Test Bank for IAHSS Exams/ Practice Exam Questions with
Correct Answers (All Chapters Covered) Updated 2024.
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. - Correct Answer - C. High percentage of
technical and professional staff.
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. - Correct Answer - A. Board of Directors
Which of the following is NOT a stage of team development?
A. Forming.
B. Ending.
C. Norming.
D. Storming - Correct Answer - B. Ending.
Which of the following allows a department to assess its cost-effectiveness within an organization?
A. Crime analysis.
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B. Risk assessments.
C. Bench-marking.
D. Evaluation surveys. - Correct Answer - C. Bench-marking.
Failure of teams can usually be attributed to what?
A. No clearly defined purpose or goals.
B. Lack of employee buy-in to teams.
C. Employees conditioned to value individual achievement.
D. Any of the above. - Correct Answer - D. Any of the above.
Which of the following is NOT an opportunity derived from patrol?
A. Getting to know the community.
B. Establishing positive relationships and partnerships.
C. Improving communications.
D. Using the security vehicle to go off site. - Correct Answer - D. Using the security vehicle to go off site.
Which is the most common patrol approach?
A. Inconspicuous.
B. Routine.
C. Conspicuous.
D. Foot. - Correct Answer - C. Conspicuous.
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. - Correct Answer - B. All staff directly employed by the facility.
Security uses senior management's endorsement to build what kind of program?
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A. Strong and effective.
B. A program that works in a small part of the facility.
C. Generally effective.
D. Strong and simple. - Correct Answer - A. Strong and effective.
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. - Correct Answer - D.
Encouraged, but security staff educated about ethics and avoiding favoritism.
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. - Correct Answer - B. The safety and well-being of anyone in the facility.
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. - Correct Answer - D. All of the above.
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.
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D. Vendors may be bringing in high-demand products that could be targeted for theft. - Correct Answer -
A. Vendors often have access to sensitive areas yet staff of the healthcare organization may know very
little about vendor's background.
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. - Correct Answer -
D. The patient, provided he or she is developmentally mature and competent to do so.
Which of the following is not an example of an external costumer?
A. Patients.
B. Vendors.
C. Employees.
D. Regulatory agencies. - Correct Answer - C. Employees.
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. - Correct Answer - B. Wearing the uniform shirt outside of the trousers.
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. - Correct Answer - D. Confidence.
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