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CHSE® Practice

Educator-focused practice for simulation teaching judgment

Prepare with original questions on professional values, simulation practice, educational principles, resources, environments, assessment, facilitation, and debriefing.

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115 Questions

Full-Length Timed Practice

120 minutes

Full exam simulation with 100 scored and 15 hidden unscored items.

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Domain-Based Study Mode

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Professional ValuesSimulation KnowledgeEducational PrinciplesResources and Environments

Professional Values, Capabilities, and Leadership

Ethical leadership, confidentiality, role modeling, faculty growth, scholarship, advocacy, and inclusive practice.

20%

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.
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Healthcare and Simulation Knowledge and Practices

Simulation modalities, practice standards, scenario delivery, participant support, safety, and healthcare context.

28%

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.
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Educational Principles Applied to Simulation

Learning objectives, adult learning, facilitation, prebriefing, debriefing, assessment, validity, and remediation.

40%

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.
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Simulation Resources and Environments

Resource stewardship, environments, standardized patients, technology selection, accessibility, program evaluation, and quality improvement.

12%

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.
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