CNL TESTBANK QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS | 2026
UPDATE
The CNL has been chosen to represent nurses in collective bargaining. The
management wants to maintain the status quo and give as little as possible while the
union wants to maximize salary and benefit gains. If one side wins, the other side loses.
This type of collective bargaining is:
A. Distributive
B. Integrative
C. Productive
D. Composite - Answer- A. Distributive
When considering the budget, which costs in a healthcare organization are usually
fixed?
A. Surgical Supplies
B. Medical Supplies
C. Administrative Salaries
D. Food Costs - Answer- C. Administrative Salaries
The CNL has identified a number of changes to promote safety and improve client
outcomes and has the support of most members of the interdisciplinary team in working
toward change. However, two members of the team remain vocally resistant to chance
and are arguing with other team members, trying to convince them to resist chance as
well. The BEST solution for the CNL is to:
A. Ignore the two team members.
B. Ask to have the two team members transferred to a difference unit.
C. Tell the two team members that they are being disruptive.
D. Ask the two team members to take active roles in facilitating change. - Answer- D.
Ask the two team members to take active roles in facilitating change.
According to the CNL Standards of Conduct, concern for and advocating for the welfare
of clients and staff and demonstrating understanding of others' beliefs and values is
related to:
,A. Accountability
B. Altruism
C. Integrity
D. Social Justice - Answer- B. Altruism
The CNL must hire a new nursing team member and has conducted the initial
interviews and will send three candidates to a peer interview with other team members.
The final decision about hiring will rest with the team members. Because of this, the
most important factor in making a selection of three candidates is:
A. The CNL choses candidates who are similar to those already on the team.
B. The CNL choses those with the best qualifications.
C. The CNL choses a candidate who seems excellent and two candidates that seem
weak to ensure the preferred candidate will be hired.
D. The CNL would be willing to hire any of the three selected candidates. - Answer- D.
The CNL would be willing to hire any of the three selected candidates.
The primary difference between a data warehouse and a data mart is that:
A. The data warehouse is a smaller component of the larger data mart.
B. The data mart is a smaller component of the larger data warehouse.
C. There is no difference as the terms are interchangeable.
D. The data mart is not accessible to data mining. - Answer- B. The data mart is a
smaller component of the larger data warehouse.
The CNL notes when making rounds that team members are leaving extra linen (towels,
sheets, washcloths) in the clients' private rooms in case they are needed later. During
the team meeting, the CNL notes that:
A. This is a good time-saving practice.
B. This is not a cost-effective practice.
C. This increases the risk of contamination.
D. This is a violation of health practices. - Answer- B. This is not a cost-effective
practice.
The CNL encourages team members to gain leadership experience. One novice team
member states she doesn't understand the need to develop leadership skills since she
in not part of management and has little experience. Which of the following is the best
response?
A. Everyone needs leadership experience.
B. Leadership skills will help you be more effective when working with clients, other
nurses, and unlicensed assistive personnel.
C. If you want to advance, you need leadership skills.
,D. While you may not see the value of leadership skills now, you will understand the
value as you gain experience. - Answer- B. Leadership skills will help you be more
effective when working with clients, other nurses, and unlicensed assistive personnel.
The CNL leads a team on the substance abuse rehabilitation unit and is involved in a
community partnership, working with adolescents and trying to overcome predictive/risk
factors and reinforce protective factors. Which of the following is a protective factor for
substance abuse for an adolescent whose parents are drug abusers?
A. Knowledge about the risks of substance abuse.
B. Uncertainty about future plans.
C. Poor reading and academic skills.
D. Early sexual activity. - Answer- A. Knowledge about the risks of substance abuse.
The CNL asked the team to brainstorm a problem during a meeting and come up with a
number of possible solutions to discuss. This type of exercise is an example of:
A. Convergent Thinking
B. Abstract Thinking
C. Critical Thinking
D. Divergent Thinking - Answer- D. Divergent Thinking
The CNL on a geriatric unit observes that a recently graduated nurse appears
uncomfortable with family members of dying clients and avoids talking or interactive with
them when providing patient care. When a client's daughter began crying while the
nurse was turning the client, the nurse didn't look at or speak to the daughter but
abruptly left the room. Which is the BEST approach for the CNL to take?
