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IAHSS BASIC TRAINING FOR HEALTHCARE SECURITY OFFICERS
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2025
1. Which of the following is NOT one of the classifications of healthcare
organizations?
A. Proprietary or for-profit
B. Not for-profit
C. Government-supported
D. Individual healthcare: D. INDIVIDUAL HEALTHCARE is NOT one of the classi-
fications of healthcare organizations.
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2. Which of the following is NOT a risk issue for healthcare?
A. Drugs are used and stored in the facility
B. Mostly female staff
C. High percentage of technical and professional staff
D. Publicly accessible and many doors must remain open: C. HIGH PER-
CENTAGE OF TECHNICAL AND PROFESSIONAL STAFF is NOT a risk issue for
healthcare.
3. Which of the following is usually at the top of the organizational chart?
A. Board of directors
B. Department leaders
C. Assistant Administrators
D. Vice Presidents: A. BOARD OF DIRECTORS is usually at the top of the organi-
zational chart.
4. Which of the following statements best describes employees?
A. Medical staff contracted by the facility
B. All staff directly employed by the facility
C. Volunteers who donate their time
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D. Contracted persons: B. ALL STAFF EMPLOYED DIRECTLY BY THE FACILITY
best describes employees.
5. Security uses senior management's endorsement to build what kind of a
program?
A. Strong and effective
B. A program that works in a small part of the facility
C. Generally effective
D. Strong and simple: A. Security uses senior management's endorsement to build
a STRONG AND EFFECTIVE program.
6. How should friendships and inter-personal relationships between security
officers and staff members from other departments be treated?
A. Discouraged
B. Encouraged
C. Encouraged, but monitored
D. Encouraged, but security staff educated about ethics and avoiding fa-
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voritism: D. Friendships and inter-personal relationships between security officers
and staff members from other departments should be ENCOURAGED, BUT SECU-
RITY STAFF EDUCATED ABOUT ETHICS AND AVOIDING FAVORITISM.
7. Which of the following allows a department to assess its cost-effectiveness
within an organization?
A. Crime analysis
B. Risk assessment
C. Benchmarking
D. Evaluation surveys: C. BENCHMARKING allows a department to assess its
cost-effectiveness within an organization.
8. What must the primary overriding concern of any security department be?
A. Its image
B. The safety and well-being of anyone in the facility.
C. The goals and mission of the entity employing the security services
D. Cost-effectiveness: B. The safety and well-being of anyone in the facility must
the primary overriding concern of any security department .
9. Which of the following are skills a security professional should have and
use at all times?
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IAHSS BASIC TRAINING FOR HEALTHCARE SECURITY OFFICERS
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2025
1. Which of the following is NOT one of the classifications of healthcare
organizations?
A. Proprietary or for-profit
B. Not for-profit
C. Government-supported
D. Individual healthcare: D. INDIVIDUAL HEALTHCARE is NOT one of the classi-
fications of healthcare organizations.
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2. Which of the following is NOT a risk issue for healthcare?
A. Drugs are used and stored in the facility
B. Mostly female staff
C. High percentage of technical and professional staff
D. Publicly accessible and many doors must remain open: C. HIGH PER-
CENTAGE OF TECHNICAL AND PROFESSIONAL STAFF is NOT a risk issue for
healthcare.
3. Which of the following is usually at the top of the organizational chart?
A. Board of directors
B. Department leaders
C. Assistant Administrators
D. Vice Presidents: A. BOARD OF DIRECTORS is usually at the top of the organi-
zational chart.
4. Which of the following statements best describes employees?
A. Medical staff contracted by the facility
B. All staff directly employed by the facility
C. Volunteers who donate their time
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D. Contracted persons: B. ALL STAFF EMPLOYED DIRECTLY BY THE FACILITY
best describes employees.
5. Security uses senior management's endorsement to build what kind of a
program?
A. Strong and effective
B. A program that works in a small part of the facility
C. Generally effective
D. Strong and simple: A. Security uses senior management's endorsement to build
a STRONG AND EFFECTIVE program.
6. How should friendships and inter-personal relationships between security
officers and staff members from other departments be treated?
A. Discouraged
B. Encouraged
C. Encouraged, but monitored
D. Encouraged, but security staff educated about ethics and avoiding fa-
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voritism: D. Friendships and inter-personal relationships between security officers
and staff members from other departments should be ENCOURAGED, BUT SECU-
RITY STAFF EDUCATED ABOUT ETHICS AND AVOIDING FAVORITISM.
7. Which of the following allows a department to assess its cost-effectiveness
within an organization?
A. Crime analysis
B. Risk assessment
C. Benchmarking
D. Evaluation surveys: C. BENCHMARKING allows a department to assess its
cost-effectiveness within an organization.
8. What must the primary overriding concern of any security department be?
A. Its image
B. The safety and well-being of anyone in the facility.
C. The goals and mission of the entity employing the security services
D. Cost-effectiveness: B. The safety and well-being of anyone in the facility must
the primary overriding concern of any security department .
9. Which of the following are skills a security professional should have and
use at all times?
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