Study Blueprint
Blueprint-guided study planning
Use these domain maps to prioritize practice sessions and understand which knowledge areas are represented in the local practice bank.
CHSOS® practice should emphasize Simulation Technology Operations because it has the highest published blueprint weight in this app: 35%. This app uses original educational items only and does not predict official exam performance.
CHSOS® Domains
Concepts in Healthcare as Applied to Simulation
General healthcare concepts, terminology, roles, anatomy, physiology, medications, equipment, and environments.
10%
Concepts in Healthcare as Applied to Simulation
General healthcare concepts, terminology, roles, anatomy, physiology, medications, equipment, and environments.
Example study cues
- Identify common clinical roles, patient-safety terms, medication-handling boundaries, and care-area vocabulary.
- Recognize when anatomy, physiology, or equipment knowledge is needed to support a realistic scenario.
- Use correct healthcare terminology when communicating with faculty, learners, standardized patients, and vendors.
Simulation Technology Operations
Manikins, A/V systems, networking, connectivity, equipment setup, troubleshooting, data, maintenance, and modality operations.
35%
Simulation Technology Operations
Manikins, A/V systems, networking, connectivity, equipment setup, troubleshooting, data, maintenance, and modality operations.
Example study cues
- Trace an audio path from microphone source to mixer, capture system, and debriefing room playback.
- Compare manikin, task trainer, screen-based, avatar, and 3-dimensional virtual simulation setup needs.
- Troubleshoot power, network, software, and peripheral issues with a repeatable checklist before replacing equipment.
Healthcare Simulation Practices, Principles, and Procedures
Scenario setup, reset, realism, safety, inventory, scheduling, documentation, quality improvement, and resource use.
25%
Healthcare Simulation Practices, Principles, and Procedures
Scenario setup, reset, realism, safety, inventory, scheduling, documentation, quality improvement, and resource use.
Example study cues
- Plan setup, reset, moulage, supplies, documentation, scheduling, and room turnover around scenario objectives.
- Use inventory, equipment-readiness, and safety checks to reduce avoidable interruptions during simulation.
- Apply quality-improvement notes after sessions to improve repeatability and learner support.
Professional Role: Behavior, Capabilities, and Leadership
Ethics, confidentiality, collaboration, role clarity, leadership, DEI, professional development, and psychological safety.
15%
Professional Role: Behavior, Capabilities, and Leadership
Ethics, confidentiality, collaboration, role clarity, leadership, DEI, professional development, and psychological safety.
Example study cues
- Protect confidentiality when recordings, learner data, or assessment notes are handled.
- Clarify operations-specialist responsibilities during prebriefing, scenario delivery, and debriefing support.
- Use professional communication, inclusive practice, and escalation paths when a session risk appears.
Concepts in Instructional Design as Applied to Simulation
Needs assessment, objectives, outcomes, assessment, logistics, scenario design, prebriefing, debriefing, and evaluation.
15%
Concepts in Instructional Design as Applied to Simulation
Needs assessment, objectives, outcomes, assessment, logistics, scenario design, prebriefing, debriefing, and evaluation.
Example study cues
- Connect learning objectives to scenario events, cueing, assessment criteria, and debriefing priorities.
- Support needs assessments by matching learner level, modality, resources, and expected outcomes.
- Prepare prebriefing and evaluation materials that align with the educational plan.
CHSE® Domains
Professional Values, Capabilities, and Leadership
Ethical leadership, confidentiality, role modeling, faculty growth, scholarship, advocacy, and inclusive practice.
20%
Professional Values, Capabilities, and Leadership
Ethical leadership, confidentiality, role modeling, faculty growth, scholarship, advocacy, and inclusive practice.
Example study cues
- Model ethical practice, confidentiality, advocacy, scholarship, and inclusive learning environments.
- Use leadership behaviors that support faculty development and psychological safety.
- Document educator growth through reflection, mentoring, committee work, and simulation scholarship.
Healthcare and Simulation Knowledge and Practices
Simulation modalities, practice standards, scenario delivery, participant support, safety, and healthcare context.
28%
Healthcare and Simulation Knowledge and Practices
Simulation modalities, practice standards, scenario delivery, participant support, safety, and healthcare context.
Example study cues
- Select simulation modalities that match learner needs, objectives, realism, and resource constraints.
- Plan facilitation, participant support, and scenario flow around safety and standards of practice.
- Adapt simulation activities when participant cues or clinical context shift during delivery.
Educational Principles Applied to Simulation
Learning objectives, adult learning, facilitation, prebriefing, debriefing, assessment, validity, and remediation.
40%
Educational Principles Applied to Simulation
Learning objectives, adult learning, facilitation, prebriefing, debriefing, assessment, validity, and remediation.
Example study cues
- Write measurable objectives, choose assessment methods, and align facilitation with learner level.
- Use prebriefing, debriefing, feedback, and remediation strategies to support learning outcomes.
- Evaluate evidence quality, validity, reliability, and learner performance data before changing a curriculum.
Simulation Resources and Environments
Resource stewardship, environments, standardized patients, technology selection, accessibility, program evaluation, and quality improvement.
12%
Simulation Resources and Environments
Resource stewardship, environments, standardized patients, technology selection, accessibility, program evaluation, and quality improvement.
Example study cues
- Steward spaces, staff, equipment, standardized patients, supplies, and technology around educational priorities.
- Plan accessible, safe, and psychologically supportive simulation environments.
- Use program evaluation and quality data to guide resource decisions.