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, D. Individual healthcare.
Which of the following is NOT
one of the classifications of
healthcare organizations in
Chapter one?
A. Propriety or for-profit.
B. Not-for-profit.
C. Government-supported.
D. Individual healthcare.
C. High percentage of technical and professional staff.
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.
A. Board of Directors
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.
B. All staff directly employed by the facility.
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.
A. Strong and effective.
Security uses senior
management's endorsement to
build what kind of program?
A. Strong and effective.
B. A program that works in a
small part of the facility.
C. Generally effective.
D. Strong and simple.
, D. Encouraged, but security staff educated about ethics and
avoiding favoritism.
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.
C. Bench-marking.
Which of the following allows a
department to assess its cost-
effectiveness within an
organization?
A. Crime analysis.
B. Risk assessments.
C. Bench-marking.
D. Evaluation surveys.
B. The safety and well-being of anyone in the facility.
What should the most 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.
D. All of the above.
Which of the following are skills a
security professional should have
and use at all times?
A. Good observation skills.
B. good communication skills.
C. Tolerance.
D. All of the above.
, A. Vendors often have access to sensitive areas yet staff of the
healthcare organization may know very little about vendor's
background.
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 vendor's
background.
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.
D. The patient, provided he or she is developmentally mature and
competent to do so.
In the patient- and family-
centered care philosophy, who
determines which individuals are
part of the patient's family?
A. Patient's parents or legal
guardians.
B. Nursing staff.
C. Attending physician.
D. The patient, provided he or
she is developmentally mature
and competent to do so.
C. Employees.
Which of the following is not an
example of an external
costumer?
A. Patients.
B. Vendors.
C. Employees.
D. Regulatory agencies.
B. Wearing the uniform shirt outside of the trousers.
Which of the following does NOT
help the security uniform
communicate an appropriate
message to the public?
A. Clean uniform.
B. Wearing the uniform shirt
outside of the trousers.
C. Well cared for uniform.
D. Shined footwear.
2025/2026
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, D. Individual healthcare.
Which of the following is NOT
one of the classifications of
healthcare organizations in
Chapter one?
A. Propriety or for-profit.
B. Not-for-profit.
C. Government-supported.
D. Individual healthcare.
C. High percentage of technical and professional staff.
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.
A. Board of Directors
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.
B. All staff directly employed by the facility.
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.
A. Strong and effective.
Security uses senior
management's endorsement to
build what kind of program?
A. Strong and effective.
B. A program that works in a
small part of the facility.
C. Generally effective.
D. Strong and simple.
, D. Encouraged, but security staff educated about ethics and
avoiding favoritism.
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.
C. Bench-marking.
Which of the following allows a
department to assess its cost-
effectiveness within an
organization?
A. Crime analysis.
B. Risk assessments.
C. Bench-marking.
D. Evaluation surveys.
B. The safety and well-being of anyone in the facility.
What should the most 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.
D. All of the above.
Which of the following are skills a
security professional should have
and use at all times?
A. Good observation skills.
B. good communication skills.
C. Tolerance.
D. All of the above.
, A. Vendors often have access to sensitive areas yet staff of the
healthcare organization may know very little about vendor's
background.
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 vendor's
background.
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.
D. The patient, provided he or she is developmentally mature and
competent to do so.
In the patient- and family-
centered care philosophy, who
determines which individuals are
part of the patient's family?
A. Patient's parents or legal
guardians.
B. Nursing staff.
C. Attending physician.
D. The patient, provided he or
she is developmentally mature
and competent to do so.
C. Employees.
Which of the following is not an
example of an external
costumer?
A. Patients.
B. Vendors.
C. Employees.
D. Regulatory agencies.
B. Wearing the uniform shirt outside of the trousers.
Which of the following does NOT
help the security uniform
communicate an appropriate
message to the public?
A. Clean uniform.
B. Wearing the uniform shirt
outside of the trousers.
C. Well cared for uniform.
D. Shined footwear.
