CPPS Patient Safety Practice Test

The CPPS Patient Safety Practice Test is a free intermediate-level, 20-minute skill test from Science of Apps. It tests readiness for the Certified Professional in Patient Safety (CPPS) exam — safety culture and leadership, systems thinking and human factors, patient safety risks, event analysis and solutions, and measuring and improving performance — written to the IHI CPPS exam content outline, the WHO Global Patient Safety Action Plan 2021–2030, AHRQ TeamSTEPPS and CANDOR, and RCA² for 2026. Score 70% or more on its 20 questions to earn a verifiable Patient Safety CPPS Readiness certificate (SOA-PSCP). Every question is based on published standards and research — including Patient safety (AHRQ), Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), RCA²: Improving Root Cause Analyses and Actions to Prevent Harm (Institute for Healthcare Improvement) — and each answer is explained with its source.

Yes. Science of Apps has a free CPPS Patient Safety Practice Test built on the current Institute for Healthcare Improvement exam outline for 2026 and 2027. It covers culture and leadership, systems thinking and human factors, risks, event analysis and solutions and measuring and improving performance, scores you instantly and issues a verifiable certificate.

Read the four skill areas on this page, then take the 20-minute test online — no fee, course or sign-up. You see every answer explained when you finish. Score 70% or more and you get a Patient Safety CPPS Readiness certificate straight away, on screen, as a PDF and by email, with a credential ID anyone can verify.

Yes. The questions are original scenarios written by Science of Apps, and each one is based on a public source you can read: Patient safety (AHRQ); Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI); RCA²: Improving Root Cause Analyses and Actions to Prevent Harm (Institute for Healthcare Improvement); Global Patient Safety Action Plan 2021–2030 (World Health Organization); TeamSTEPPS (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality); Communication and Optimal Resolution (CANDOR) toolkit (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality). The source is shown under each question and linked in the answer review. Science of Apps doesn't copy questions from other tests.

Four skill areas with five questions each, drawn from a bank of 10 per area so a retake brings new questions: Culture and Leadership (Just culture, Psychological safety and Leadership for safety); Systems Thinking and Human Factors (Error models, Human factors design and Teamwork and communication); Risks, Event Analysis and Solutions (Incident reporting, Event analysis and Disclosure and medication safety); Measuring and Improving Performance (Measures, Run and control charts and Improvement methods). Every question is an original scenario written to the 2026–2027 standard, with the published source named under it.

Patient safety officer, Quality and risk manager in healthcare, Clinical nurse or physician leader, Clinical governance lead and Healthcare improvement adviser. It suits anyone who wants a quick, verifiable way to show Patient Safety CPPS knowledge in 2026 and 2027, from students and career switchers to experienced professionals.

The Certified Professional in Patient Safety is offered through the Institute for Healthcare Improvement's certification board to people who lead or support patient safety work. It shows knowledge of safety culture, leadership, systems thinking and human factors, risk identification and analysis, and measuring and improving performance.

It suits nurses, doctors, pharmacists, quality and risk managers and others who work on reducing harm in health care. IHI recommends a mix of education and patient safety experience before sitting the exam; check its candidate handbook for current eligibility and format.

No. It is an independent practice test written to the publicly available Patient Safety CPPS content outline for 2026 and 2027, for checking your readiness before you book the real exam. Passing earns a Science of Apps certificate rather than the official credential.

Yes. The test is online, in English and free everywhere — people take it from India, the US, the UK, Europe, Africa, Latin America and Asia-Pacific. Your certificate is dated with your own local date and can be verified from anywhere at scienceofapps.com/certification/verify/.

20 questions — 5 from each of 4 skill areas — with a 20-minute limit. You need 70% (14 of 20) to pass and 90% for distinction.

We rate it Intermediate: assumes hands-on experience in the role. It has 20 scenario questions — 5 from each of 4 skill areas — and a 20-minute limit. You need 70% (14 of 20) to pass and 90% for distinction.

Nothing. There is no fee to take a test, to receive the certificate, to have it emailed or to verify it, and no sign-up.

On our server, not in your browser. The answers never reach the page until you submit, so a certificate can only be earned by passing. Each certificate gets a unique credential ID stored by Science of Apps.

You see your score for each area and every question with the correct answer and why, with the published source behind it. You can retake after 30 minutes, and the retake draws questions you haven't seen yet.

No. Every certificate is dated, so it always shows when you passed. Retake a test any time for a newer date or a higher score.

Yes. After you pass, Add to LinkedIn opens the Licenses & certifications form with the certificate name, Science of Apps as the issuer, the issue date, your credential ID and the verification link filled in. You can also download it as a PDF or PNG, and it's emailed to you as a PDF.

Every certificate has a credential ID and a QR code. Scanning it, or entering the ID at scienceofapps.com/certification/verify/, shows the holder's name, the certification, the score and the issue date from our records.

No. They are Science of Apps' own assessments of applied skill. They aren't issued by a university or standards body, and they work best alongside a portfolio that shows the skills in real work.