IAHSS Study Guide 2024 Questions and Answers
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1. 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>>>>D. Individual healthcare.
2. 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>>>>C. High
percentage of technical and professional staff.
3. 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>>>>A. Board of Directors
,4. 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>>>>B. All staff directly employed by the facility.
5. 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>>>>A. Strong and effective.
6. 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 fa-
voritism>>>>D. Encouraged, but security staff educated about ethics
and avoiding favoritism.
,7. Which of the following allows a department to assess its cost-
effective- ness within an organization?
A. Crime analysis.
B. Risk assessments.
C. Bench-marking.
D. Evaluation surveys>>>>C. Bench-marking.
8. What should the most primary overriding concern of any security
depart- ment 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>>>>B. The safety and well-being of anyone in the
facility.
9. 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>>>>D. All of the above.
10. 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>>>>A. Vendors often have access to sensitive areas
yet staff of the health- care organization may know very little about
vendor's background.
11. 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>>>>D. The patient, provided he or she is
developmentally mature and competent to do so.
12. Which of the following is not an example of an external costumer?
A. Patients.
B. Vendors.
(Verified Answers by Expert)
1. 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>>>>D. Individual healthcare.
2. 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>>>>C. High
percentage of technical and professional staff.
3. 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>>>>A. Board of Directors
,4. 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>>>>B. All staff directly employed by the facility.
5. 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>>>>A. Strong and effective.
6. 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 fa-
voritism>>>>D. Encouraged, but security staff educated about ethics
and avoiding favoritism.
,7. Which of the following allows a department to assess its cost-
effective- ness within an organization?
A. Crime analysis.
B. Risk assessments.
C. Bench-marking.
D. Evaluation surveys>>>>C. Bench-marking.
8. What should the most primary overriding concern of any security
depart- ment 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>>>>B. The safety and well-being of anyone in the
facility.
9. 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>>>>D. All of the above.
10. 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>>>>A. Vendors often have access to sensitive areas
yet staff of the health- care organization may know very little about
vendor's background.
11. 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>>>>D. The patient, provided he or she is
developmentally mature and competent to do so.
12. Which of the following is not an example of an external costumer?
A. Patients.
B. Vendors.
