IAHSS ADVANCED TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What do most security professionals agree that a primary function of the security
department in a healthcare setting should be? - ANSWER>>Crime prevention.
Inherent Susceptibility: - ANSWER>>A healthcare setting is a prime target for crime,
because of how the business of healthcare works.
Open access: - ANSWER>>Healthcare institutions traditionally provide an open access
environment. This arrangement accommodates the huge numbers of people who come
onto the property on a daily basis. Once in a healthcare facility, someone can easily pose
as a visitor or contractor and go through many areas without being questioned.
Presence of Valuable Item: - ANSWER>>A healthcare facility is susceptible to crime due to
the wide variety of portable, marketable items used and stored there. More than 3000 items
purchased by hospitals are usable in the home.
Distracted Patients and Staff: - ANSWER>>Criminals know that patients and family
members often are less aware of their surroundings due to the medical and emotional
issues with which they are dealing. Criminals also see that the fast pace of the healthcare
environment makes workers less aware as well.
Whose personal safety is affected? - ANSWER>>Patients: If patients are concerned for
their personal well being or the safety of their personal property their recovery may be
affected. They may decide to get healthcare treatment elsewhere. Employees: employees
,with personal safety concerns are less productive and less attentive to patients. Visitors:
Visitors concerned for their personal well being may encourage their loved ones to seek
medical care elsewhere.
Reducing the opportunities for Crime- The triangle of crime - ANSWER>>1. The opportunity
to commit crime. 2. The desire or motivation to commit the crime. 3. The ability to commit
crime.
Of the 3 components, desire and ability are for the most part, beyond the control of the
security professional. - ANSWER>>Reducing the opportunity for crime is the key to crime
prevention.
Crime prevention - ANSWER>>Crime prevention is the anticipation, recognition, and
appraisal of a crime risk and the initiation of some action to remove or reduce it.
Preventing Crime through physical security planning - ANSWER>>To adequately protect a
healthcare environment and prevent crime a comprehensive security plan must be
developed. Its scope must extend to the following: Protecting personnel, protecting
information, and protecting the physical plant.
Layers of protection: - ANSWER>>1. The perimeter barrier. 2. Barriers at the buildings'
exteriors. 3. Interior controls.
Perimeters - ANSWER>>The first line of defense is a perimeter barrier. A perimeter barrier
defines the line or outside perimeter of the site. It can be either structural or natural. An
example of structural perimeter barrier is a chain-link fence. An example of a natural barrier
is a row of trees.
Exteriors - ANSWER>>The second line of defense is at the buildings' exteriors: the top,
sides and bottom of each building. Doors, windows, skylights, and fire escapes provide this
defense.
, Interiors - ANSWER>>The third line of defense is interior controls. Included are the internal
operations of the protected site and the security personnel who protect the environment.
Many items comprise the interior control system. Lock and key systems, access control,
systems ( card, biometrics, etc.) alarms, cameras, good policies and procedures, and
proper training examples.
New employees - ANSWER>>New employee orientation is a vital fist step to generate
employee involvement in support of the security program. Security's involvement in new
employee orientation begins a relationship between the security department and
employees that must be nurtured and maintained.
Key messages; when and what to report - ANSWER>>Urge new employees to report the
following safety and security concerns immediately upon discovery. Suspicious Persons
and safety deficiencies.
Hazard surveillance inspections - ANSWER>>The purpose of the inspections is to identify
any safety and security risks and get them corrected. Typically the inspection looks for the
following: Fire hazards, employee knowledge and understanding of the fire and emergency
plans, hazardous materials, material safety data sheets, medical gas shut off policy (unit
specific) Familiarity with he Safe Medical Devices Act and how to respond if equipment
falls.
Fire Hazards - ANSWER>>Obstructions in Corridors, Blocked Sprinkler Heads, Doors
blocked open, Obstructed stairwells, and difficult to see exit signs.
The members of the inspection team - ANSWER>>Members of the inspection team
commonly include the following: Safety/Security Director, risk manager, environmental
services manager, maintenance manager, and a representative from the nursing
department.
