IAHSS BASIC TRAINING FOR HEALTHCARE SECURITY OFFICERS EXAM GUIDE GRADED A 2024
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Which of the following is NOT one of the classifications of healthcare organizations?
A. Proprietary or for-profit
B. Not for-profit
C. Government-supported
D. Individual healthcare -Answer- D. INDIVIDUAL HEALTHCARE is NOT one of the classifications of healthcare organizations.
Which of the ...
IAHSS BASIC TRAINING FOR HEALTHCARE SECURITY OFFICERS
IAHSS BASIC TRAINING FOR HEALTHCARE
SECURITY OFFICERS EXAM GUIDE GRADED A 2024
Which of the following is NOT one of the classifications of healthcare organizations?
A. Proprietary or for-profit
B. Not for-profit
C. Government-supported
D. Individual healthcare -Answer- ✔D. INDIVIDUAL HEALTHCARE is NOT one of the
classifications of healthcare organizations.
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 -Answer- ✔C. HIGH
PERCENTAGE OF TECHNICAL AND PROFESSIONAL STAFF is NOT a risk issue for
healthcare.
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 -Answer- ✔A. BOARD OF DIRECTORS is usually at the top of the
organizational chart.
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 -Answer- ✔B. ALL STAFF EMPLOYED DIRECTLY BY THE
FACILITY best describes employees.
Security uses senior management's endorsement to build what kind of a program?
A. Strong and effective
B. A program that works in a small part of the facility
C. Generally effective
D. Strong and simple -Answer- ✔A. Security uses senior management's endorsement to
build a STRONG AND EFFECTIVE program.
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
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D. Encouraged, but security staff educated about ethics and avoiding favoritism -
Answer- ✔D. Friendships and inter-personal relationships between security officers and
staff members from other departments should be ENCOURAGED, BUT SECURITY
STAFF EDUCATED ABOUT ETHICS AND AVOIDING FAVORITISM.
Which of the following allows a department to assess its cost-effectiveness within an
organization?
A. Crime analysis
B. Risk assessment
C. Benchmarking
D. Evaluation surveys -Answer- ✔C. BENCHMARKING allows a department to assess
its cost-effectiveness within an organization.
What must the 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 -Answer- ✔B. The safety and well-being of anyone in the facility
must the primary overriding concern of any security department .
Which of the following are skills a security professional should have and use at all
times?
A. Good observation skills
B. Good communications skills
C. Tolerance
D. All of the Above -Answer- ✔D. ALL OF THE ABOVE: A security professional should
have and use GOOD OBSERVATION SKILLS, GOOD COMMUNICATIONS SKILLS
AND TOLERANCE at all times.
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 vendors' backgrounds
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. -
Answer- ✔A. Vendors are potentially a high security risk to a healthcare facility because
VENDORS OFTEN HAVE ACCESS TO SENSITIVE AREAS YET STAFF OF THE
HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATION MAY KNOW VERY LITTLE ABOUT VENDORS'
BACKGROUNDS.
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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. -
Answer- ✔D. In the patient- and family-centered care philosophy, THE PATIENT,
determines which individuals are part of the patient's family, PROVIDED HE OR SHE IS
DEVELOPMENTALLY MATURE AND COMPETENT TO DO SO.
Which of the following is NOT an example of an external customer?
A. Patients
B. Vendors
C. Employees
D. Regulatory agencies -Answer- ✔C. EMPLOYEES is not an example of an external
customer.
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 -Answer- ✔B. WEARING THE UNIFORM SHIRT OUTSIDE OF
THE TROUSERS does NOT help the security uniform communicate an appropriate
message to the public.
Which of the following is NOT an example of undesirable behavior and demeanor in a
security officer?
A. Bad attitude
B. Dishonesty
C. Impoliteness
D. Confidence -Answer- ✔D. CONFIDENCE is NOT an example of an undesirable
behavior and demeanor in a security officer.
What is the relationship between employees and management sometimes called?
A. Employee relations
B. Confidentiality
C. Family Interaction
D. Tense conversation -Answer- ✔A. The relationship between employees and
management is sometimes called EMPLOYEE RELATIONS.
Which of the following may union members NOT do during picketing?
A. Carry signs
B. Protest management decisions
C. Block entrances to the facility
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D. Congregate outside the facility -Answer- ✔C. Union members may not BLOCK
ENTRANCES TO THE FACILITY during picketing.
Which of the following is NOT a true statement about customers' perceptions of their
experience?
A. Interaction is subject to personal interpretation
B. Interaction can only be perceived by the words stated
C. Interaction is affected by body language
D. Interaction is affected by all of your actions -Answer- ✔B. INTERACTION CAN ONLY
BE PERCEIVED BY THE WORDS STATED is NOT a true statement about customer's
perception of their experience..
Which of the following is NOT one of the three powerful, personal reasons to provide
great customer service?
A. More job satisfaction
B. Less stress and hassle
C. Trying to impress your supervisor
D. More job success -Answer- ✔C. TRYING TO IMPRESS YOUR SUPERVISOR is
NOT one of the three powerful, personal reasons to provide great customer service.
Which of the following describes the main objective of good customer service?
A. To make the customer walk away with a positive feeling
B. To help the customer see that someone tried, even
though the customer's wants were not met
C. To make the customer think that no one cares about the concern raised by the
customer
D. To help the customer walk away with a neutral feeling -Answer- ✔A. The main
objective of good customer service is TO MAKE THE CUSTOMER WALK AWAY WITH
A POSITIVE FEELING [about the encounter].
Which of the following is the definition of a customer?
A. External paying customer
B. Internal customer
C. Non-paying external customer
D. Anyone with whom you interact -Answer- ✔D. A customer is defined as ANYONE
WITH WHOM YOU INTERACT.
Which of the following is NOT a common technique to use when providing good
customer service?
A. Acknowledge the customer's needs
B. Use inappropriate body language
C. Provide alternatives
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