IAHSS BASIC OFFICER - ANSWERS LATEST Question : Which of the followin...

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IAHSS BASIC OFFICER

CERTIFICATION QUESTI ONS AND

ANSWERS LATEST

Question : Which of the following is NOT one of the

classifications of healthcare organizations in Chapter one?

• Propriety or for-profit.
• Not-for-profit.
• Government-supported.
• Individual healthcare.

Correct answer: D. Individual healthcare.

Question : Which of the following is NOT a risk issue for

healthcare?

• Drugs are used and stored in the facility.
• Mostly female staff.
• High percentage of technical and professional staff.
• Publicly accessible and many doors must remain open.

Correct answer: C. High percentage of technical and

professional staff.

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Question : Which of the following is usually at the top of

the organizational chart?

• Board of Directors.
• Department leaders.
• Assistant administrators.
• Vice presidents.

Correct answer: A. Board of Directors

Question : Which of the following statements best

describes employees?

• Medical staff contracted by the facility.
• All staff directly employed by the facility.
• Volunteers who donate their time.
• Contracted persons.

Correct answer: B. All staff directly employed by the

facility.

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Question : Security uses senior management's

endorsement to build what kind of program?

• Strong and effective.
• A program that works in a small part of the facility.
• Generally effective.
• Strong and simple.

Correct answer: A. Strong and effective.

Question : How should friendships and inter-personal

relationships between security officers and staff members from other departments be treated?

• Discouraged.
• Encouraged.
• Encouraged but monitored.
• Encouraged, but security staff educated about ethics

and avoiding favoritism.

Correct answer: D. Encouraged, but security staff

educated about ethics and avoiding favoritism.

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Question : Which of the following allows a department to

assess its cost-effectiveness within an organization?

• Crime analysis.
• Risk assessments.
• Bench-marking.
• Evaluation surveys.

Correct answer: C. Bench-marking.

Question : What should the most primary overriding

concern of any security department be?

• Its image.
• The safety and well-being of anyone in the facility.
• The goals and mission of the entity employing the

security services.

• Cost-effectiveness.

Correct answer: B. The safety and well-being of anyone

in the facility.

Question : Which of the following are skills a security

professional should have and use at all times?