IAHSS BASIC OFFICER CERTIFICATION QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔The four phases in Emergency Management are:
a. Funding, Mitigation, Recovery, Rescue
b. Preparedness, Recovery, Mitigation, Rescue
c. Recovery, Response, Mitigation, Safety
d. Mitigation, Preparedness, Response, Recovery - ✔✔d. Mitigation, Preparedness,
Response, Recovery
✔✔Which is the most common source of identity theft from healthcare facilities?
a. Computer records
b. Unattended purses and wallets
c. Discarded paperwork
d. Hearing the information and copying it - ✔✔b. Unattended purses and wallets
✔✔Which of the following defines vulnerability?
a. The act of being physically wounded
b. Something with the potential to be physically wounded or open to attack or damage
c. Possibility of a loss
d. The act of being attacked - ✔✔b. Something with the potential to be physically
wounded or open to attack or damage
✔✔The security department is considered which type of department?
a. Support
b. Clinical
c. Direct Patient Care
d. Service - ✔✔a. Support
✔✔The areas with the highest potential for hostage taking are:
a. Administration, Emergency Department, Obstetrics, Pharmacy
b. ICU, PCU, Obstetrics, Administration
, c. Engineering, Administration, Finance, Obstetrics
d. Administration, Emergency Department, Obstetrics, Admitting - ✔✔a. Administration,
Emergency Department, Obstetrics, Pharmacy
✔✔Which of the following do NOT regulate and accredit healthcare facilities?
a. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
b. International Association for Healthcare Security and Safety (IAHSS)
c. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
d. Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations - ✔✔b. International
Association for Healthcare Security and Safety (IAHSS)
✔✔The best way to avoid loss of patient valuables is:
a. Lock them up
b. Inventory them
c. Place into a safe with double lock and key
d. Discourage from bringing valuables into the facility - ✔✔d. Discourage from bringing
valuables into the facility
✔✔Which organization developed a code of ethics for healthcare security?
a. International Association for Healthcare Security and Safety (IAHSS)
b. National fire and Protection Association (NFPA)
c. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
d. Department of Public Health (DPH) - ✔✔a. International Association for Healthcare
Security and Safety (IAHSS)
✔✔You cannot effectively patrol a facility unless you are:
a. Are looking good
b. Are prepared
c. Are finished eating
d. Have your radio - ✔✔b. Are prepared
✔✔Which organization requires the hospital to train forensic staff?
a. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
b. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
c. The Joint Commission (TJC)
d. National Fire and Protection Association (NFPA) - ✔✔The Joint Commission (TJC)
✔✔Which of the following is a physical environment consideration, as defined by the
Joint Commission?
a. Staffing competency
b. Medical records
c. Life safety
d. Patient privacy - ✔✔c. Life safety
AND ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔The four phases in Emergency Management are:
a. Funding, Mitigation, Recovery, Rescue
b. Preparedness, Recovery, Mitigation, Rescue
c. Recovery, Response, Mitigation, Safety
d. Mitigation, Preparedness, Response, Recovery - ✔✔d. Mitigation, Preparedness,
Response, Recovery
✔✔Which is the most common source of identity theft from healthcare facilities?
a. Computer records
b. Unattended purses and wallets
c. Discarded paperwork
d. Hearing the information and copying it - ✔✔b. Unattended purses and wallets
✔✔Which of the following defines vulnerability?
a. The act of being physically wounded
b. Something with the potential to be physically wounded or open to attack or damage
c. Possibility of a loss
d. The act of being attacked - ✔✔b. Something with the potential to be physically
wounded or open to attack or damage
✔✔The security department is considered which type of department?
a. Support
b. Clinical
c. Direct Patient Care
d. Service - ✔✔a. Support
✔✔The areas with the highest potential for hostage taking are:
a. Administration, Emergency Department, Obstetrics, Pharmacy
b. ICU, PCU, Obstetrics, Administration
, c. Engineering, Administration, Finance, Obstetrics
d. Administration, Emergency Department, Obstetrics, Admitting - ✔✔a. Administration,
Emergency Department, Obstetrics, Pharmacy
✔✔Which of the following do NOT regulate and accredit healthcare facilities?
a. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
b. International Association for Healthcare Security and Safety (IAHSS)
c. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
d. Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations - ✔✔b. International
Association for Healthcare Security and Safety (IAHSS)
✔✔The best way to avoid loss of patient valuables is:
a. Lock them up
b. Inventory them
c. Place into a safe with double lock and key
d. Discourage from bringing valuables into the facility - ✔✔d. Discourage from bringing
valuables into the facility
✔✔Which organization developed a code of ethics for healthcare security?
a. International Association for Healthcare Security and Safety (IAHSS)
b. National fire and Protection Association (NFPA)
c. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
d. Department of Public Health (DPH) - ✔✔a. International Association for Healthcare
Security and Safety (IAHSS)
✔✔You cannot effectively patrol a facility unless you are:
a. Are looking good
b. Are prepared
c. Are finished eating
d. Have your radio - ✔✔b. Are prepared
✔✔Which organization requires the hospital to train forensic staff?
a. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
b. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
c. The Joint Commission (TJC)
d. National Fire and Protection Association (NFPA) - ✔✔The Joint Commission (TJC)
✔✔Which of the following is a physical environment consideration, as defined by the
Joint Commission?
a. Staffing competency
b. Medical records
c. Life safety
d. Patient privacy - ✔✔c. Life safety
