IAHSS BASIC OFFICER CERTIFICATION
QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS
Which of these is NOT a community planning partner regarding the healthcare
organization's emergency program?
a. Health department
b. Sheriff's office
c. Local fire department
d. Local TV station - correct-answer-d. Local TV station
What are the two types of criminal acts?
a. Burglaries and Felonies
b. Misdemeanors and Felonies
c. Larceny and Misconduct
d. Misdemeanors and Larceny - correct-answer-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 - correct-answer-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 - correct-answer-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
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 - correct-
answer-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 -
correct-answer-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 - correct-answer-b. Preventative
maintenance programs and sift-by-shift inspections
Which of the following is NOT one of the three basic purposes of the Incident
Command System?
a. Assuring the safety of responders and others
b. Assuring achievement of tactical objectives
c. Assuring efficient use of resources
, d. Assuring constant communication between agencies - correct-answer-d.
Assuring constant communication between agencies
Standard precautions are a set of precautions that the CDC had called for in order
to minimize the risk of infection. Which of the following is NOT covered under
standard precautions?
a. Blood and body fluids
b. Mucous membranes
c. Non-intact skin
d. Sweat - correct-answer-d. Sweat
A class B fire extinguisher is used to fight what kind of fire?
a. Flammable liquid fire
b. Paper fire
c. Electrical fire
d. Wood fire - correct-answer-a. Flammable liquid fire
Which is the best method to control a bomb threat?
a. Wait for the threat to come in and see what happens
b. Call the public health department to handle
QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS
Which of these is NOT a community planning partner regarding the healthcare
organization's emergency program?
a. Health department
b. Sheriff's office
c. Local fire department
d. Local TV station - correct-answer-d. Local TV station
What are the two types of criminal acts?
a. Burglaries and Felonies
b. Misdemeanors and Felonies
c. Larceny and Misconduct
d. Misdemeanors and Larceny - correct-answer-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 - correct-answer-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 - correct-answer-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
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 - correct-
answer-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 -
correct-answer-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 - correct-answer-b. Preventative
maintenance programs and sift-by-shift inspections
Which of the following is NOT one of the three basic purposes of the Incident
Command System?
a. Assuring the safety of responders and others
b. Assuring achievement of tactical objectives
c. Assuring efficient use of resources
, d. Assuring constant communication between agencies - correct-answer-d.
Assuring constant communication between agencies
Standard precautions are a set of precautions that the CDC had called for in order
to minimize the risk of infection. Which of the following is NOT covered under
standard precautions?
a. Blood and body fluids
b. Mucous membranes
c. Non-intact skin
d. Sweat - correct-answer-d. Sweat
A class B fire extinguisher is used to fight what kind of fire?
a. Flammable liquid fire
b. Paper fire
c. Electrical fire
d. Wood fire - correct-answer-a. Flammable liquid fire
Which is the best method to control a bomb threat?
a. Wait for the threat to come in and see what happens
b. Call the public health department to handle
