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IAHSS BASIC OFFICER CERTIFICATION EXAM 100
QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS/2023/A+
GRADE
The vbasic vstructure vof va vtypical vhealthcare vorganization vresembles va
a. Circle
b. Pentagon
c. Pyramid
d. Straight vline v- vcorrect vanswer- vb. vPyramid
The vmost vprimary voverriding vconcern vof vany vsecurity vdepartment vshould vbe
a. Its vimage
b. The vsafety vand vwell-being vof vanyone vin vthe vfacility
c. The vgoals vand vmission vif vthe ventity vemploying vthe vsecurity vservices
d. Cost-effectiveness v- vcorrect vanswer- vb. vThe vsafety vand vwell-being vof vanyone vin vthe vfacility
Which vaccreditation vbody vprovides vstandards vto vaddress vEnvironment vof vCare, vEmergency
vManagement, vand vLife vSafety vin vthe vhealthcare venvironment?
a. The vJoint vCommission v(TJC)
b. Occupational vSafety vand vHealth vAdministration v(OSHA)
c. National vfire vand vProtection vAssociation v(NFPA)
d. American vSociety vof vHealthcare vEngineers v(ASHE) v- vcorrect vanswer- va. vThe vJoint vCommission v(TJC)
According vto vIAHSS vHospital vCrime vSurvey, vassaults vhave
a. Increased
, 2
b. Decreased
c. Remained vthe vsame
d. Become vless vviolent v- vcorrect vanswer- va. vIncreased
What vare vthe vtwo vtypes vof vcriminal vacts?
a. Burglaries vand vFelonies
b. Misdemeanors vand vFelonies
c. Larceny vand vMisconduct
d. Misdemeanors vand vLarceny v- vcorrect vanswer- vb. vMisdemeanors vand vFelonies
Business voffices vare voften vmeasured vby:
a. Diagnosis-related vgroups v(DRGs)
b. The vadmission vprocess
c. Accounts vreceivable vdays v(A/R vdays)
d. The vphysician vsurvey v- vcorrect vanswer- vc. vAccounts vreceivable vdays v(A/R vdays)
Which vof vthe vfollowing vis va vsecurity vissue vfor vemployees vof vsupport vor vancillary vservices?
a. Well vstaffed vduring vthe vday
b. Isolated vat vnight
c. Mix vof vcertified vand vnon-certified vemployees
d. Located vin vthe vcenter vof vthe vfacility v- vcorrect vanswer- vb. vIsolated vat vnight
Which vof vthe vfollowing vdefines vproperty vrisk:
a. Lawsuits vbrought vabout vby vaction vor vinaction, vincluding vnegligent vsecurity vor vsafety vhazards
b. Loss vof vstaff vdue vto vperception vof van vunsafe venvironment
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c. The vhealthcare vorganizations vinability vto vperform vone vor vmany vof vits vnormal vfunctions,
vleading vto vthe vinability vto vgenerate vincome
d. Damage, vtheft, vor vvandalism vto vbuildings, vequipment, vand vsupplies v- vcorrect vanswer- vd.
vDamage, vtheft, vor vvandalism vto vbuildings, vequipment, vand vsupplies
What vthree vcomponents vmake vup vthe vAccess vControl vTriad?
a. Identification vsystems, vstaff veducation v& vtraining, vbadging
b. Identification vsystems, vstaff veducation v& vtraining, vphysical vsecurity vsafeguards
c. Staff veducation v& vtraining, vvideo vsurveillance, vphysical vsecurity vsafeguards
d. Identification vsystems, vproprietary vlogo vusage, vstaff veducation v& vtraining v- vcorrect
vanswer- vb. vIdentification vsystems, vstaff veducation v& vtraining, vphysical vsecurity
vsafeguards
What vtwo vthings vshould vbe vused vregardless vof vthe vtype vof vvehicle vpatrol vused?
a. Helmets vand vpreventative vmaintenance vprograms
b. Preventative vmaintenance vprograms vand vsift-by-shift vinspections
c. Supervisor vinspections vand vhelmets
d. Battery vmaintenance vand vinspections v- vcorrect vanswer- vb. vPreventative vmaintenance
vprograms vand vsift-by-shift vinspections
Which vof vthe vfollowing vis vNOT vone vof vthe vthree vbasic vpurposes vof vthe vIncident vCommand vSystem?
a. Assuring vthe vsafety vof vresponders vand vothers
b. Assuring vachievement vof vtactical vobjectives
c. Assuring vefficient vuse vof vresources
d. Assuring vconstant vcommunication vbetween vagencies v- vcorrect vanswer- vd. vAssuring
vconstant vcommunication vbetween vagencies
Standard vprecautions vare va vset vof vprecautions vthat vthe vCDC vhad vcalled vfor vin vorder vto vminimize
vthe vrisk vof vinfection. vWhich vof vthe vfollowing vis vNOT vcovered vunder vstandard vprecautions?
