IAHSS BASIC HEALTHCARE REVIEW TIPS QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔A security threat to the facility usually involves which sources?
A. Internal and external
B. Organized Groups
C. Only internal
D. Only external - ✔✔A. A security threat to the facility usually involves INTERNAL AND
EXTERNAL sources.
✔✔Which of the following is a security issue for employees of support or ancillary
services?
A. Well staffed during the day
B. Isolated at night
C. Mix of certified and non-certified employees
D. Located in the center of the facility - ✔✔B. ISOLATED AT NIGHT is a security issue
for employees of support and ancillary services.
✔✔Theft of film for its silver content is a risk for which department?
A. Plan services
B. Housekeeping
C. Radiology
D. Laboratory - ✔✔C. Theft of film for its silver content is a risk for the RADIOLOGY
department.
✔✔Employees of which department are found all over the facility and often unlock all
doors to the department they are working in at the time?
A. Radiology
B. Materials management
,C. Bio-medical engineering
D. Housekeeping - ✔✔D. HOUSEKEEPING employees are found all over the facility
and often unlock all doors to the department they are working in at the time.
✔✔The security department is considered which type of department?
A. Support
B. Clinical
C. Direct patient care
B. Service - ✔✔A. The security department is considered a SUPPORT department.
✔✔Which of the following defines vulnerability?
A. The act of being physically wounded
B. Something with the potential to be physically wounded or open to attack or damage
C. Possibility of loss
D. The act of being attacked - ✔✔B. Vulnerability is defined as SOMETHING WITH
THE POTENTIAL TO BE PHYSICALLY WOUNDED OR OPEN TO ATTACK OR
DAMAGE.
✔✔Which of the following is NOT an important risk measurement tool?
A. Security inspections and surveys
B. Security patrol and incident reports
C. Law enforcement crime statistic reports and analyses
D. Irregular patrols by untrained personnel - ✔✔D. IRREGULAR PATROLS BY
UNTRAINED PERSONNEL is NOT an important risk measurement tool.
✔✔Which of the following is NOT an appropriate response to a disturbance?
A. Call for medical, security backup, or local police assistance, if required
B. Observe or identify the person(s) causing the disturbance, and provide area and
crowd control
C. Step up to the people without backup
D. Notify your supervisor other appropriate facility personnel per policy - ✔✔C. STEP
UP TO THE PEOPLE WITHOUT BACKUP is NOT an appropriate response to a
disturbance.
, ✔✔Which agency issued guidelines for workplace violence?
A. The Joint Commission
B. OSHA
C. NFPA
D. American society of Healthcare Engineers (ASHE) - ✔✔B. OCCUPATIONAL
SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION (OSHA) issued guidelines for workplace
violence.
✔✔Which of the following defines property risks?
A. Lawsuits brought about by action or inaction, including negligent security or safety
hazards
B. Loss of staff due to perception of an unsafe environment
C. The healthcare organization's inability to perform on or many of its normal functions,
leading to the inability to generate income
D. Damage, theft, or vandalism to buildings, equipment and supplies - ✔✔D. Property
Risks is defined as DAMAGE, THEFT, OR VANDALISM TO BUILDINGS, EQUIPMENT
AND SUPPLIES.
✔✔Which of the following describes the outer zone in the theory of protection?
A. Generally, the boundary of the property
B. Footprint of the actual structure
C. Inside the structure
D. Footprint of the inside of the structure - ✔✔A. GENERALLY, THE BOUNDARY OF
THE PROPERTY describes the outer zone in the theory of protection.
✔✔Which of the following is NOT a common physical barrier?
A. Walls
B. Fencing
C. Chains
D. Lighting - ✔✔D. LIGHTING is NOT a common physical barrier.
✔✔Which of the following describes the basic functions of lock sets?
A. Manual, office, classroom, storage and passage
B. Classroom, electronic, storage, privacy and passage
C. Office, classroom, storage, privacy and passage
D. Keyless, office, storage, privacy and passage - ✔✔C. OFFICE, CLASSROOM,
STORAGE, PRIVACY AND PASSAGE describes the basic functions of lock sets.
