CPPS Exam Study Guide

Pass the CPPS exam by thinking the way the exam thinks — which action is strongest, which analysis fits the event, what a just culture does with at-risk behavior, when a run chart shows a real shift — instead of memorizing lists.

CPPS Exam Study Guide is a focused, fully offline companion for the Certified Professional in Patient Safety examination from the Certification Board for Professionals in Patient Safety, an IHI program. It is organized like the exam itself: the four domains of the current Examination Content Outline, weighted like the scored items, so you can drill your weakest domain or work the whole outline.

SIX WAYS TO STUDY
• Flashcards — tap to reveal, tagged by domain
• Multiple-choice questions set in real safety work — a fall spike on a med-surg unit, a look-alike medication near miss, a nurse afraid to report — every one with a worked explanation of the best answer and the weaker ones
• True/false drills built from the misconceptions that cost points
• Term-matching game — pair key terms in rounds of five
• Searchable glossary of the exam's vocabulary
• Models & Tools reference — SEIPS, Swiss cheese, just culture, high-reliability principles, Safety-II, RCA² timelines and rules of causation, the action hierarchy, FMEA and HFMEA scoring, run- and control-chart rules, PDSA, Lean, DMAIC, Kotter, ADKAR — each with the trap to avoid

WHAT'S COVERED
• Culture — just culture, psychological safety, culture surveys, TeamSTEPPS tools, learning systems, second-victim support, communication-and-resolution programs, leadership from board to bedside
• Systems Thinking, Human Factors Engineering, and Design — SEIPS, resilience and high reliability, cognitive bias, situational awareness, fatigue and alarm fatigue, the hierarchy of intervention effectiveness, usability, workflow, health IT safety, the built environment
• Safety Risks and Responses — reporting and escalation, sentinel events, transitions of care, diagnostic error, medication and procedural safety, deterioration, health care-acquired conditions, inequities, workplace violence, emergency preparedness, checklists, risk management, disclosure
• Performance Measurement, Analysis, Improvement and Monitoring — measure design, rates, trigger tools, root cause and apparent cause analysis, FMEA, improvement models, change management, run and control charts

CURRENT FOR TODAY'S EXAM
Built to the September 2024 Examination Content Outline and written for its application-and-analysis question mix, with the frameworks the exam expects: RCA², AHRQ SOPS, Safety-II, the National Action Plan to Advance Patient Safety, and current health-equity and workplace-violence requirements.

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This app is an independent study aid and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, the Certification Board for Professionals in Patient Safety, or PSI. CPPS is a trademark of its owner, used only to identify the exam this material covers. This app is not the exam, does not confer certification, and is study material, not clinical, legal or regulatory advice.

OFFICIAL SOURCES
• IHI — Certified Professional in Patient Safety (CPPS): https://www.ihi.org/learn/certifications/cpps
• AHRQ Patient Safety Network (PSNet): https://psnet.ahrq.gov/
• The Joint Commission — National Patient Safety Goals: https://www.jointcommission.org/standards/national-patient-safety-goals/

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Recent changes:
First release: flashcards, multiple-choice and true/false practice, a term-matching game, a searchable glossary and a Models & Tools reference for the Certified Professional in Patient Safety (CPPS) exam, organized by the four domains of the current Examination Content Outline. Fully offline.