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IAHSS Basic Officer Certification Questions(Study Questions And Answers)

Question 1: 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 2: 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 3: 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 4: 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.

Question 5: Security uses senior management's endorsement to

build what kind of program?

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• 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 6: 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.

Question 7: Which of the following allows a department to

assess its cost-effectiveness within an organization?

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

CORRECT ANSWER : C. Bench-marking.

Question 8: 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 9: Which of the following are skills a security

professional should have and use at all times?

• Good observation skills.