IAHSS CERTIFICATION EXAM – COMPLETE STUDY
GUIDE & PRACTICE QUESTIONS & VERIFIED
ANSWERS (2026 A+ PREP)
Which of these actions is a HIPPA violation?
A. You observe a victim being brought into the emergency department suffering from a
gunshot wound. You hear medical staff comments about the victim's condition. You tell the
paramedic from the ambulance about the victim's condition.
B. You are on duty signing in visitors at the hospital. You have a patient census for
reference. You leave to direct a visitor and leave the patient census in plain view for
passers-by.
C. You have finished your shift and throw the old patient census in the trash.
D. All of the above.
D. All of the above.
Which of these conditions make it difficult to work effectively with behavioral patients?
A. Age and ethnicity.
B. Reputation of the healthcare organization.
C. Short wait periods.
D. Drug and alcohol impairment.
D. Drug and alcohol impairment.
Which statement best describes the ways to secure the medical records department?
A. Keep the doors locked.
B. Require all medical records to be signed out.
,C. Only allow physicians to access the department.
D. Use one of the following access control systems:
Lock and key, combination locks, badge readers with access cards, bio-metrics.
D. Use one of the following access control systems:
Lock and key, combination locks, badge readers with access cards, bio-metrics.
Who needs to be trained about the facility's system for protecting children from abduction?
A. Mothers, husbands, significant others, and family.
B. Nursing on affected units.
C. Security.
D. All facility employees
E. all of the above.
E. all of the above.
Why are departments and units that provide care for infant and pediatric patients of special
concern to security officers?
A. They are where the most crime happens in a hospital.
B. Children are kidnapped from hospitals every day.
C. In addition to the heartbreak the family experiences, an abduction brings a swarm of
reporters, bad publicity, and law enforcement agencies to the facility.
D. Infant and pediatric units are the busiest units in every hospital.
C. In addition to the heartbreak the family experiences, an abduction brings a swarm of
reporters, bad publicity, and law enforcement agencies to the facility.
,Why is it important for security and clinical staff to understand the typical profile of an
abductor?
A. So they can help law enforcement put out a description.
B. To design the facility's security to make it as hard as possible for the typical abductor to
kidnap a child.
C. To convince the facility to hire more security.
D. So they can use the information to talk to security departments in other healthcare
facilities.
B. To design the facility's security to make it as hard as possible for the typical abductor to
kidnap a child.
Why it is important that a medical record be kept secure and confidential.
A. If released, it may influence a person's ability to obtain credit, gain admission to
educational institutions, and gain employment.
B. If released, the spouse may divorce the patient.
C. If released, the physician may refuse to treat the patient.
D. It is not important and may be released to anyone.
A. If released, it may influence a person's ability to obtain credit, gain admission to
educational institutions, and gain employment.
Which of the following is a physical environment consideration, as defined by the joint
Commission?
A. Staffing competency.
B. Medical records.
C. Life safety.
, D. Patient privacy.
C. Life safety.
Which standard of the Occupational Safety and Healthcare Administration (OSHA) directly
affects healthcare?
A. Hearing protection.
B. Hazard communication.
C. Electrical safety.
D. Fire safety.
B. Hazard communication.
An MSDS is what?
A. A Material Safety Definition Sheet.
B. A Material situation Definition System.
C. A Material Safety Data Sheet.
D. A Material System Data Sheet.
C. A Material Safety Data Sheet.
Which agency publishes the Life Safety Code?
A. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
GUIDE & PRACTICE QUESTIONS & VERIFIED
ANSWERS (2026 A+ PREP)
Which of these actions is a HIPPA violation?
A. You observe a victim being brought into the emergency department suffering from a
gunshot wound. You hear medical staff comments about the victim's condition. You tell the
paramedic from the ambulance about the victim's condition.
B. You are on duty signing in visitors at the hospital. You have a patient census for
reference. You leave to direct a visitor and leave the patient census in plain view for
passers-by.
C. You have finished your shift and throw the old patient census in the trash.
D. All of the above.
D. All of the above.
Which of these conditions make it difficult to work effectively with behavioral patients?
A. Age and ethnicity.
B. Reputation of the healthcare organization.
C. Short wait periods.
D. Drug and alcohol impairment.
D. Drug and alcohol impairment.
Which statement best describes the ways to secure the medical records department?
A. Keep the doors locked.
B. Require all medical records to be signed out.
,C. Only allow physicians to access the department.
D. Use one of the following access control systems:
Lock and key, combination locks, badge readers with access cards, bio-metrics.
D. Use one of the following access control systems:
Lock and key, combination locks, badge readers with access cards, bio-metrics.
Who needs to be trained about the facility's system for protecting children from abduction?
A. Mothers, husbands, significant others, and family.
B. Nursing on affected units.
C. Security.
D. All facility employees
E. all of the above.
E. all of the above.
Why are departments and units that provide care for infant and pediatric patients of special
concern to security officers?
A. They are where the most crime happens in a hospital.
B. Children are kidnapped from hospitals every day.
C. In addition to the heartbreak the family experiences, an abduction brings a swarm of
reporters, bad publicity, and law enforcement agencies to the facility.
D. Infant and pediatric units are the busiest units in every hospital.
C. In addition to the heartbreak the family experiences, an abduction brings a swarm of
reporters, bad publicity, and law enforcement agencies to the facility.
,Why is it important for security and clinical staff to understand the typical profile of an
abductor?
A. So they can help law enforcement put out a description.
B. To design the facility's security to make it as hard as possible for the typical abductor to
kidnap a child.
C. To convince the facility to hire more security.
D. So they can use the information to talk to security departments in other healthcare
facilities.
B. To design the facility's security to make it as hard as possible for the typical abductor to
kidnap a child.
Why it is important that a medical record be kept secure and confidential.
A. If released, it may influence a person's ability to obtain credit, gain admission to
educational institutions, and gain employment.
B. If released, the spouse may divorce the patient.
C. If released, the physician may refuse to treat the patient.
D. It is not important and may be released to anyone.
A. If released, it may influence a person's ability to obtain credit, gain admission to
educational institutions, and gain employment.
Which of the following is a physical environment consideration, as defined by the joint
Commission?
A. Staffing competency.
B. Medical records.
C. Life safety.
, D. Patient privacy.
C. Life safety.
Which standard of the Occupational Safety and Healthcare Administration (OSHA) directly
affects healthcare?
A. Hearing protection.
B. Hazard communication.
C. Electrical safety.
D. Fire safety.
B. Hazard communication.
An MSDS is what?
A. A Material Safety Definition Sheet.
B. A Material situation Definition System.
C. A Material Safety Data Sheet.
D. A Material System Data Sheet.
C. A Material Safety Data Sheet.
Which agency publishes the Life Safety Code?
A. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
