2024 IAHSS BASIC TRAINING
FOR HEALTHCARE SECURITY
OFFICERS / IAHSS BASIC
TRAINING FOR HEALTHCARE
SECURITY OFFICERS
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
100% CORRECT
,which trait or skill is not desirable for a security officer to
possess?
a. strong communications skills
b. compassion
c. ability to speak loudly
d. ability to express care and understanding. - ✔✔✔answer-
c. the ability to speak loudly is not a desirable trait or skill for
a security officer to possess.
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
FOR HEALTHCARE SECURITY
OFFICERS / IAHSS BASIC
TRAINING FOR HEALTHCARE
SECURITY OFFICERS
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
100% CORRECT
,which trait or skill is not desirable for a security officer to
possess?
a. strong communications skills
b. compassion
c. ability to speak loudly
d. ability to express care and understanding. - ✔✔✔answer-
c. the ability to speak loudly is not a desirable trait or skill for
a security officer to possess.
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
