curtain
| movable screen
53
each bedroom must have a window to the outside with an area not less than _____ with a window sill not more than ____ inches above the floor
1/8 of the floor area
| 32 inches
54
_____ of the required window area must open without the use of _____
1/2
| tools
55
each bedroom must have a door that opens onto a _____
fire exit corridor
56
the door to the corridor must be ____ inches thick ____ and _____ inches wide
1 3/4 thick
solid core
44 inches wide
57
patient bedroom doors must not swing _____
out into the corridor
58
a lavatory must have _____, _____,______ and _____
faucet
blade controls
soap
sanitary hand drying accommodations
59
the lavatory may be installed within the toilet room in _____
private rooms
60
____ toilet may serve ____ resident rooms but not more than _____ beds
1 toilet
2 resident rooms
4 beds
61
the minimum dimensions for any room containing only 1 water closet must be _____
3 feet by 6 feet
62
the door to the toilet room must be at least ____ and must not swing ____ the toilet room
44 inches
63
must provide ____ square feet per person in a semi private room
80
64
must provide ____ square feet for 1 bed rooms
100
65
cannot have more than ___ beds per resident room
4
66
minimum room area in a resident room does not include _____, ______ , ________, ______ and _____
1. closets
2. lockers
3. wardrobes
4. vestibules
5. toilet rooms
67
comfortable bedrooms must be equipped with _____ (8 things)
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adjustable bed
water proof mattress
cabinet or bedside table
overbed table
waste receptacle
personal care equipment
comfortable chair
storage for personal grooming articles
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68
each bedroom must be provided with a _____ for each resident
separate closet
69
the minimum size of a closet must be
1' 8" wide by 1'10" deep
70
rollaway beds, cots and folding beds must _____
not be used
71
which residents must have a nurse call signal
every resident
72
a _____ and _____ signal must register at the nurses station when activated by a resident
visual and audible signal
73
the medication preparation area must be equipped with
locking cabinets to protect drugs, refrigerator exclusively for pharmaceuticals, counter workspace a sink for hand washing
74
only _____, _____, and _____ for their preparation and administration must be stored in the medication preparation area
medications, equipment and supplies
75
_____, _____, ______ and other similar products must not be stored in the medication area
test reagents, general disinfectants, cleaning agents
76
must have a ____ area or cart for clean linen in cleaning supply holding room
closed
77
clean linen must be _______ to prevent _______ during storage and transport
covered
| contamination
78
the soiled holding room must be equipped with ______, _______,_____ and _______
a countertop, double sink with mixing faucet, blade controls soap and sanitary
hand drying facility
waste container with cover
soiled linen cart or hamper with impervious liner and covers
79
the janitors closet must be equipped with ______,______,_______,_______,_____,_____,______and ______
1. sink, with mixing faucets
2. hook strip for mop handles from which soiled mop heads have been removed
3. shelving for cleaning materials
4. approved hand washing facilities
5. waste receptacles
6. the floor area should be adequate to store mop buckets on a roller carriage, wet and dry vacuum machine and floor scrubbing machines
7. a storage room should be provided on resident care unit
8. storage space for stretchers and wheelchairs should be recessed off the corridor
80
resident bathing facilities must be provided in the ratio of 1 tub or 1 shower for each _____ residents
15
81
approved _____ must be installed at each tub or shower and tubs must be of _____
grab bars
| non slip surface
82
bathing facilities entry door must be at least ____ in width
36
83
there must be a _____ and _____ in the bathing room
toilet and lavatory facilities
84
toilet facilities must be provided for ____ On each resident care unit
staff
85
examination rooms must be equipped with a _____, ____ and ____
treatment table
storage cabinet
lavatory
86
what emergency equipment must be readily available at all times
oxygen
suction
portable emergency equipment
compatible supplies and equipment for immediate intravenous therapy
87
thermometers must be _____ each time a residents temperature is taken
disinfected
88
door width for bedroom doors with direct entry into the corridor may be ____ inches wide
42
89
if centralized toilet facilities are provided _____ toilet must be provided for each ____ residents of each gender
1 toilet
| 8 residents
90
if toilet facilities are provided between adjacent bedrooms the ratio must be 1 facility for not more than ____ beds
4 beds
91
each facility must establish a _____ that keeps the facility clean and orderly and free from odor
housekeeping
92
the facility must provide a ____ and adequate equipment
sufficient housekeepers
93
combustibles such as cleaning rags and compounds must be kept in _____
closed metal containers
94
cleaning compounds must be clearly ____ to indicate contents
labeled
95
rooms used for storing disinfectants and detergent concentrate and insecticides ________
must be locked
96
scattered rugs must _____ except for non slip entrance mats
not be used
97
all personnel must ____ thoroughly after handling waste products
wash their hands
98
the facility must maintain at each nurses station a current list of hazardous substances in regular use. must contain the following
1. name of manufacturer
2. EPA registration number
3. notation of where used
4. location of where stored
5. information regarding safe use
6. antidote if any
7. phone number of poison control center
99
laundry facilities and or contract with commercial laundry must be provided with the necessary washing, drying, and ironing equipment having sufficient capacity to process a continuous ____ supply based on _____ pounds of dry laundry per bed per day
7 day
| 10 pounds
100
water temperature during the laundry washing and rinse process must be minimum of _____ and for a combined period of time for ______
130 degrees F
| 25 min
101
linens and blankets from residents with infectious disease must be placed in special bags identified _____ and transported in these closed bags
Contaminated
102
soiled linen including blankets must be placed in ____ before removal from bedroom
bags tightly closed
103
the soiled linen bags must remain closed and must be removed from resident care unit at least _____
every 8 hours
104
carts and hampers used to transport soiled linen must be constructed of or lined with ____
impervious materials
105
the facility must provide a separate soiled linen _____ and _____
storage and sorting area
106
____ facilities must be provided in the laundry facility
hand washing
107
what area must be located adjacent to the drying equipment
clean linen storage room
108
clean linen must be transported in a ____ so that it is clean at the site of its use
manner that preserves its clean condition
109
pesticides must not be stored in ___ areas and must be kept under ____
patient food areas
| kept under lock
110
all garbage must be removed to an outside approved storage area at least _____
once a day
111
must comply with the life safety code of _____
2000
112
when differing fire safety standards are imposed by federal, state or local jurisdictions the most ____ standard must apply
stringent
113
if a facility remodels more than _____ of the smoke compartment or more than ___ square feet the entire smoke compartment must be renovated
50%
| 4,500 square feet
114
up until ____ nursing homes were able to use freon in the fire sprinkler system
september 15, 2010
115
existing construction can or cannot use freon in their sprinkler system unless nursing home has a ____
can
| on site water supply
116
acute care facilities were prohibited from using freon after ____ in dwelling units but can use it in other parts of the building
January 1, 2011
117
an intact ___ rated separation wall, floor or ceiling assembly between the facility and all adjoining occupancy areas shall be
2 hour fire