A. Reassign the nurse to clients who are not dying.
B. Describe the incident to the nurse and ask for an explanation.
C. Give the nurse literature about death and dying.
D. Practice role-playing with the nurse. - Answer- D. Practice role-playing with the
nurse.
When a patient is admitted to the orthopedic unit with a fractured femur, the intake
assessment includes not only questions about the orthopedic problem but also
questions about social history, family history, nutrition, habits and lifestyle, sexuality,
spirituality, and health concerns. This is an example of a(n):
A. Holistic Assessment
B. Problem-Focused Assessment
C. Emergency Assessment
D. Ongoing Assessment - Answer- A. Holistic Assessment
The CNL serves on a committee lobbying the state legislature to enact nurse-patient
ratios. Which of the following current issues in nursing may work against enacting
ratios?
, A. Nursing Shortage
B. Nursing Salaries
C. Nursing Education
D. Nursing Processes - Answer- A. Nursing Shortage
The CNL is considering applying four difference hospitals, but they have different
organizational forms. Which of the following organization forms is likely to present the
most challenges in facilitating client-centered, interdisciplinary care?
A. Program
B. Matrix
C. Functional
D. Parallel - Answer- C. Functional
The CNL role includes:
a. client and community advocacy.
b. evidence-based practice.
c. oversite of care delivery and outcomes.
d. all of the above - Answer- a. client and community advocacy.
Which statement is true about practice settings for the CNL?
a. The CNL role is designed for the acute-care hospital setting.
b. CNLs practice in all healthcare settings.
c. The design of the CNL curriculum is such that CNLs cannot move from one practice
setting to another.
d. The CNL's quality improvement and care coordination training is applicable only to
acute-care settings. - Answer- b. CNLs practice in all healthcare settings.
The clinical nurse leader role is the first new nursing role in
a. the last 5 years
b. the last decade.
c. 25 years.
d. over 40 years. - Answer- d. over 40 years.
The first regular administration of the CNL Certification Examination occurred in
a. 1993.
b. 2002.
c. 2007.
d. 2012. - Answer- c. 2007.
For the CNL, the measure of quality practice
VERIFIED ANSWERS | 2026
UPDATE
The CNL has been chosen to represent nurses in collective bargaining. The
management wants to maintain the status quo and give as little as possible while the
union wants to maximize salary and benefit gains. If one side wins, the other side loses.
This type of collective bargaining is:
A. Distributive
B. Integrative
C. Productive
D. Composite - Answer- A. Distributive
When considering the budget, which costs in a healthcare organization are usually
fixed?
A. Surgical Supplies
B. Medical Supplies
C. Administrative Salaries
D. Food Costs - Answer- C. Administrative Salaries
The CNL has identified a number of changes to promote safety and improve client
outcomes and has the support of most members of the interdisciplinary team in working
toward change. However, two members of the team remain vocally resistant to chance
and are arguing with other team members, trying to convince them to resist chance as
well. The BEST solution for the CNL is to:
A. Ignore the two team members.
B. Ask to have the two team members transferred to a difference unit.
C. Tell the two team members that they are being disruptive.
D. Ask the two team members to take active roles in facilitating change. - Answer- D.
Ask the two team members to take active roles in facilitating change.
According to the CNL Standards of Conduct, concern for and advocating for the welfare
of clients and staff and demonstrating understanding of others' beliefs and values is
related to:
,A. Accountability
B. Altruism
C. Integrity
D. Social Justice - Answer- B. Altruism
The CNL must hire a new nursing team member and has conducted the initial
interviews and will send three candidates to a peer interview with other team members.
The final decision about hiring will rest with the team members. Because of this, the
most important factor in making a selection of three candidates is:
A. The CNL choses candidates who are similar to those already on the team.
B. The CNL choses those with the best qualifications.
C. The CNL choses a candidate who seems excellent and two candidates that seem
weak to ensure the preferred candidate will be hired.
D. The CNL would be willing to hire any of the three selected candidates. - Answer- D.
The CNL would be willing to hire any of the three selected candidates.
The primary difference between a data warehouse and a data mart is that:
A. The data warehouse is a smaller component of the larger data mart.
B. The data mart is a smaller component of the larger data warehouse.
C. There is no difference as the terms are interchangeable.
D. The data mart is not accessible to data mining. - Answer- B. The data mart is a
smaller component of the larger data warehouse.
