COMPLETE 6th Edition Basic IAHSS Training 338 Questions and answer 2025

The privacy of medical records is protected by?

Federal law

In preparing for trial, which one of the following items is least critical?

Public speaking

The most common way for a fire spreads is by?

A flame contacting new fuel

A significant amount of personal information on employees is kept?

In their own departments

An underlying factor in many security officers interactions with visitors is?

The emotional state of the visitor

Which of the following is NOT a valid/key assumption in a written civil disturbance response plan?

Access to the facility will not be affected

One way terrorists may test the security of a facility is to?

Move into a sensitive area and observe the response

Which is NOT a type of Intensive Care Unit?

Dialysis

A hospital's security department is considered?

Support Unit

Legally, a patient's medical record is the property of the?

Patient and healthcare organization

Badges of staff allowed access to the infants are often?

Colored Coded

Signs in parking areas should be posted, visible, and appropriate for?

Handicapped access

Usually citizen's protests are about?

Social or political

Being able to operate properly security equipment is?

Of utmost importance to day-to-day operations

When police request to locate an employee they wish to question or serve with warrant, security should?

Summon the employee to a private area and notify administration

What ability or skill is most likely to achieve success in a potentially violent situation?

De-escalation

Which BEST describes the six fundamental answers all investigations seek?

Who, What, When, Where, Why, How

A person may be assigned one or several job action sheet assignments depending on?

The scale of the incident

All computers in the entire hospital are linked through?

Information systems

The security officer's notebook contains?

Observations and facts

The individual right to come together with others to express , promote, pursue, and defend common interests refers to?

Freedom of assembly

The incipient stage of a fire produces

Tiny, combustible particles

How many critical areas must an organization's Emergency Plan address?

Six

When a search of an employee's locker has been authorized, it should be conducted in the presence of the employee and a member of?

Human Resources

Which of the following are considered the two major roles of a security officer in preventing workplace violence?

Deterrence and emergency response

On routine patrol you find an unattended drug chart with the keys in the lock. You should first?

Notify the Nursing Supervisor

A two-way radio is?

The most important item of equipment an officer carries

One of the reasons healthcare organizations have put more emphasis on public relations is?

Escalating healthcare costs combined with reductions in government funding

The cost-effectiveness of the security functions and the justification of its expenses can be demonstrated through?

Bench-marking

The loss of "deemed status" could stop reimbursement of revenue from the?

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

Which of the following is NOT a reason healthcare organizations need security services?

Governmental regulations

A not-for-profit healthcare organization does NOT generally?

Pay Federal or State taxes

Civil law is intended to?

Govern the acts of private parties

When conduction a two-person room search for a bomb, first?

Move to opposite sides of the room

What three critical skills can aid a security officer in de-escalating behavior?

Listening, empathy, and collaboration

A security officer interacts MOST often with?

Employees

Identity theft is?

Illegally impersonating another

The Joint Commission's standards that relate to security are found in the accreditation manual's chapters entitled?

Environment of Care

A criminal's modus operandi is their?

Method

Which of the following is NOT true of civil law?

These offenses can be categorized as code violations, misdemeanors, and felonies

A risk is?

The possibility of a loss

Which of the following is NOT a key attribute of one's observation skills?

Questioning instincts

Which does NOT typically contribute to behavior in stressful situations?

Age

Who has the PRIMARY responsibility for protecting the defendant's constitutional rights to due process and fair trial?

Defense attorney

What potential biological hazard in healthcare facilities is regulated by OSHA?

Blood-borne pathogens

All of the following are tools used by a security officer for effective security officer for effective security monitoring and planning EXCEPT?

Time and attendance

Physical security controls can be?

Natural, man-made, or both

The Magnetic Resonance imaging area is divided into ____________ zones.

Four

Which is not a typical way that caregivers try to divert drugs?

Recompounding

Pertinent information about hazardous material is provided by the manufacturer on a?

Safety Data Sheet (formerly Material Safety Data Sheet)

A security officer on patrol should?

Let employees know that they are in the area

Which of the following is NOT one of the key elements of officer conduct during crowd control?

Use escape routes

___________________________, both inside and outside the facility, may help deter a person interested in placing a bomb.

Proper lighting

What is the definition of crowd control?

Techniques used to address unlawful public assemblies

Which of the following is NOT a cost effective way to improve the physical environment to make it safer?

