IAHSS BASIC QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
WhichxofxthexfollowingxisxNOTxonexofxthexclassificationsxofxhealthcarexorganizationsxdiscus
sedxinxthisxchapter?x(beginxchapterx1)x-xans-✔✔IndividualxHealthcare
WhichxofxthexfollowingxisxNOTxaxriskxissuexforxhealthcare?x-xans-✔✔Mostlyxfemalexstaff
Whichxofxthexfollowingxisxusuallyxatxthextopxofxthexorganizationalxchart?x-xans-
✔✔BoardxofxDirectors
Whichxofxthexfollowingxstatementsxbestxdescribesxemployees?x-xans-
✔✔Allxstaffxdirectlyxemployedxbyxthexfacility
Securityxusesxseniorxmanagement'sxendorsementxtoxbuildxwhatxkindxofxprogram?x-xans-
✔✔Strongxandxeffective
Howxshouldxfriendshipsxandxinterpersonalxrelationshipsxbetweenxsecurityxofficersxandxstaff
xmembersxfromxotherxdepartmentsxbextreated?x(beginxchapterx2)x-xans-
✔✔Encouraged,xbutxsecurityxstaffxeducatedxaboutxethicsxandxavoidingxfavoritism.
Whichxofxthexfollowingxallowsxaxdepartmentxtoxassessxitsxcostxeffectivenessxwithinxanxorga
nization?x-xans-✔✔Benchmarking
Whatxshouldxthexmostxprimaryxoverridingxconcernxofxanyxsecurityxdepartmentxbe?x-xans-
✔✔Thexsafetyxandxwell-beingxofxanyonexinxthexfacility.
Whichxofxthexfollowingxarexskillsxaxsecurityxprofessionalxshouldxhavexandxusexatxallxtimes?x-
xans-✔✔Allxofxthexabovex(Goodxobservationxskills,xgoodxcommxskills,xtolerance)
Whyxarexvendorsxpotentiallyxaxhighxsecurityxriskxtoxaxhealthcarexfacility?x-xans-
✔✔Vendorsxoftenxhavexaccessxtoxsensitivexareasxyetxstaffxofxthexhealthcarexorganizationx
mayxknowxveryxlittlexaboutxvendors'xbackgrounds.
, Inxthexpatientxandxfamilyxcenteredxcarexphilosophy,xwhoxdeterminesxwhichxindividualsxarex
partxofxthexpatient'sxfamily?x-xans-
✔✔Thexpatient,xprovidedxhexorxshexisxdevelopmentallyxmaturexandxcompetentxtoxdoxso.
WhichxofxthexfollowingxisxNOTxanxexamplexofxanxexternalxcustomer?x(beginxchapterx3)x-
xans-✔✔Employees
WhichxofxthexfollowingxdoesxNOTxhelpxthexsecurityxuniformxcommunicatexanxappropriatexm
essagextoxthexpublic?x-xans-✔✔Wearingxthexuniformxshirtxuntucked.
WhichxofxthexfollowingxisxNOTxanxexamplexofxundesirablexbehaviorxandxdemeanorxinxaxsec
urityxofficer?x-xans-✔✔Confidence
Whatxisxthexrelationshipxbetweenxemployeesxandxmanagementxsometimesxcalled?x-xans-
✔✔Employeexrelations
WhichxofxthexfollowingxmayxunionxmembersxNOTxdoxduringxpicketing?x-xans-
✔✔Blockxentrancesxtoxthexfacility.
Thexspeechxpatternxrelatedxtoxyourxtonexofxvoicexisxconsideredxwhichxformxofxcommunicati
on?x(beginxchapterx4)x-xans-✔✔Paraverbalxcommunication
Whichxofxthexfollowingxisxnotxaxproperxtechniquextoxusexwhenxprovidingxgoodxcustomerxser
vice?x-xans-✔✔Lookingxatxyourxwatchxeveryxfewxminutes.
"Perceptionxisxreality"x-
xWhichxofxthexfollowingxisximportantxforxthexsecurityxprofessionalxtoxrememberxregardingxthi
sxstatement?x-xans-
✔✔Allxofxthexabovex(allxinteractionsxarexsubjectxtoxpersonalxinterpretation,xpositivexnonver
balsxandxparaverbalsxwillxinfluencexthexperceptionxofxcustomers,xaxcustomersxpriorxhistoryx
ofxinteractionxmayximpactxtheirxinitialximpressionsxofxsecurityxinxeitherxanxadversexorxpositiv
exway)
Whichxofxthexfollowingxarexpowerfulxreasonsxtoxadvocatexandxpromotexstrongxcustomerxser
vice?x-xans-
✔✔Allxofxthexabovex(strongxcustomerxservicexpreventsxviolencexandxhelpsxpreservexaxsafex
therapeuticxenvironment,xcustomerxservicexsupportsxpeoplexinxcrisisxandxmayxhavexaxlasti
ngximpactxforxthexcustomer,xstrongxcustomerxservicexallowsxsecurityxofficersxopportunitiesx
toxproblemxsolvexwithxaxpersonxinxcrisis.)
