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2024 IAHSS BASIC OFFICER
CERTIFICATION EXAM TESTBANK
WITH 350 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS|ALREADY GRADED A+|
BRAD NEW!!
The basic structure of a typical healthcare organization resembles a
a. Circle
b. Pentagon
c. Pyramid
d. Straight line✔️✔️✔️ANS→b. Pyramid
The most primary overriding concern of any security department should be
a. Its image
b. The safety and well-being of anyone in the facility
c. The goals and mission if the entity employing the security services
d. Cost-effectiveness✔️✔️✔️ANS→b. The safety and well-being of anyone in the facility
Which accreditation body provides standards to address Environment of Care, Emergency Management,
and Life Safety in the healthcare environment?
a. The Joint Commission (TJC)
b. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
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c. National fire and Protection Association (NFPA)
d. American Society of Healthcare Engineers (ASHE)✔️✔️✔️ANS→a. The Joint Commission (TJC)
According to IAHSS Hospital Crime Survey, assaults have
a. Increased
b. Decreased
c. Remained the same
d. Become less violent✔️✔️✔️ANS→a. Increased
What are the two types of criminal acts?
a. Burglaries and Felonies
b. Misdemeanors and Felonies
c. Larceny and Misconduct
d. Misdemeanors and Larceny✔️✔️✔️ANS→b. Misdemeanors and Felonies
Business offices are often measured by:
a. Diagnosis-related groups (DRGs)
b. The admission process
c. Accounts receivable days (A/R days)
d. The physician survey✔️✔️✔️ANS→c. Accounts receivable days (A/R days)
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✔️✔️✔️ANS→b. Isolated at night
Which of the following defines property risk:
a. Lawsuits brought about by action or inaction, including negligent security or safety hazards
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b. Loss of staff due to perception of an unsafe environment
c. The healthcare organizations inability to perform one or many of its normal functions, leading to the
inability to generate income
d. Damage, theft, or vandalism to buildings, equipment, and supplies✔️✔️✔️ANS→d. Damage, theft,
or vandalism to buildings, equipment, and supplies
What three components make up the Access Control Triad?
a. Identification systems, staff education & training, badging
b. Identification systems, staff education & training, physical security safeguards
c. Staff education & training, video surveillance, physical security safeguards
d. Identification systems, proprietary logo usage, staff education & training✔️✔️✔️ANS→b.
Identification systems, staff education & training, physical security safeguards
What two things should be used regardless of the type of vehicle patrol used?
a. Helmets and preventative maintenance programs
b. Preventative maintenance programs and sift-by-shift inspections
c. Supervisor inspections and helmets
d. Battery maintenance and inspections✔️✔️✔️ANS→b. Preventative maintenance programs and sift-
by-shift inspections
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✔️✔️✔️ANS→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✔️✔️✔️ANS→C. HIGH PERCENTAGE
OF TECHNICAL AND PROFESSIONAL STAFF is NOT a risk issue for healthcare.
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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✔️✔️✔️ANS→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✔️✔️✔️ANS→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✔️✔️✔️ANS→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✔️✔️✔️ANS→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.
2024 IAHSS BASIC OFFICER
CERTIFICATION EXAM TESTBANK
WITH 350 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS|ALREADY GRADED A+|
BRAD NEW!!
The basic structure of a typical healthcare organization resembles a
a. Circle
b. Pentagon
c. Pyramid
d. Straight line✔️✔️✔️ANS→b. Pyramid
The most primary overriding concern of any security department should be
a. Its image
b. The safety and well-being of anyone in the facility
c. The goals and mission if the entity employing the security services
d. Cost-effectiveness✔️✔️✔️ANS→b. The safety and well-being of anyone in the facility
Which accreditation body provides standards to address Environment of Care, Emergency Management,
and Life Safety in the healthcare environment?
a. The Joint Commission (TJC)
b. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
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c. National fire and Protection Association (NFPA)
d. American Society of Healthcare Engineers (ASHE)✔️✔️✔️ANS→a. The Joint Commission (TJC)
According to IAHSS Hospital Crime Survey, assaults have
a. Increased
b. Decreased
c. Remained the same
d. Become less violent✔️✔️✔️ANS→a. Increased
What are the two types of criminal acts?
a. Burglaries and Felonies
b. Misdemeanors and Felonies
c. Larceny and Misconduct
d. Misdemeanors and Larceny✔️✔️✔️ANS→b. Misdemeanors and Felonies
Business offices are often measured by:
a. Diagnosis-related groups (DRGs)
b. The admission process
c. Accounts receivable days (A/R days)
d. The physician survey✔️✔️✔️ANS→c. Accounts receivable days (A/R days)
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✔️✔️✔️ANS→b. Isolated at night
Which of the following defines property risk:
a. Lawsuits brought about by action or inaction, including negligent security or safety hazards
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b. Loss of staff due to perception of an unsafe environment
c. The healthcare organizations inability to perform one or many of its normal functions, leading to the
inability to generate income
d. Damage, theft, or vandalism to buildings, equipment, and supplies✔️✔️✔️ANS→d. Damage, theft,
or vandalism to buildings, equipment, and supplies
What three components make up the Access Control Triad?
a. Identification systems, staff education & training, badging
b. Identification systems, staff education & training, physical security safeguards
c. Staff education & training, video surveillance, physical security safeguards
d. Identification systems, proprietary logo usage, staff education & training✔️✔️✔️ANS→b.
Identification systems, staff education & training, physical security safeguards
What two things should be used regardless of the type of vehicle patrol used?
a. Helmets and preventative maintenance programs
b. Preventative maintenance programs and sift-by-shift inspections
c. Supervisor inspections and helmets
d. Battery maintenance and inspections✔️✔️✔️ANS→b. Preventative maintenance programs and sift-
by-shift inspections
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✔️✔️✔️ANS→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✔️✔️✔️ANS→C. HIGH PERCENTAGE
OF TECHNICAL AND PROFESSIONAL STAFF is NOT a risk issue for healthcare.
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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✔️✔️✔️ANS→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✔️✔️✔️ANS→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✔️✔️✔️ANS→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✔️✔️✔️ANS→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.