What do most security professionals agree that a primary function of the security
department in a healthcare setting should be? - ANSWER>>Crime prevention.
Inherent Susceptibility: - ANSWER>>A healthcare setting is a prime target for crime,
because of how the business of healthcare works.
Open access: - ANSWER>>Healthcare institutions traditionally provide an open access
environment. This arrangement accommodates the huge numbers of people who come
onto the property on a daily basis. Once in a healthcare facility, someone can easily pose
as a visitor or contractor and go through many areas without being questioned.
Presence of Valuable Item: - ANSWER>>A healthcare facility is susceptible to crime due to
the wide variety of portable, marketable items used and stored there. More than 3000 items
purchased by hospitals are usable in the home.
Distracted Patients and Staff: - ANSWER>>Criminals know that patients and family
members often are less aware of their surroundings due to the medical and emotional
issues with which they are dealing. Criminals also see that the fast pace of the healthcare
environment makes workers less aware as well.
Whose personal safety is affected? - ANSWER>>Patients: If patients are concerned for
their personal well being or the safety of their personal property their recovery may be
affected. They may decide to get healthcare treatment elsewhere. Employees: employees
,with personal safety concerns are less productive and less attentive to patients. Visitors:
Visitors concerned for their personal well being may encourage their loved ones to seek
medical care elsewhere.
Reducing the opportunities for Crime- The triangle of crime - ANSWER>>1. The opportunity
to commit crime. 2. The desire or motivation to commit the crime. 3. The ability to commit
crime.
Of the 3 components, desire and ability are for the most part, beyond the control of the
security professional. - ANSWER>>Reducing the opportunity for crime is the key to crime
prevention.
Crime prevention - ANSWER>>Crime prevention is the anticipation, recognition, and
appraisal of a crime risk and the initiation of some action to remove or reduce it.
Preventing Crime through physical security planning - ANSWER>>To adequately protect a
healthcare environment and prevent crime a comprehensive security plan must be
developed. Its scope must extend to the following: Protecting personnel, protecting
information, and protecting the physical plant.
Layers of protection: - ANSWER>>1. The perimeter barrier. 2. Barriers at the buildings'
exteriors. 3. Interior controls.
Perimeters - ANSWER>>The first line of defense is a perimeter barrier. A perimeter barrier
defines the line or outside perimeter of the site. It can be either structural or natural. An
example of structural perimeter barrier is a chain-link fence. An example of a natural barrier
is a row of trees.
Exteriors - ANSWER>>The second line of defense is at the buildings' exteriors: the top,
sides and bottom of each building. Doors, windows, skylights, and fire escapes provide this
defense.
, Interiors - ANSWER>>The third line of defense is interior controls. Included are the internal
operations of the protected site and the security personnel who protect the environment.
Many items comprise the interior control system. Lock and key systems, access control,
systems ( card, biometrics, etc.) alarms, cameras, good policies and procedures, and
proper training examples.
New employees - ANSWER>>New employee orientation is a vital fist step to generate
employee involvement in support of the security program. Security's involvement in new
employee orientation begins a relationship between the security department and
employees that must be nurtured and maintained.
Key messages; when and what to report - ANSWER>>Urge new employees to report the
following safety and security concerns immediately upon discovery. Suspicious Persons
and safety deficiencies.
Hazard surveillance inspections - ANSWER>>The purpose of the inspections is to identify
any safety and security risks and get them corrected. Typically the inspection looks for the
following: Fire hazards, employee knowledge and understanding of the fire and emergency
plans, hazardous materials, material safety data sheets, medical gas shut off policy (unit
specific) Familiarity with he Safe Medical Devices Act and how to respond if equipment
falls.
Fire Hazards - ANSWER>>Obstructions in Corridors, Blocked Sprinkler Heads, Doors
blocked open, Obstructed stairwells, and difficult to see exit signs.
The members of the inspection team - ANSWER>>Members of the inspection team
commonly include the following: Safety/Security Director, risk manager, environmental
services manager, maintenance manager, and a representative from the nursing
department.
