CHSOS EXAM SCRIPT 2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ AC. Answer: before meals
◉ Advocacy and inquiry. Answer: A communication method within
debriefing that pairs a statement of observation and point of view with a
question directed at understanding an action through a participant's
cognitive construct or frame.
◉ AMA. Answer: against medical advice
◉ APAP. Answer: Automatic Positive Airway Pressure
◉ Assessment. Answer: The process of documenting, usually in
measurable terms, a subject's knowledge, skills, attitudes, and beliefs.
◉ Avatar. Answer: Graphical representation of the user or user's alter
ego or character. It may take either a 3-dimensiona form, as in games or
virtual worlds, or a 2-D form as an icon in Internet forums and other
online communities.
,◉ Behavioral Skills. Answer: the decision-making and team interaction
processes used during team's management of a situation
◉ best practices. Answer: An idea that asserts that there is a technique,
method, process, activity, incentive, or reward that is more effective at
delivering particular outcomes than any other technique, method,
process, and so on. the most efficient (least amount of effort) and
effective (best results)way of accomplishing a task based on repeatable
procedures that have proven themselves over time for large numbers of
people
◉ Briefing. Answer: This refers to any activity that occurs prior to a
simulation event such as an educational activity. This can include giving
instructions, guidelines, or directives. This can be for the instructional
staff as well as for the learners.
◉ CABG. Answer: coronary artery bypass grafting
◉ CHF. Answer: congestive heart failure
◉ CHSE. Answer: Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator
◉ CHSE-A. Answer: Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator-
Advanced
, ◉ CHSOS. Answer: Certified Healthcare Simulation Operations
Specialist
◉ CHSOS program. Answer: A term used throughout various documents
and resources of the CHSOS certification. It is a general term used to
encompass any and all activities related to the application, verification,
certification granting, administrative, and other functions performed in
the certification program.
◉ COPD. Answer: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
◉ Clinical scenario (simulated scenario). Answer: A plan of an expected
and potential course of events for a simulated clinical experience.
◉ Computer-based simulation. Answer: Simulation activities that are
performed via a computer program. These are similar to virtual reality
simulations, but do not include additional interfaces between the learner
and the computer.
◉ Confederate. Answer: An individual other than the patient who is
scripted in a simulation to provide realism, additional challenges, or
additional information for the learner.
◉ Construct validity. Answer: the degree to which a test measures what
it claims, or purports, to be measuring
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ AC. Answer: before meals
◉ Advocacy and inquiry. Answer: A communication method within
debriefing that pairs a statement of observation and point of view with a
question directed at understanding an action through a participant's
cognitive construct or frame.
◉ AMA. Answer: against medical advice
◉ APAP. Answer: Automatic Positive Airway Pressure
◉ Assessment. Answer: The process of documenting, usually in
measurable terms, a subject's knowledge, skills, attitudes, and beliefs.
◉ Avatar. Answer: Graphical representation of the user or user's alter
ego or character. It may take either a 3-dimensiona form, as in games or
virtual worlds, or a 2-D form as an icon in Internet forums and other
online communities.
,◉ Behavioral Skills. Answer: the decision-making and team interaction
processes used during team's management of a situation
◉ best practices. Answer: An idea that asserts that there is a technique,
method, process, activity, incentive, or reward that is more effective at
delivering particular outcomes than any other technique, method,
process, and so on. the most efficient (least amount of effort) and
effective (best results)way of accomplishing a task based on repeatable
procedures that have proven themselves over time for large numbers of
people
◉ Briefing. Answer: This refers to any activity that occurs prior to a
simulation event such as an educational activity. This can include giving
instructions, guidelines, or directives. This can be for the instructional
staff as well as for the learners.
◉ CABG. Answer: coronary artery bypass grafting
◉ CHF. Answer: congestive heart failure
◉ CHSE. Answer: Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator
◉ CHSE-A. Answer: Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator-
Advanced
, ◉ CHSOS. Answer: Certified Healthcare Simulation Operations
Specialist
◉ CHSOS program. Answer: A term used throughout various documents
and resources of the CHSOS certification. It is a general term used to
encompass any and all activities related to the application, verification,
certification granting, administrative, and other functions performed in
the certification program.
◉ COPD. Answer: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
◉ Clinical scenario (simulated scenario). Answer: A plan of an expected
and potential course of events for a simulated clinical experience.
◉ Computer-based simulation. Answer: Simulation activities that are
performed via a computer program. These are similar to virtual reality
simulations, but do not include additional interfaces between the learner
and the computer.
◉ Confederate. Answer: An individual other than the patient who is
scripted in a simulation to provide realism, additional challenges, or
additional information for the learner.
◉ Construct validity. Answer: the degree to which a test measures what
it claims, or purports, to be measuring