✔✔What three components make up the Access Control Triad?
AND ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔A security threat to the facility usually involves which sources?
A. Internal and external
B. Organized Groups
C. Only internal
D. Only external - ✔✔A. A security threat to the facility usually involves INTERNAL AND
EXTERNAL sources.
✔✔Which of the following is a security issue for employees of support or ancillary
services?
A. Well staffed during the day
B. Isolated at night
C. Mix of certified and non-certified employees
D. Located in the center of the facility - ✔✔B. ISOLATED AT NIGHT is a security issue
for employees of support and ancillary services.
✔✔Theft of film for its silver content is a risk for which department?
A. Plan services
B. Housekeeping
C. Radiology
D. Laboratory - ✔✔C. Theft of film for its silver content is a risk for the RADIOLOGY
department.
✔✔Employees of which department are found all over the facility and often unlock all
doors to the department they are working in at the time?
A. Radiology
B. Materials management
,C. Bio-medical engineering
D. Housekeeping - ✔✔D. HOUSEKEEPING employees are found all over the facility
and often unlock all doors to the department they are working in at the time.
✔✔The security department is considered which type of department?
A. Support
B. Clinical
C. Direct patient care
B. Service - ✔✔A. The security department is considered a SUPPORT department.
✔✔Which of the following defines vulnerability?
A. The act of being physically wounded
B. Something with the potential to be physically wounded or open to attack or damage
C. Possibility of loss
D. The act of being attacked - ✔✔B. Vulnerability is defined as SOMETHING WITH
THE POTENTIAL TO BE PHYSICALLY WOUNDED OR OPEN TO ATTACK OR
DAMAGE.
✔✔Which of the following is NOT an important risk measurement tool?
A. Security inspections and surveys
B. Security patrol and incident reports
C. Law enforcement crime statistic reports and analyses
D. Irregular patrols by untrained personnel - ✔✔D. IRREGULAR PATROLS BY
UNTRAINED PERSONNEL is NOT an important risk measurement tool.
✔✔Which of the following is NOT an appropriate response to a disturbance?
A. Call for medical, security backup, or local police assistance, if required
B. Observe or identify the person(s) causing the disturbance, and provide area and
crowd control
C. Step up to the people without backup
D. Notify your supervisor other appropriate facility personnel per policy - ✔✔C. STEP
UP TO THE PEOPLE WITHOUT BACKUP is NOT an appropriate response to a
disturbance.
, ✔✔Which agency issued guidelines for workplace violence?
A. The Joint Commission
B. OSHA
C. NFPA
D. American society of Healthcare Engineers (ASHE) - ✔✔B. OCCUPATIONAL
SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION (OSHA) issued guidelines for workplace
violence.
✔✔Which of the following defines property risks?
A. Lawsuits brought about by action or inaction, including negligent security or safety
hazards
B. Loss of staff due to perception of an unsafe environment
C. The healthcare organization's inability to perform on or many of its normal functions,
leading to the inability to generate income
D. Damage, theft, or vandalism to buildings, equipment and supplies - ✔✔D. Property
Risks is defined as DAMAGE, THEFT, OR VANDALISM TO BUILDINGS, EQUIPMENT
AND SUPPLIES.
✔✔Which of the following describes the outer zone in the theory of protection?
A. Generally, the boundary of the property
B. Footprint of the actual structure
C. Inside the structure
D. Footprint of the inside of the structure - ✔✔A. GENERALLY, THE BOUNDARY OF
THE PROPERTY describes the outer zone in the theory of protection.
✔✔Which of the following is NOT a common physical barrier?
A. Walls
B. Fencing
C. Chains
D. Lighting - ✔✔D. LIGHTING is NOT a common physical barrier.
✔✔Which of the following describes the basic functions of lock sets?
A. Manual, office, classroom, storage and passage
B. Classroom, electronic, storage, privacy and passage
C. Office, classroom, storage, privacy and passage
D. Keyless, office, storage, privacy and passage - ✔✔C. OFFICE, CLASSROOM,
STORAGE, PRIVACY AND PASSAGE describes the basic functions of lock sets.
✔✔What three components make up the Access Control Triad?
