CEE - IAHSS ADVANCED EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST
2025 GRADED A+
What do most security professionals agree that a primary function of the security
department in a healthcare setting should be? - correct answer Crime prevention.
Inherent Susceptibility: - correct answer A healthcare setting is a prime target for
crime, because of how the business of healthcare works.
Open access: - correct 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: - correct 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: - correct 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? - correct 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 - correct 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. - correct answer Reducing the opportunity for crime is the
key to crime prevention.
Crime prevention - correct 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 - correct answer To adequately
protect a healthcare environment and prevent crime a comprehensive security plan
must be developed. Its scope must extend to the following:
1-Protecting Personnel,
2-Protecting Information,
3-Protecting the Physical Plant.
Layers of protection: - correct answer 1. The perimeter barrier.
2. Barriers at the buildings' exteriors.
3. Interior controls.
Perimeters - correct 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 - correct 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 - correct 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 - correct 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 - correct answer Urge new employees to
report the following safety and security concerns immediately upon discovery.
Suspicious Persons and safety deficiencies.
Hazard surveillance inspections - correct 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 - correct answer Obstructions in Corridors, Blocked Sprinkler Heads,
Doors blocked open, Obstructed stairwells, and difficult to see exit signs.
The members of the inspection team - correct answer Members of the inspection
team commonly include the following: Safety/Security Director, risk manager,
2025 GRADED A+
What do most security professionals agree that a primary function of the security
department in a healthcare setting should be? - correct answer Crime prevention.
Inherent Susceptibility: - correct answer A healthcare setting is a prime target for
crime, because of how the business of healthcare works.
Open access: - correct 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: - correct 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: - correct 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? - correct 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 - correct 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. - correct answer Reducing the opportunity for crime is the
key to crime prevention.
Crime prevention - correct 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 - correct answer To adequately
protect a healthcare environment and prevent crime a comprehensive security plan
must be developed. Its scope must extend to the following:
1-Protecting Personnel,
2-Protecting Information,
3-Protecting the Physical Plant.
Layers of protection: - correct answer 1. The perimeter barrier.
2. Barriers at the buildings' exteriors.
3. Interior controls.
Perimeters - correct 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 - correct 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 - correct 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 - correct 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 - correct answer Urge new employees to
report the following safety and security concerns immediately upon discovery.
Suspicious Persons and safety deficiencies.
Hazard surveillance inspections - correct 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 - correct answer Obstructions in Corridors, Blocked Sprinkler Heads,
Doors blocked open, Obstructed stairwells, and difficult to see exit signs.
The members of the inspection team - correct answer Members of the inspection
team commonly include the following: Safety/Security Director, risk manager,
