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IAHSS Basic Training For Healthcare
Security Officers Exam | Comprehensive
Q&A For Certification Success
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 -correct-answer-D. INDIVIDUAL HEALTHCARE is NOT one
of the classifications of healthcare organizations.
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 -correct-answer-C. HIGH
PERCENTAGE OF TECHNICAL AND PROFESSIONAL STAFF is NOT a risk issue for
healthcare.
Which of the following is usually at the top of the organizational chart?
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A. Board of directors
B. Department leaders
C. Assistant Administrators
D. Vice Presidents -correct-answer-A. BOARD OF DIRECTORS is usually at the top
of the organizational chart.
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
D. Contracted persons -correct-answer-B. ALL STAFF EMPLOYED DIRECTLY BY THE
FACILITY best describes employees.
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 -correct-answer-A. Security uses senior management's
endorsement to build a STRONG AND EFFECTIVE program.
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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 favoritism -
correct-answer-D. Friendships and inter-personal relationships between security
officers and staff members from other departments should be ENCOURAGED, BUT
SECURITY STAFF EDUCATED ABOUT ETHICS AND AVOIDING FAVORITISM.
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 -correct-answer-C. BENCHMARKING allows a department to
assess its cost-effectiveness within an organization.
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
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D. Cost-effectiveness -correct-answer-B. The safety and well-being of anyone in
the facility must the primary overriding concern of any security department .
Which of the following are skills a security professional should have and use at all
times?
A. Good observation skills
B. Good communications skills
C. Tolerance
D. All of the Above -correct-answer-D. ALL OF THE ABOVE: A security professional
should have and use GOOD OBSERVATION SKILLS, GOOD COMMUNICATIONS
SKILLS AND TOLERANCE at all times.
Why are vendors potentially a high security risk to a healthcare facility?
A. Vendors often have access to sensitive areas yet staff of the healthcare
organization may know very little about vendors' backgrounds
B. Vendors typically drive large vehicles that can conceal large amounts of stolen
property or contraband.
C. Competing vendors may clash at a facility
IAHSS Basic Training For Healthcare
Security Officers Exam | Comprehensive
Q&A For Certification Success
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 -correct-answer-D. INDIVIDUAL HEALTHCARE is NOT one
of the classifications of healthcare organizations.
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 -correct-answer-C. HIGH
PERCENTAGE OF TECHNICAL AND PROFESSIONAL STAFF is NOT a risk issue for
healthcare.
Which of the following is usually at the top of the organizational chart?
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A. Board of directors
B. Department leaders
C. Assistant Administrators
D. Vice Presidents -correct-answer-A. BOARD OF DIRECTORS is usually at the top
of the organizational chart.
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
D. Contracted persons -correct-answer-B. ALL STAFF EMPLOYED DIRECTLY BY THE
FACILITY best describes employees.
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 -correct-answer-A. Security uses senior management's
endorsement to build a STRONG AND EFFECTIVE program.
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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 favoritism -
correct-answer-D. Friendships and inter-personal relationships between security
officers and staff members from other departments should be ENCOURAGED, BUT
SECURITY STAFF EDUCATED ABOUT ETHICS AND AVOIDING FAVORITISM.
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 -correct-answer-C. BENCHMARKING allows a department to
assess its cost-effectiveness within an organization.
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
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D. Cost-effectiveness -correct-answer-B. The safety and well-being of anyone in
the facility must the primary overriding concern of any security department .
Which of the following are skills a security professional should have and use at all
times?
A. Good observation skills
B. Good communications skills
C. Tolerance
D. All of the Above -correct-answer-D. ALL OF THE ABOVE: A security professional
should have and use GOOD OBSERVATION SKILLS, GOOD COMMUNICATIONS
SKILLS AND TOLERANCE at all times.
Why are vendors potentially a high security risk to a healthcare facility?
A. Vendors often have access to sensitive areas yet staff of the healthcare
organization may know very little about vendors' backgrounds
B. Vendors typically drive large vehicles that can conceal large amounts of stolen
property or contraband.
C. Competing vendors may clash at a facility
