Certified Professional in Patient Safety

Candidate Handbook

January 2024

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The Certified Professional in Patient Safety (CPPS) creden-

tial distinguishes health care professionals who meet the

with the requisite background. These professionals may

work in a variety of settings, including but not limited to,

to candidates from the United States as well as practitioners

appropriate before being included as a measure of candi-

• Recall: The ability to recall or recognize specific information

• Application: The ability to comprehend, relate or apply

• Analysis: The ability to analyze and synthesize informa-

PSI Services is engaged in educational and occupational

measurement and provides examination development and

administration to a variety of client organizations. PSI assists

the Certification Board for Professionals in Patient Safety

(CBPPS) in the development, administration, scoring and

analysis of the Certified Professional in Patient Safety (CPPS)

examination.

PSI Services has more than 70 years of experience provid-

ing worldwide testing solutions to corporations, federal

and state government agencies, professional associations,

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complete, legible and accurate; if you are eligible for the

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in this handbook and submit it to PSI at least 45 days prior

forms any system update (i.e. software, server, fire wall,

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PSI at least two business days prior to the scheduled test-

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focus review on resources that cover content areas with

sional-in-patient-safety-practice-examination/.

The 50-question online practice exam was developed using

the same procedures as the examination, and conforms

performance by domain and can be helpful in directing

nation appointment, report to the Test Center 30 minutes

prior to your scheduled testing time. Once you arrive at the

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• You are prohibited from reproducing, communicating

pose. This behavior will result in the disqualification of

examination results, will be reported to your Licensing

• With the exception of your testing machine, electronic

devices and recording devices of any kind (including but

not limited to cell phones, pagers, and cameras)

NOT permitted during the remote online proctored exam.

administrations.

candidates;

administration;

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examination.

Following the practice examination, you will begin the timed

nation. The examination will terminate if you exceed the

time allowed. You may click on the “Time” box in the lower

fied as A, B, C, or D. You must indicate your choice by either

the mouse. To change your answer, enter a different option

To move to the next question, click on the forward arrow (>)

in the lower right portion of the screen. This action will move

you forward through the examination question by question. If

(>>) to advance to the next unanswered or bookmarked

question on the examination. To identify all unanswered

before ending the examination. There is no penalty for

guessing.

odology, there is no “curve,” and candidates do not compete

against one another. Instead, candidate performance is com-

examination). These steps help ensure that all candidates are

Your pass/fail result is based on your total score. Content