The CNL notes when making rounds that team members are leaving extra linen (towels,
sheets, washcloths) in the clients' private rooms in case they are needed later. During
the team meeting, the CNL notes that:
A. This is a good time-saving practice.
B. This is not a cost-effective practice.
C. This increases the risk of contamination.
D. This is a violation of health practices. - Answer- B. This is not a cost-effective
practice.
The CNL encourages team members to gain leadership experience. One novice team
member states she doesn't understand the need to develop leadership skills since she
in not part of management and has little experience. Which of the following is the best
response?
A. Everyone needs leadership experience.
B. Leadership skills will help you be more effective when working with clients, other
nurses, and unlicensed assistive personnel.
C. If you want to advance, you need leadership skills.
,D. While you may not see the value of leadership skills now, you will understand the
value as you gain experience. - Answer- B. Leadership skills will help you be more
effective when working with clients, other nurses, and unlicensed assistive personnel.
The CNL leads a team on the substance abuse rehabilitation unit and is involved in a
community partnership, working with adolescents and trying to overcome predictive/risk
factors and reinforce protective factors. Which of the following is a protective factor for
substance abuse for an adolescent whose parents are drug abusers?
A. Knowledge about the risks of substance abuse.
B. Uncertainty about future plans.
C. Poor reading and academic skills.
D. Early sexual activity. - Answer- A. Knowledge about the risks of substance abuse.
The CNL asked the team to brainstorm a problem during a meeting and come up with a
number of possible solutions to discuss. This type of exercise is an example of:
A. Convergent Thinking
B. Abstract Thinking
C. Critical Thinking
D. Divergent Thinking - Answer- D. Divergent Thinking
The CNL on a geriatric unit observes that a recently graduated nurse appears
uncomfortable with family members of dying clients and avoids talking or interactive with
them when providing patient care. When a client's daughter began crying while the
nurse was turning the client, the nurse didn't look at or speak to the daughter but
abruptly left the room. Which is the BEST approach for the CNL to take?
A. Reassign the nurse to clients who are not dying.
B. Describe the incident to the nurse and ask for an explanation.
C. Give the nurse literature about death and dying.
D. Practice role-playing with the nurse. - Answer- D. Practice role-playing with the
nurse.
When a patient is admitted to the orthopedic unit with a fractured femur, the intake
assessment includes not only questions about the orthopedic problem but also
questions about social history, family history, nutrition, habits and lifestyle, sexuality,
spirituality, and health concerns. This is an example of a(n):
A. Holistic Assessment
B. Problem-Focused Assessment
C. Emergency Assessment
D. Ongoing Assessment - Answer- A. Holistic Assessment
The CNL serves on a committee lobbying the state legislature to enact nurse-patient
ratios. Which of the following current issues in nursing may work against enacting
ratios?
, A. Nursing Shortage
B. Nursing Salaries
C. Nursing Education
D. Nursing Processes - Answer- A. Nursing Shortage
The CNL is considering applying four difference hospitals, but they have different
organizational forms. Which of the following organization forms is likely to present the
most challenges in facilitating client-centered, interdisciplinary care?
A. Program
B. Matrix
C. Functional
D. Parallel - Answer- C. Functional
The CNL role includes:
a. client and community advocacy.
b. evidence-based practice.
c. oversite of care delivery and outcomes.
d. all of the above - Answer- a. client and community advocacy.
Which statement is true about practice settings for the CNL?
a. The CNL role is designed for the acute-care hospital setting.
b. CNLs practice in all healthcare settings.
c. The design of the CNL curriculum is such that CNLs cannot move from one practice
setting to another.
d. The CNL's quality improvement and care coordination training is applicable only to
acute-care settings. - Answer- b. CNLs practice in all healthcare settings.
The clinical nurse leader role is the first new nursing role in
a. the last 5 years
b. the last decade.
c. 25 years.
d. over 40 years. - Answer- d. over 40 years.
The first regular administration of the CNL Certification Examination occurred in
a. 1993.
b. 2002.
c. 2007.
d. 2012. - Answer- c. 2007.
For the CNL, the measure of quality practice
