CHSOS Practice Exam Questions
And Correct Answers
The simulation educator has requested that the operations specialist
incorporate debriefing in the same room as the simulator. The operations
specialist should recommend which of the following?
(A) Setting up the debriefing in a separate room
(B) Setting up two separate phases of the scenario
(C) Setting up a remote video feed for the educator
(D) Setting up additional seating for debriefing
(A) Setting up the debriefing in a separate room
What would be the best strategy for maintaining technical and operating
manuals for simulation equipment?
(A) Distribute a copy of materials to each control station where the operations
specialists work
(B) Centralize all materials to one location where they are secure, but available to
operations specialists
(C) Require all operations specialists to maintain their own reference material
(D) Rely on each manufacturer to provide materials electronically from their
website
,(B) Centralize all materials to one location where they are secure, but available to
operations specialists
An operations specialist is working with a simulation educator to complete
evaluative scenarios with students who will soon be graduating from a program
of study. At the end of each student's scenario, the educator provides the
student with a review of their actions during the scenario. The operations
specialist recognizes that this is an example of
(A) simulation debriefing.
(B) skills instruction.
(C) performance feedback.
(D) outcomes assessment.
(C) performance feedback.
The operations specialist is assisting in a research study to determine how
many participants maintain sterile technique during a Foley catheter insertion.
What type of research is being performed?
(A) Mixed method
(B) Qualitative
(C) Quantitative
(D) Case study
, (C) Quantitative ; Quantitative research is based on numbers and measures
quantity. The scenario given is measuring the number of participants who
perform the technique correctly. Qualitative research aims to explain a
phenomenon or is used to gain insight. For example, what are the participants
attitudes toward breaking sterile technique.
An operations specialist has been asked to set up a scenario focusing on a
patient involved in a motor vehicle accident with apparent bruising between
the fourth and fifth intercostal space. The operations specialist should make
sure which of the following is available for the learners?
(A) Paracentesis tray
(B) Central line insertion tray
(C) Lumbar puncture tray
(D) Chest tube insertion tray
(D) Chest tube insertion tray ; Bruising between the fourth and fifth intercostal
space is on the chest. This appearance is suggestive of a pneumothorax, which
would require the insertion of a chest tube.
The operations specialist is asked to apply moulage to standardized/simulated
patients for a mass-casualty drill. Which of the following is the most important
consideration?
(A) Standardized/simulated patients should be able to tolerate wearing moulage
for extended periods of time.
And Correct Answers
The simulation educator has requested that the operations specialist
incorporate debriefing in the same room as the simulator. The operations
specialist should recommend which of the following?
(A) Setting up the debriefing in a separate room
(B) Setting up two separate phases of the scenario
(C) Setting up a remote video feed for the educator
(D) Setting up additional seating for debriefing
(A) Setting up the debriefing in a separate room
What would be the best strategy for maintaining technical and operating
manuals for simulation equipment?
(A) Distribute a copy of materials to each control station where the operations
specialists work
(B) Centralize all materials to one location where they are secure, but available to
operations specialists
(C) Require all operations specialists to maintain their own reference material
(D) Rely on each manufacturer to provide materials electronically from their
website
,(B) Centralize all materials to one location where they are secure, but available to
operations specialists
An operations specialist is working with a simulation educator to complete
evaluative scenarios with students who will soon be graduating from a program
of study. At the end of each student's scenario, the educator provides the
student with a review of their actions during the scenario. The operations
specialist recognizes that this is an example of
(A) simulation debriefing.
(B) skills instruction.
(C) performance feedback.
(D) outcomes assessment.
(C) performance feedback.
The operations specialist is assisting in a research study to determine how
many participants maintain sterile technique during a Foley catheter insertion.
What type of research is being performed?
(A) Mixed method
(B) Qualitative
(C) Quantitative
(D) Case study
, (C) Quantitative ; Quantitative research is based on numbers and measures
quantity. The scenario given is measuring the number of participants who
perform the technique correctly. Qualitative research aims to explain a
phenomenon or is used to gain insight. For example, what are the participants
attitudes toward breaking sterile technique.
An operations specialist has been asked to set up a scenario focusing on a
patient involved in a motor vehicle accident with apparent bruising between
the fourth and fifth intercostal space. The operations specialist should make
sure which of the following is available for the learners?
(A) Paracentesis tray
(B) Central line insertion tray
(C) Lumbar puncture tray
(D) Chest tube insertion tray
(D) Chest tube insertion tray ; Bruising between the fourth and fifth intercostal
space is on the chest. This appearance is suggestive of a pneumothorax, which
would require the insertion of a chest tube.
The operations specialist is asked to apply moulage to standardized/simulated
patients for a mass-casualty drill. Which of the following is the most important
consideration?
(A) Standardized/simulated patients should be able to tolerate wearing moulage
for extended periods of time.
