Health Care

Front 1

which of the following two (2) industry codes or standards contain the specific electrical requirements for health care facilities

Back 1

both B and C
- NFPA 70 national electrical code
- NFPA 99 standard for health care facilities

Front 2

Article 517 applies to health care facilities that provide care for humans and animals

Back 2

false

Front 3

article 517 in the NEC is made up of how many parts

Back 3

7

Front 4

NFPA 99 standard for health care facilities is made up of how many chapters

Back 4

21

Front 5

which three (3) chapters of NFPA 99 provide requirements for electrical equipment and systems

Back 5

chapters 4,8, and 19

Front 6

part II of article 517 applies to patient care areas of hospitals only

Back 6

false

Front 7

in areas of nursing homes and limited care facilities that are used exclusively for patient sleeping rooms, the electrical wiring is permitted to be in a method as described in chapters 1 through 4 of NEC

Back 7

True

Front 8

which of the following is not classified as a patient care area

Back 8

business office and corridors

Front 9

which of the following provides the minimum dimensions for a patient care vicinity

Back 9

A space in a patient room not less than 1.8 m (6') horizontally from the bed in its nominal location and up to a height of 2.3 m (7 1/2') above the floor

Front 10

which of the following is necessary for a building or portion of a building to qualify as a hospital

Back 10

all of the above
- 24-hr use
- medical and surgical care is provided
- capacity for four (4) or more inpatients

Front 11

which of the following topics is not covered in chapter 4 of NEPA 99 standard for health care facilities

Back 11

gas system piping requirements

Front 12

NFPA 99 standard for health care facilities is intended primarily for which of the following

Back 12

All of the above
- the design, construction, maintenance, operation, manufacturing, and testing in patient care of health care facilities. Address

Front 13

which of the following is responsible for classification of patient care areas in a hospital

Back 13

The governing body of the facility

Front 14

which of the following determines what area of a health care facility provides normal or general patient care and what area provides critical patient care

Back 14

the governing body of the health care facility

Front 15

what is one (1) practical method of reducing patient and personnel shock hazards in patient care areas of a hospital

Back 15

Establishing and maintaining low or zero potential differences between exposed conductive surfaces that could become energized in the vicinity of patients

Front 16

how much current in Milli-amperes can cause the heart muscle to malfunction and result in ventricular fibrillation

Back 16

above 6 Milli-amperes

Front 17

the location of a patient sleeping bed or the bed of a procedure table of a critical care area is defined as

Back 17

a patient bed location

Front 18

Electrical wiring systems in hospitals are required to comply with the applicable rules in chapter 1 through 4 of the NEC, except as modified by article 517

Back 18

True

Front 19

areas of nursing homes that are used exclusively as sleeping rooms are required to comply with Part II of article 517

Back 19

false

Front 20

the conductors between the final overcurrent device protecting the circuit and the outlet best defines which of the following terms

Back 20

branch circuit

Front 21

all circuit conductors between the service equipment, the source of a separately derived system, or other power supply source and the final branch-circuit overcurrent device defines which of the following

Back 21

service-entrance conductor

Front 22

all ungrounded conductors of mutiwire branch circuits in health care facilities are required to be provided with a means to simultaneously disconnect all ungrounded conductors at the point where the branch circuit originates

Back 22

false

Front 23

which of the following are primary functions of equipment grounding conductors

Back 23

all of the above

Front 24

feeders of electrical power systems are generally required to include an equipment grounding conductor

Back 24

true

Front 25

branch circuits serving patient care areas of a health care facility are required to provide two (2) independent equipment grounding paths, one in the form of a metallic raceway or cable assembly/armor, and the other in the form of an insulated copper conductor

Back 25

true

Front 26

the size of an insulated copper equipment grounding conductor for a 30-ampere branch circuit serving a patient care location shall be not smaller than _ AWG copper

Back 26

10

Front 27

where an isolated grounding receptacle in accordance with 406.2(D)(1) and 250.146(D) is installed for a branch circuit serving a patient care location, what is the minimum number of equipment grounding conductor paths required

Back 27

3

Front 28

the equipment grounding terminal buses of normal and essential branch panelboards serving the same patient care vicinity shall be bonded together with a continuous insulated copper conductor not smaller than _ AWG

Back 28

10

Front 29

which of the following is not acceptable as an equipment grounding conductor according to the NEC

Back 29

flexible metal conduit in lengths longer than 1.8 m (6')