ThexL.A.S.T.xtechniquexinxmanagingxcomplaintsxrequiresxsecurityxprofessionalsxto...x-xans-
✔✔Listen,xApologize,xSolve,xThank
Whichxofxthexfollowingxenvironmentalxfactorsxcanxcontributextoxcustomerxdissatisfactionxan
dxanxiety?x-xans-✔✔Allxofxthexabovex(lackxofxprivacy/
crowding,xexcessivexnoise,xlackxofxaccessxtoxrefreshments)
ANSWERS
WhichxofxthexfollowingxisxNOTxonexofxthexclassificationsxofxhealthcarexorganizationsxdiscus
sedxinxthisxchapter?x(beginxchapterx1)x-xans-✔✔IndividualxHealthcare
WhichxofxthexfollowingxisxNOTxaxriskxissuexforxhealthcare?x-xans-✔✔Mostlyxfemalexstaff
Whichxofxthexfollowingxisxusuallyxatxthextopxofxthexorganizationalxchart?x-xans-
✔✔BoardxofxDirectors
Whichxofxthexfollowingxstatementsxbestxdescribesxemployees?x-xans-
✔✔Allxstaffxdirectlyxemployedxbyxthexfacility
Securityxusesxseniorxmanagement'sxendorsementxtoxbuildxwhatxkindxofxprogram?x-xans-
✔✔Strongxandxeffective
Howxshouldxfriendshipsxandxinterpersonalxrelationshipsxbetweenxsecurityxofficersxandxstaff
xmembersxfromxotherxdepartmentsxbextreated?x(beginxchapterx2)x-xans-
✔✔Encouraged,xbutxsecurityxstaffxeducatedxaboutxethicsxandxavoidingxfavoritism.
Whichxofxthexfollowingxallowsxaxdepartmentxtoxassessxitsxcostxeffectivenessxwithinxanxorga
nization?x-xans-✔✔Benchmarking
Whatxshouldxthexmostxprimaryxoverridingxconcernxofxanyxsecurityxdepartmentxbe?x-xans-
✔✔Thexsafetyxandxwell-beingxofxanyonexinxthexfacility.
Whichxofxthexfollowingxarexskillsxaxsecurityxprofessionalxshouldxhavexandxusexatxallxtimes?x-
xans-✔✔Allxofxthexabovex(Goodxobservationxskills,xgoodxcommxskills,xtolerance)
Whyxarexvendorsxpotentiallyxaxhighxsecurityxriskxtoxaxhealthcarexfacility?x-xans-
✔✔Vendorsxoftenxhavexaccessxtoxsensitivexareasxyetxstaffxofxthexhealthcarexorganizationx
mayxknowxveryxlittlexaboutxvendors'xbackgrounds.
, Inxthexpatientxandxfamilyxcenteredxcarexphilosophy,xwhoxdeterminesxwhichxindividualsxarex
partxofxthexpatient'sxfamily?x-xans-
✔✔Thexpatient,xprovidedxhexorxshexisxdevelopmentallyxmaturexandxcompetentxtoxdoxso.
WhichxofxthexfollowingxisxNOTxanxexamplexofxanxexternalxcustomer?x(beginxchapterx3)x-
xans-✔✔Employees
WhichxofxthexfollowingxdoesxNOTxhelpxthexsecurityxuniformxcommunicatexanxappropriatexm
essagextoxthexpublic?x-xans-✔✔Wearingxthexuniformxshirtxuntucked.
WhichxofxthexfollowingxisxNOTxanxexamplexofxundesirablexbehaviorxandxdemeanorxinxaxsec
urityxofficer?x-xans-✔✔Confidence
Whatxisxthexrelationshipxbetweenxemployeesxandxmanagementxsometimesxcalled?x-xans-
✔✔Employeexrelations
WhichxofxthexfollowingxmayxunionxmembersxNOTxdoxduringxpicketing?x-xans-
✔✔Blockxentrancesxtoxthexfacility.
Thexspeechxpatternxrelatedxtoxyourxtonexofxvoicexisxconsideredxwhichxformxofxcommunicati
on?x(beginxchapterx4)x-xans-✔✔Paraverbalxcommunication
Whichxofxthexfollowingxisxnotxaxproperxtechniquextoxusexwhenxprovidingxgoodxcustomerxser
vice?x-xans-✔✔Lookingxatxyourxwatchxeveryxfewxminutes.
"Perceptionxisxreality"x-
xWhichxofxthexfollowingxisximportantxforxthexsecurityxprofessionalxtoxrememberxregardingxthi
sxstatement?x-xans-
✔✔Allxofxthexabovex(allxinteractionsxarexsubjectxtoxpersonalxinterpretation,xpositivexnonver
balsxandxparaverbalsxwillxinfluencexthexperceptionxofxcustomers,xaxcustomersxpriorxhistoryx
ofxinteractionxmayximpactxtheirxinitialximpressionsxofxsecurityxinxeitherxanxadversexorxpositiv
exway)
Whichxofxthexfollowingxarexpowerfulxreasonsxtoxadvocatexandxpromotexstrongxcustomerxser
vice?x-xans-
✔✔Allxofxthexabovex(strongxcustomerxservicexpreventsxviolencexandxhelpsxpreservexaxsafex
therapeuticxenvironment,xcustomerxservicexsupportsxpeoplexinxcrisisxandxmayxhavexaxlasti
ngximpactxforxthexcustomer,xstrongxcustomerxservicexallowsxsecurityxofficersxopportunitiesx
toxproblemxsolvexwithxaxpersonxinxcrisis.)
ThexL.A.S.T.xtechniquexinxmanagingxcomplaintsxrequiresxsecurityxprofessionalsxto...x-xans-
✔✔Listen,xApologize,xSolve,xThank
Whichxofxthexfollowingxenvironmentalxfactorsxcanxcontributextoxcustomerxdissatisfactionxan
dxanxiety?x-xans-✔✔Allxofxthexabovex(lackxofxprivacy/
crowding,xexcessivexnoise,xlackxofxaccessxtoxrefreshments)