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IAHSS Training 6th Edition Basic Questions and Answers 2025
The privacy of medical records is protected by?
Federal law
In preparing for trial, which one of the following items is least critical?
Public speaking
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The most common way for a fire spreads is by?
A flame contacting new fuel
A significant amount of personal information on employees is kept?
In their own departments
An underlying factor in many security officers interactions with visitors is?
The emotional state of the visitor
Which of the following is NOT a valid/key assumption in a written civil disturbance
response plan?
Access to the facility will not be affected
One way terrorists may test the security of a facility is to?
Move into a sensitive area and observe the response
Which is NOT a type of Intensive Care Unit?
Dialysis
A hospital's security department is considered?
Support Unit
Legally, a patient's medical record is the property of the?
Patient and healthcare organization
Badges of staff allowed access to the infants are often?
Colored Coded
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Signs in parking areas should be posted, visible, and appropriate for?
Handicapped access
Usually citizen's protests are about?
Social or political
Being able to operate properly security equipment is?
Of utmost importance to day-to-day operations
When police request to locate an employee they wish to question or serve with
warrant, security should?
Summon the employee to a private area and notify administration
What ability or skill is most likely to achieve success in a potentially violent
situation?
De-escalation
Which BEST describes the six fundamental answers all investigations seek?
Who, What, When, Where, Why, How
A person may be assigned one or several job action sheet assignments depending on?
The scale of the incident
All computers in the entire hospital are linked through?
Information systems
The security officer's notebook contains?
Observations and facts
The individual right to come together with others to express , promote, pursue, and
defend common interests refers to?
Freedom of assembly
The incipient stage of a fire produces
Tiny, combustible particles
How many critical areas must an organization's Emergency Plan address?
Six
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When a search of an employee's locker has been authorized, it should be conducted
in the presence of the employee and a member of?
Human Resources
Which of the following are considered the two major roles of a security officer in
preventing workplace violence?
Deterrence and emergency response
On routine patrol you find an unattended drug chart with the keys in the lock. You
should first?
Notify the Nursing Supervisor
A two-way radio is?
The most important item of equipment an officer carries
One of the reasons healthcare organizations have put more emphasis on public
relations is?
Escalating healthcare costs combined with reductions in government funding
The cost-effectiveness of the security functions and the justification of its expenses
can be demonstrated through?
Bench-marking
The loss of "deemed status" could stop reimbursement of revenue from the?
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Which of the following is NOT a reason healthcare organizations need security
services?
Governmental regulations
A not-for-profit healthcare organization does NOT generally?
Pay Federal or State taxes
Civil law is intended to?
Govern the acts of private parties
When conduction a two-person room search for a bomb, first?
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Move to opposite sides of the room
What three critical skills can aid a security officer in de-escalating behavior?
Listening, empathy, and collaboration
A security officer interacts MOST often with?
Employees
Identity theft is?
Illegally impersonating another
The Joint Commission's standards that relate to security are found in the
accreditation manual's chapters entitled?
Environment of Care
A criminal's modus operandi is their?
Method
Which of the following is NOT true of civil law?
These offenses can be categorized as code violations, misdemeanors, and felonies
A risk is?
The possibility of a loss
Which of the following is NOT a key attribute of one's observation skills?
Questioning instincts
Which does NOT typically contribute to behavior in stressful situations?
Age
Who has the PRIMARY responsibility for protecting the defendant's constitutional
rights to due process and fair trial?
Defense attorney
What potential biological hazard in healthcare facilities is regulated by OSHA?
Blood-borne pathogens
All of the following are tools used by a security officer for effective security officer
for effective security monitoring and planning EXCEPT?
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IAHSS Training 6th Edition Basic Questions and Answers 2025
The privacy of medical records is protected by?
Federal law
In preparing for trial, which one of the following items is least critical?
Public speaking
Read More
The most common way for a fire spreads is by?
A flame contacting new fuel
A significant amount of personal information on employees is kept?
In their own departments
An underlying factor in many security officers interactions with visitors is?
The emotional state of the visitor
Which of the following is NOT a valid/key assumption in a written civil disturbance
response plan?
Access to the facility will not be affected
One way terrorists may test the security of a facility is to?
Move into a sensitive area and observe the response
Which is NOT a type of Intensive Care Unit?
Dialysis
A hospital's security department is considered?
Support Unit
Legally, a patient's medical record is the property of the?
Patient and healthcare organization
Badges of staff allowed access to the infants are often?
Colored Coded
1
,2
Signs in parking areas should be posted, visible, and appropriate for?
Handicapped access
Usually citizen's protests are about?
Social or political
Being able to operate properly security equipment is?
Of utmost importance to day-to-day operations
When police request to locate an employee they wish to question or serve with
warrant, security should?
Summon the employee to a private area and notify administration
What ability or skill is most likely to achieve success in a potentially violent
situation?
De-escalation
Which BEST describes the six fundamental answers all investigations seek?
Who, What, When, Where, Why, How
A person may be assigned one or several job action sheet assignments depending on?
The scale of the incident
All computers in the entire hospital are linked through?
Information systems
The security officer's notebook contains?
Observations and facts
The individual right to come together with others to express , promote, pursue, and
defend common interests refers to?
Freedom of assembly
The incipient stage of a fire produces
Tiny, combustible particles
How many critical areas must an organization's Emergency Plan address?
Six
2
,3
When a search of an employee's locker has been authorized, it should be conducted
in the presence of the employee and a member of?
Human Resources
Which of the following are considered the two major roles of a security officer in
preventing workplace violence?
Deterrence and emergency response
On routine patrol you find an unattended drug chart with the keys in the lock. You
should first?
Notify the Nursing Supervisor
A two-way radio is?
The most important item of equipment an officer carries
One of the reasons healthcare organizations have put more emphasis on public
relations is?
Escalating healthcare costs combined with reductions in government funding
The cost-effectiveness of the security functions and the justification of its expenses
can be demonstrated through?
Bench-marking
The loss of "deemed status" could stop reimbursement of revenue from the?
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Which of the following is NOT a reason healthcare organizations need security
services?
Governmental regulations
A not-for-profit healthcare organization does NOT generally?
Pay Federal or State taxes
Civil law is intended to?
Govern the acts of private parties
When conduction a two-person room search for a bomb, first?
3
, 4
Move to opposite sides of the room
What three critical skills can aid a security officer in de-escalating behavior?
Listening, empathy, and collaboration
A security officer interacts MOST often with?
Employees
Identity theft is?
Illegally impersonating another
The Joint Commission's standards that relate to security are found in the
accreditation manual's chapters entitled?
Environment of Care
A criminal's modus operandi is their?
Method
Which of the following is NOT true of civil law?
These offenses can be categorized as code violations, misdemeanors, and felonies
A risk is?
The possibility of a loss
Which of the following is NOT a key attribute of one's observation skills?
Questioning instincts
Which does NOT typically contribute to behavior in stressful situations?
Age
Who has the PRIMARY responsibility for protecting the defendant's constitutional
rights to due process and fair trial?
Defense attorney
What potential biological hazard in healthcare facilities is regulated by OSHA?
Blood-borne pathogens
All of the following are tools used by a security officer for effective security officer
for effective security monitoring and planning EXCEPT?
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