CHSOS EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2025/2026
ABC - ANS airway, breathing, circulation
AC - ANS before meals
Advocacy and inquiry - ANS 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 - ANS against medical advice
APAP - ANS Automatic Positive Airway Pressure
Assessment - ANS The process of documenting, usually in measurable terms, a subject's
knowledge, skills, attitudes, and beliefs.
Avatar - ANS 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 - ANS the decision-making and team interaction processes used during
team's management of a situation
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, best practices - ANS 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 - ANS 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 - ANS coronary artery bypass grafting
CHF - ANS congestive heart failure
CHSE - ANS Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator
CHSE-A - ANS Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator-Advanced
CHSOS - ANS Certified Healthcare Simulation Operations Specialist
CHSOS program - ANS 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 - ANS chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Clinical scenario (simulated scenario) - ANS A plan of an expected and potential course of
events for a simulated clinical experience.
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ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2025/2026
ABC - ANS airway, breathing, circulation
AC - ANS before meals
Advocacy and inquiry - ANS 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 - ANS against medical advice
APAP - ANS Automatic Positive Airway Pressure
Assessment - ANS The process of documenting, usually in measurable terms, a subject's
knowledge, skills, attitudes, and beliefs.
Avatar - ANS 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 - ANS the decision-making and team interaction processes used during
team's management of a situation
1 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
, best practices - ANS 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 - ANS 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 - ANS coronary artery bypass grafting
CHF - ANS congestive heart failure
CHSE - ANS Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator
CHSE-A - ANS Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator-Advanced
CHSOS - ANS Certified Healthcare Simulation Operations Specialist
CHSOS program - ANS 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 - ANS chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Clinical scenario (simulated scenario) - ANS A plan of an expected and potential course of
events for a simulated clinical experience.
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