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The CHSOS exam has 115 questions and runs 2 hours.
These 10 free CHSOS questions are organized by exam domain, so you can see how each part of the Certified Healthcare Simulation Operations Specialist blueprint is tested. Reveal the answer and explanation under each question.
An operations specialist must program a manikin to realistically portray a patient in acute hypoxic respiratory distress. Which set of vital-sign changes is MOST appropriate?
Correct answer: B - Decreased SpO2 with an increased respiratory rate here
A simulation technician must display video from a laptop that has only an HDMI output onto a projector that accepts only a VGA input. Which solution will correctly display the image?
Correct answer: C - Connect them using an active HDMI-to-VGA converter
An educator wants a manikin whose physiology adjusts automatically in response to learner interventions, without the operator manually changing the vital signs. Which capability is required?
Correct answer: D - A model-driven (physiologically modeled) manikin
During debriefing, faculty report they cannot tell which team member spoke because a single ceiling microphone blends all voices together. Which change BEST resolves this?
Correct answer: C - Add wireless lavalier microphones for key participants
A scenario has just finished in which simulated blood was circulated through a manikin's IV and fluid system. To prevent equipment damage, the operations specialist should:
Correct answer: C - Flush the IV and fluid lines with the recommended solution
During a multi-group research study, an operations specialist configures the scenario's vital-sign parameters differently for each group of learners. What is the MOST significant consequence?
Correct answer: D - It reduces the simulation's reliability across groups
A faculty member asks the operations specialist to post a learner's recorded simulation performance on the center's public social media account. What should be the specialist's PRIMARY concern?
Correct answer: A - Protecting learner confidentiality and obtaining proper consent
A simulation program wants to strengthen inclusivity in its physical resources. Which action BEST supports diversity, equity, and inclusion?
Correct answer: B - Providing manikins and moulage in a range of skin tones
A nursing program needs 200 students to independently practice clinical reasoning, with minimal staff supervision and no hands-on psychomotor skills required. Which simulation modality is MOST appropriate?
Correct answer: A - Screen-based (computer) simulation
Which structured debriefing approach uses the 'advocacy-inquiry' technique, in which the facilitator states an observation and then asks the learner to explain their reasoning?
Correct answer: D - Debriefing with Good Judgment
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