IAHSS BASIC TRAINING FOR HEALTHCARE
SECURITY OFFICERS EXAM PREP 2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS UPDATED
STUDY GUIDE
◉ 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.
◉ 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
◉ 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 directly employed by the
facility.
◉ Security uses senior management's endorcement 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. 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. Answer: D. 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 assessments.
C. Benchmarking.
D. Evaluation surveys. Answer: C. Benchmarking.
◉ 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. 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. 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.
D. Vendors may be bringing in high-demand products that could be
targeted for theft. 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. 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 costomer?
A. Patients.
B. Vendors.
C. Employees.
D. Regulatory agencies. Answer: C. Employees.
SECURITY OFFICERS EXAM PREP 2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS UPDATED
STUDY GUIDE
◉ 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.
◉ 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
◉ 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 directly employed by the
facility.
◉ Security uses senior management's endorcement 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. 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. Answer: D. 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 assessments.
C. Benchmarking.
D. Evaluation surveys. Answer: C. Benchmarking.
◉ 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. 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. 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.
D. Vendors may be bringing in high-demand products that could be
targeted for theft. 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. 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 costomer?
A. Patients.
B. Vendors.
C. Employees.
D. Regulatory agencies. Answer: C. Employees.