IAHSS BASIC OFFICER CERTIFICATION EXAM 100
QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS/2023/A+
GRADE
The vbasic vstructure vof va vtypical vhealthcare vorganization vresembles va
a. Circle
b. Pentagon
c. Pyramid
d. Straight vline v- vcorrect vanswer- vb. vPyramid
The vmost vprimary voverriding vconcern vof vany vsecurity vdepartment vshould vbe
a. Its vimage
b. The vsafety vand vwell-being vof vanyone vin vthe vfacility
c. The vgoals vand vmission vif vthe ventity vemploying vthe vsecurity vservices
d. Cost-effectiveness v- vcorrect vanswer- vb. vThe vsafety vand vwell-being vof vanyone vin vthe vfacility
Which vaccreditation vbody vprovides vstandards vto vaddress vEnvironment vof vCare, vEmergency
vManagement, vand vLife vSafety vin vthe vhealthcare venvironment?
a. The vJoint vCommission v(TJC)
b. Occupational vSafety vand vHealth vAdministration v(OSHA)
c. National vfire vand vProtection vAssociation v(NFPA)
d. American vSociety vof vHealthcare vEngineers v(ASHE) v- vcorrect vanswer- va. vThe vJoint vCommission v(TJC)
According vto vIAHSS vHospital vCrime vSurvey, vassaults vhave
a. Increased
, 2
b. Decreased
c. Remained vthe vsame
d. Become vless vviolent v- vcorrect vanswer- va. vIncreased
What vare vthe vtwo vtypes vof vcriminal vacts?
a. Burglaries vand vFelonies
b. Misdemeanors vand vFelonies
c. Larceny vand vMisconduct
d. Misdemeanors vand vLarceny v- vcorrect vanswer- vb. vMisdemeanors vand vFelonies
Business voffices vare voften vmeasured vby:
a. Diagnosis-related vgroups v(DRGs)
b. The vadmission vprocess
c. Accounts vreceivable vdays v(A/R vdays)
d. The vphysician vsurvey v- vcorrect vanswer- vc. vAccounts vreceivable vdays v(A/R vdays)
Which vof vthe vfollowing vis va vsecurity vissue vfor vemployees vof vsupport vor vancillary vservices?
a. Well vstaffed vduring vthe vday
b. Isolated vat vnight
c. Mix vof vcertified vand vnon-certified vemployees
d. Located vin vthe vcenter vof vthe vfacility v- vcorrect vanswer- vb. vIsolated vat vnight
Which vof vthe vfollowing vdefines vproperty vrisk:
a. Lawsuits vbrought vabout vby vaction vor vinaction, vincluding vnegligent vsecurity vor vsafety vhazards
b. Loss vof vstaff vdue vto vperception vof van vunsafe venvironment
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c. The vhealthcare vorganizations vinability vto vperform vone vor vmany vof vits vnormal vfunctions,
vleading vto vthe vinability vto vgenerate vincome
d. Damage, vtheft, vor vvandalism vto vbuildings, vequipment, vand vsupplies v- vcorrect vanswer- vd.
vDamage, vtheft, vor vvandalism vto vbuildings, vequipment, vand vsupplies
What vthree vcomponents vmake vup vthe vAccess vControl vTriad?
a. Identification vsystems, vstaff veducation v& vtraining, vbadging
b. Identification vsystems, vstaff veducation v& vtraining, vphysical vsecurity vsafeguards
c. Staff veducation v& vtraining, vvideo vsurveillance, vphysical vsecurity vsafeguards
d. Identification vsystems, vproprietary vlogo vusage, vstaff veducation v& vtraining v- vcorrect
vanswer- vb. vIdentification vsystems, vstaff veducation v& vtraining, vphysical vsecurity
vsafeguards
What vtwo vthings vshould vbe vused vregardless vof vthe vtype vof vvehicle vpatrol vused?
a. Helmets vand vpreventative vmaintenance vprograms
b. Preventative vmaintenance vprograms vand vsift-by-shift vinspections
c. Supervisor vinspections vand vhelmets
d. Battery vmaintenance vand vinspections v- vcorrect vanswer- vb. vPreventative vmaintenance
vprograms vand vsift-by-shift vinspections
Which vof vthe vfollowing vis vNOT vone vof vthe vthree vbasic vpurposes vof vthe vIncident vCommand vSystem?
a. Assuring vthe vsafety vof vresponders vand vothers
b. Assuring vachievement vof vtactical vobjectives
c. Assuring vefficient vuse vof vresources
d. Assuring vconstant vcommunication vbetween vagencies v- vcorrect vanswer- vd. vAssuring
vconstant vcommunication vbetween vagencies
Standard vprecautions vare va vset vof vprecautions vthat vthe vCDC vhad vcalled vfor vin vorder vto vminimize
vthe vrisk vof vinfection. vWhich vof vthe vfollowing vis vNOT vcovered vunder vstandard vprecautions?
