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2026 IAHSS BASIC OFFICER CERTIFICATION EXAM
TEST BANK WITH 200 QUESTIONS AND 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS||VERIFIED EXAM!! / IAHSS
BASIC TRAINING FOR HEALTHCARE SECURITY
OFFICERS CERTIFICATION EXAM (LATEST EXAM!!)
Which of the following allows a department to assess its
cost-effectiveness within an organization?
A. Crime analysis.
B. Risk assessments.
C. Bench-marking.
D. Evaluation surveys. - Answers-C. Bench-marking.
What should the most 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. - Answers-B. The safety and well-
being of anyone in the facility.
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Which of the following are skills a security professional
should have and use at all times?
A. Good observation skills.
B. good communication skills.
C. Tolerance.
D. All of the above. - Answers-D. All of the above.
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
vendor's background.
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. - Answers-A. Vendors often
have access to sensitive areas yet staff of the healthcare
organization may know very little about vendor's
background.
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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. - Answers-D. The patient,
provided he or she is developmentally mature and
competent to do so.
Which of the following is not an example of an external
costumer?
A. Patients.
B. Vendors.
C. Employees.
D. Regulatory agencies. - Answers-C. Employees.
Which of the following is NOT one of the classifications of
healthcare organizations in Chapter one?
A. Propriety or for-profit.
B. Not-for-profit.
C. Government-supported.
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D. Individual healthcare. - Answers-D. Individual
healthcare.
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.
- Answers-C. High percentage of technical and
professional staff.
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. - Answers-A. Board of Directors
Which of the following statements best describes
employees?
A. Medical staff contracted by the facility.
2026 IAHSS BASIC OFFICER CERTIFICATION EXAM
TEST BANK WITH 200 QUESTIONS AND 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS||VERIFIED EXAM!! / IAHSS
BASIC TRAINING FOR HEALTHCARE SECURITY
OFFICERS CERTIFICATION EXAM (LATEST EXAM!!)
Which of the following allows a department to assess its
cost-effectiveness within an organization?
A. Crime analysis.
B. Risk assessments.
C. Bench-marking.
D. Evaluation surveys. - Answers-C. Bench-marking.
What should the most 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. - Answers-B. The safety and well-
being of anyone in the facility.
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Which of the following are skills a security professional
should have and use at all times?
A. Good observation skills.
B. good communication skills.
C. Tolerance.
D. All of the above. - Answers-D. All of the above.
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
vendor's background.
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. - Answers-A. Vendors often
have access to sensitive areas yet staff of the healthcare
organization may know very little about vendor's
background.
,3|Page
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. - Answers-D. The patient,
provided he or she is developmentally mature and
competent to do so.
Which of the following is not an example of an external
costumer?
A. Patients.
B. Vendors.
C. Employees.
D. Regulatory agencies. - Answers-C. Employees.
Which of the following is NOT one of the classifications of
healthcare organizations in Chapter one?
A. Propriety or for-profit.
B. Not-for-profit.
C. Government-supported.
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D. Individual healthcare. - Answers-D. Individual
healthcare.
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.
- Answers-C. High percentage of technical and
professional staff.
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. - Answers-A. Board of Directors
Which of the following statements best describes
employees?
A. Medical staff contracted by the facility.