Front 30

which of the following is required in order for a 1.2 m (4') length of flexible metal conduit to be used as an equipment grounding conductor

Back 30

all of the above

Front 31

under which of the following conditions is metal-clad cable acceptable as a wiring method for branch circuits serving a patient care location

Back 31

the cable is listed with armor that is acceptable as an equipment grounding path and it includes an insulated copper equipment grounding conductor and is installed with listed fittings

Front 32

flexible metallic tubing is permitted for branch-circuit wiring in dry locations in lengths not exceeding 1.8 m (6')

Back 32

true

Front 33

rigid PVC conduit is permitted for branch circuits serving patient care location

Back 33

false

Front 34

what is the minimum size copper equipment grounding conductor (wire-type) for a 600 ampere feeder to a panelboard installed in PVC conduit where the branch circuits of the panelboard serve a patient care location

Back 34

1 AWG

Front 35

a jack or terminal that serves as the collection point for redundant grounding of electric appliances serving a patient care vicinity or for grounding other items in order to eliminate electromagnetic interference problems best defines which of the following

Back 35

patient equipment grounding point

Front 36

ground-fault circuit-interrupter protection is required for receptacles within 1.8 m (6') of a sink in a critical care location of a hospital

Back 36

false

Front 37

in a critical care wet procedure location of a hospital where interruption by ground-fault circuit interrupter cannot be tolerated, receptacles and fixed equipment shall be supplied by an isolated power system

Back 37

true

Front 38

equipment ground-fault protection is required for a 1200-ampere service disconnect when served by which of the following voltage and phase configurations

Back 38

480Y/277 volts 3-phase, 4-wire wye-connected

Front 39

for ground-fault protection of equipment, the maximum time delay for ground-fault currents of 3000 amperes or more is not to exceed

Back 39

1 second

Front 40

where an additional level of ground-fault protection is provided in the level feeder disconnecting means towards the load in accordance with 517.17(B), the ground-fault protection has to be fully selective and a minimum of _ separation between the service and feeder ground -fault protection tripping bands is required

Back 40

6 cycles

Front 41

overcurrent devices installed in essential emergency systems of health care facilities are required to be selectively coordinated

Back 41

true

Front 42

ground-fault protection for equipment in a hospital or other health care facility is required to be performance tested according to which of the following

Back 42

when it is first installed on site

Front 43

additional levels of ground-fault protection in a hospital distribution system shall not be installed in which of the following locations

Back 43

not permitted in any of the above locations

Front 44

isolated power systems used in compliance with section 517.20(A) are required to meet which of the following

Back 44

the system is required to be listed

Front 45

equivalent insulation and isolation to that required for the electrical distribution systems must be provided for communications, signaling systems, data system circuits, fire alarm systems, and systems less than 120 volts, nominal in patient care areas

Back 45

true

Front 46

a ground fault protection system that includes a current transformer around all phase conductors and the neutral conductor simultaneously is which type of ground fault protection system

Back 46

zero sequence type

Front 47

metal receptacles plates installed in patient care locations of a health care facility are required to be grounded by which of the following methods

Back 47

by connection to the receptacle with a 6-32 machine screw

Front 48

luminaires that are installed at a height greater than 2.3 m (7 1/2') are considered to be located outside the patient care vicinity and thereforecan be connected to one (1) branch-circuit equipment grounding conductor in accordance with 517.13(A)

Back 48

true

Front 49

the circuit conductors between the service equipment and the final branch-circuit overcurrent devices are best defined as which of the following

Back 49

feeders

Front 50

an additional level of ground-fault protection for equipment is required for hospitals' other buildings, including multiple-occupancy buildings that provide critical care or utilize life support equipment, and where the buildings provide the required essential utilities or services for the operation of critical care areas or life support equipment

Back 50

true

Front 51

based on the drawing provided, what is the minimum size insulated copper equipment grounding conductor for this circuit which serves a general care patient bed location

Back 51

12 AWG

Front 52

based on the drawing provided, what is the minimum size wire type copper equipment grounding conductor required for the feeder to panelboard

Back 52

1/0 AWG

Front 53

based on the drawing provided, what is the minimum size insulated copper equipment grounding conductor required for the branch circuit serving a critical care patient bed location

Back 53

10 AWG

Front 54

based on the drawing provided, where is ground fault protection for equipment (GFPE) required

Back 54

location 1 and 2