IAHSS BASIC TRAINING FOR HEALTHCARE
SECURITY PERSONNEL EXAM NEWEST ACTUAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+
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 - 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 -
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?
A. Board of directors
B. Department leaders
C. Assistant Administrators
D. Vice Presidents - 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 - 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 - ANSWER >>>>A. Security uses senior
management's endorsement to build a STRONG AND
EFFECTIVE program.
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 - 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 - 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
D. Cost-effectiveness - 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 - 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
D. Vendors may be bringing in high-demand products that
could be targeted for theft. - ANSWER >>>>A. Vendors are
potentially a high security risk to a healthcare facility because
VENDORS OFTEN HAVE ACCESS TO SENSITIVE AREAS
YET STAFF OF THE HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATION MAY
KNOW VERY LITTLE ABOUT VENDORS' BACKGROUNDS.
In the patient- and family-centered care philosophy, who
determines which individuals are part of the patient's family?
A. Patient's parents or legal guardians
B. Nursing staff
C. Attending physician
D. The patient, provided he or she is developmentally mature
and competent to do so. - ANSWER >>>>D. In the patient-
and family-centered care philosophy, THE PATIENT,
determines which individuals are part of the patient's family,
PROVIDED HE OR SHE IS DEVELOPMENTALLY MATURE
AND COMPETENT TO DO SO.
Which of the following is NOT an example of an external
customer?
A. Patients
B. Vendors
C. Employees
D. Regulatory agencies - ANSWER >>>>C. EMPLOYEES is
not an example of an external customer.
SECURITY PERSONNEL EXAM NEWEST ACTUAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+
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 - 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 -
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?
A. Board of directors
B. Department leaders
C. Assistant Administrators
D. Vice Presidents - 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 - 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 - ANSWER >>>>A. Security uses senior
management's endorsement to build a STRONG AND
EFFECTIVE program.
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 - 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 - 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
D. Cost-effectiveness - 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 - 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
D. Vendors may be bringing in high-demand products that
could be targeted for theft. - ANSWER >>>>A. Vendors are
potentially a high security risk to a healthcare facility because
VENDORS OFTEN HAVE ACCESS TO SENSITIVE AREAS
YET STAFF OF THE HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATION MAY
KNOW VERY LITTLE ABOUT VENDORS' BACKGROUNDS.
In the patient- and family-centered care philosophy, who
determines which individuals are part of the patient's family?
A. Patient's parents or legal guardians
B. Nursing staff
C. Attending physician
D. The patient, provided he or she is developmentally mature
and competent to do so. - ANSWER >>>>D. In the patient-
and family-centered care philosophy, THE PATIENT,
determines which individuals are part of the patient's family,
PROVIDED HE OR SHE IS DEVELOPMENTALLY MATURE
AND COMPETENT TO DO SO.
Which of the following is NOT an example of an external
customer?
A. Patients
B. Vendors
C. Employees
D. Regulatory agencies - ANSWER >>>>C. EMPLOYEES is
not an example of an external customer.
