IAHSS BASIC OFFICER CERTIFICATION 2026
STUDY GUIDE COMPLETE HEALTHCARE
SECURITY PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE
QUESTIONS
◉ 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
B. Risk assessment
C. Benchmarking
D. Evaluation surveys. Answer: C. BENCHMARKING allows a
department to assess its cost-effectiveness within an organization.
◉ What must the primary overriding concern of any security
department be?
A. Its image
B. The safety and well-being of anyone in the facility.
C. The goals and mission of the entity employing the security
services
D. Cost-effectiveness. Answer: B. The safety and well-being of anyone
in the facility must the primary overriding concern of any security
department .
◉ Which of the following are skills a security professional should
have and use at all times?
A. Good observation skills
, B. Good communications skills
C. Tolerance
D. All of the Above. Answer: D. ALL OF THE ABOVE: A security
professional should have and use GOOD OBSERVATION SKILLS,
GOOD COMMUNICATIONS SKILLS AND TOLERANCE at all times.
◉ Why are vendors potentially a high security risk to a healthcare
facility?
A. Vendors often have access to sensitive areas yet staff of the
healthcare organization may know very little about vendors'
backgrounds
B. Vendors typically drive large vehicles that can conceal large
amounts of stolen property or contraband.
C. Competing vendors may clash at a facility
D. Vendors may be bringing in high-demand products that could be
targeted for theft.. Answer: A. Vendors are potentially a high security
risk to a healthcare facility because VENDORS OFTEN HAVE ACCESS
TO SENSITIVE AREAS YET STAFF OF THE HEALTHCARE
ORGANIZATION MAY KNOW VERY LITTLE ABOUT VENDORS'
BACKGROUNDS.
STUDY GUIDE COMPLETE HEALTHCARE
SECURITY PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE
QUESTIONS
◉ 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
B. Risk assessment
C. Benchmarking
D. Evaluation surveys. Answer: C. BENCHMARKING allows a
department to assess its cost-effectiveness within an organization.
◉ What must the primary overriding concern of any security
department be?
A. Its image
B. The safety and well-being of anyone in the facility.
C. The goals and mission of the entity employing the security
services
D. Cost-effectiveness. Answer: B. The safety and well-being of anyone
in the facility must the primary overriding concern of any security
department .
◉ Which of the following are skills a security professional should
have and use at all times?
A. Good observation skills
, B. Good communications skills
C. Tolerance
D. All of the Above. Answer: D. ALL OF THE ABOVE: A security
professional should have and use GOOD OBSERVATION SKILLS,
GOOD COMMUNICATIONS SKILLS AND TOLERANCE at all times.
◉ Why are vendors potentially a high security risk to a healthcare
facility?
A. Vendors often have access to sensitive areas yet staff of the
healthcare organization may know very little about vendors'
backgrounds
B. Vendors typically drive large vehicles that can conceal large
amounts of stolen property or contraband.
C. Competing vendors may clash at a facility
D. Vendors may be bringing in high-demand products that could be
targeted for theft.. Answer: A. Vendors are potentially a high security
risk to a healthcare facility because VENDORS OFTEN HAVE ACCESS
TO SENSITIVE AREAS YET STAFF OF THE HEALTHCARE
ORGANIZATION MAY KNOW VERY LITTLE ABOUT VENDORS'
BACKGROUNDS.
