IAHSS ADVANCED CERTIFICATION
SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◍ What do most security professionals agree that a primary function of the
security department in a healthcare setting should be?.
Answer: Crime prevention.
◍ Inherent Susceptibility:.
Answer: A healthcare setting is a prime target for crime, because of how the
business of healthcare works.
◍ What two categories are used when conducting training?.
Answer: concepts and procedures
◍ Open access:.
Answer: Healthcare institutions traditionally provide an open access
environment. This arrangement accommodates the huge numbers of people
who come onto the property on a daily basis. Once in a healthcare facility,
someone can easily pose as a visitor or contractor and go through many
areas without being questioned.
◍ Presence of Valuable Item:.
Answer: A healthcare facility is susceptible to crime due to the wide variety
of portable, marketable items used and stored there. More than 3000 items
purchased by hospitals are usable in the home.
◍ What should a training manual contain?.
Answer: Checklist
◍ What is a tip for effective training?.
Answer: Keep trainees active
,◍ When training an officer on a concept, what is an important element?.
Answer: Providing examples
◍ When are security shift briefings conducted?.
Answer: Beginning of each shift
◍ Distracted Patients and Staff:.
Answer: Criminals know that patients and family members often are less
aware of their surroundings due to the medical and emotional issues with
which they are dealing. Criminals also see that the fast pace of the
healthcare environment makes workers less aware as well.
◍ How can you keep security shifts informed of critical information?.
Answer: Shift briefings and supervisor meetings
◍ Whose personal safety is affected?.
Answer: Patients: If patients are concerned for their personal well being or
the safety of their personal property their recovery may be affected. They
may decide to get healthcare treatment elsewhere. Employees: employees
with personal safety concerns are less productive and less attentive to
patients. Visitors: Visitors concerned for their personal well being may
encourage their loved ones to seek medical care elsewhere.
◍ Reducing the opportunities for Crime- The triangle of crime.
Answer: 1. The opportunity to commit crime. 2. The desire or motivation to
commit the crime. 3. The ability to commit crime.
◍ What factors affect the way a security officer communicates?.
Answer: Appearance and attitude
◍ Of the 3 components, desire and ability are for the most part, beyond the
control of the security professional..
Answer: Reducing the opportunity for crime is the key to crime prevention.
◍ Crime prevention.
Answer: Crime prevention is the anticipation, recognition, and appraisal of a
crime risk and the initiation of some action to remove or reduce it.
, ◍ Preventing Crime through physical security planning.
Answer: To adequately protect a healthcare environment and prevent crime
a comprehensive security plan must be developed. Its scope must extend to
the following: Protecting personnel, protecting information, and protecting
the physical plant.
◍ Layers of protection:.
Answer: 1. The perimeter barrier. 2. Barriers at the buildings' exteriors. 3.
Interior controls.
◍ Perimeters.
Answer: The first line of defense is a perimeter barrier. A perimeter barrier
defines the line or outside perimeter of the site. It can be either structural or
natural. An example of structural perimeter barrier is a chain-link fence. An
example of a natural barrier is a row of trees.
◍ How can security leaders earn staff respect?.
Answer: Provide tools and use a participative style
◍ Exteriors.
Answer: The second line of defense is at the buildings' exteriors: the top,
sides and bottom of each building. Doors, windows, skylights, and fire
escapes provide this defense.
◍ What can be said about job descriptions?.
Answer: They are an essential component of a health care facility
◍ What requirements should be avoided in a job description?.
Answer: Gender
◍ Interiors.
Answer: The third line of defense is interior controls. Included are the
internal operations of the protected site and the security personnel who
protect the environment. Many items comprise the interior control system.
Lock and key systems, access control, systems ( card, biometrics, etc.)
alarms, cameras, good policies and procedures, and proper training
SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◍ What do most security professionals agree that a primary function of the
security department in a healthcare setting should be?.
Answer: Crime prevention.
◍ Inherent Susceptibility:.
Answer: A healthcare setting is a prime target for crime, because of how the
business of healthcare works.
◍ What two categories are used when conducting training?.
Answer: concepts and procedures
◍ Open access:.
Answer: Healthcare institutions traditionally provide an open access
environment. This arrangement accommodates the huge numbers of people
who come onto the property on a daily basis. Once in a healthcare facility,
someone can easily pose as a visitor or contractor and go through many
areas without being questioned.
◍ Presence of Valuable Item:.
Answer: A healthcare facility is susceptible to crime due to the wide variety
of portable, marketable items used and stored there. More than 3000 items
purchased by hospitals are usable in the home.
◍ What should a training manual contain?.
Answer: Checklist
◍ What is a tip for effective training?.
Answer: Keep trainees active
,◍ When training an officer on a concept, what is an important element?.
Answer: Providing examples
◍ When are security shift briefings conducted?.
Answer: Beginning of each shift
◍ Distracted Patients and Staff:.
Answer: Criminals know that patients and family members often are less
aware of their surroundings due to the medical and emotional issues with
which they are dealing. Criminals also see that the fast pace of the
healthcare environment makes workers less aware as well.
◍ How can you keep security shifts informed of critical information?.
Answer: Shift briefings and supervisor meetings
◍ Whose personal safety is affected?.
Answer: Patients: If patients are concerned for their personal well being or
the safety of their personal property their recovery may be affected. They
may decide to get healthcare treatment elsewhere. Employees: employees
with personal safety concerns are less productive and less attentive to
patients. Visitors: Visitors concerned for their personal well being may
encourage their loved ones to seek medical care elsewhere.
◍ Reducing the opportunities for Crime- The triangle of crime.
Answer: 1. The opportunity to commit crime. 2. The desire or motivation to
commit the crime. 3. The ability to commit crime.
◍ What factors affect the way a security officer communicates?.
Answer: Appearance and attitude
◍ Of the 3 components, desire and ability are for the most part, beyond the
control of the security professional..
Answer: Reducing the opportunity for crime is the key to crime prevention.
◍ Crime prevention.
Answer: Crime prevention is the anticipation, recognition, and appraisal of a
crime risk and the initiation of some action to remove or reduce it.
, ◍ Preventing Crime through physical security planning.
Answer: To adequately protect a healthcare environment and prevent crime
a comprehensive security plan must be developed. Its scope must extend to
the following: Protecting personnel, protecting information, and protecting
the physical plant.
◍ Layers of protection:.
Answer: 1. The perimeter barrier. 2. Barriers at the buildings' exteriors. 3.
Interior controls.
◍ Perimeters.
Answer: The first line of defense is a perimeter barrier. A perimeter barrier
defines the line or outside perimeter of the site. It can be either structural or
natural. An example of structural perimeter barrier is a chain-link fence. An
example of a natural barrier is a row of trees.
◍ How can security leaders earn staff respect?.
Answer: Provide tools and use a participative style
◍ Exteriors.
Answer: The second line of defense is at the buildings' exteriors: the top,
sides and bottom of each building. Doors, windows, skylights, and fire
escapes provide this defense.
◍ What can be said about job descriptions?.
Answer: They are an essential component of a health care facility
◍ What requirements should be avoided in a job description?.
Answer: Gender
◍ Interiors.
Answer: The third line of defense is interior controls. Included are the
internal operations of the protected site and the security personnel who
protect the environment. Many items comprise the interior control system.
Lock and key systems, access control, systems ( card, biometrics, etc.)
alarms, cameras, good policies and procedures, and proper training
