- IAHSS ADVANCED| 150 QUESTIONS| WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS

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