Installing parking lot gate arms

Relatively rare forms of terrorism are?

Nuclear, biological, chemical

Facts captured in a security officer's notebook should be?

Accurate and complete

The two best ways to have a customer experience a positive feeling after an encounter is through?

Verbal and non-verbal communication

A job action sheet is a/an?

Job description

The term to describe the relationship between unions and the facility's management is referred to as?

Labor relations

One of the reason that The Joint Commission began conducting unannounced survey visit in January of 2006 was to?

Help focus on providing safe, high-quality care at all times

The last preparation a terrorist usually makes before conducting an attack is?

Deploying assets or getting into position

One of the most important elements of the physical security control systems is?

Light

One of the primary responsibilities of security during a civil disturbance is to?

Protect the perimeter

Which of the following MOST accurately describes the importance of security reports?

They are used to help create future loss avoidance

A hospital's business office is a busy place. Security should NOT?

Refuse to provide escort for a package or delivery

Which of the following typical events is NOT something an officer would be asked to investigate?

Medication error

The four areas in a healthcare organization most susceptible to hostage taking are?

Obstetrics, Emergency Department, Pharmacy, and Administration

Which is NOT an example of an ancillary service?

Finance

Bed control means?

Initial assignments and subsequent transfer of a patient

Each of the following is a basic step in responding to a bomb threat EXCEPT?

Keeping the media informed

All of the following are behaviors which individuals exhibit when they are progressing towards violence EXCEPT?

Exhibiting rational behavior

The Safety Management Program has several goals, which is NOT one of those goals?

Specify hazards and vulnerabilities which often cause worker injury

The best way to manage the threat of a bomb is to?

Be prepared before any threats are received

The amount of evidence a sworn officer needs to make a "stop" or "frisk" is defined as?

Reasonable suspicion

The purpose of a protection order is to?

Limit contact between the victim and potential assailant

To make a parking areas safe and easier to defend during crowd control event, the areas should be?

Well Lit

The Incident Command System has three purposes, they are?

Ensure the safety of responders/others, coordinate local and national response, and effectively use resources

If it is decided to partially or fully evacuate for a bomb event?

Follow your facility's emergency management plan

When dealing with an aggressive situation, you must?

Apply the level of force appropriate to the level of aggression

According to C. J. Hetherington of the Navel Postgraduate School, private security officers are "essential to the efforts of the Department of Homeland Security" to employ what two strategies?

First responder and first coordinator

While providing security services in a healthcare setting, an officer must always be alert of the potential for?

Aggressive or violent behavior

A sample of effective deterrent to potential infant abduction is?

Having all employees briefly greet each visitor

A healthcare facility is considered a potential terrorist risk due to the?

High volume of persons in the building

The National Labor Relation Act protects the rights of hospital employees to organize for the purpose of collective bargaining of all of the following EXCEPT?

Profit sharing

The most important concept to remember in Magnetic Resonance Imaging safety is?

The Magnet is ALWAYS on

When media or people refuse to cooperate with directions, security staff must?

Maintain a firm, authoritative, yet diplomatic demeanor

One characteristic difference between a sworn officer and a non-sworn officer is?

Non-sworn officers generally have the same authority in criminal matters as a regular citizen

A cybercrime know as "phishing" involves using a?

Counterfeit website

Credit card fraud is easy to commit but the thief has _______________________________________to use the stolen information.

A time limit

All of the following are elements of an effective patrol EXCEPT?

Developing routine patrols

MOST serious crimes committed by healthcare employees should be processed through the?

Judicial system

The term commonly used to refer to an incident where a patient leaves the hospital without being discharged or without telling anyone is?

Against medical advice

Ethical behavior, in its simplest form, is defined as?

Acceptable principles ofr right, just and fair

To obtain narcotics or other drugs, a drug seeking patient will typically?

Fake a medical condition

Criminal acts are classified into felonies, misdemeanors, and

Violations

Guidelines for Preventing Workplace Violence for Healthcare and Social Services workers are published by?

OSHA

An identity theft deliberately assumes another person's identity to?

Commit acts of fraud

Key functions of security personnel at the onset of a disaster or emergency may includes setting the tone by?

Displaying calm, remaining confident, and providing leadership

A team is defined as a ____________________________________________________________ associated in a work or activity.

Number of people