CNL Exam Practice Questions
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,The Clinical Nurse Leader role is best described as:
A. An advanced practice role
B. A role with a focus on specialty nursing care
C. A case manager
D. A generalist clinician with education at the master's degree level - VERIFIED
ANSWERSD. A generalist clinician with education at the master's degree level
The Clinical Nurse Leader Project Team are evaluating the role on a national basis on
all the following patient outcomes EXCEPT:
A. Inpatient Readmission
B. Cost of care
C. Patient falls
D. Surgical infection rate - VERIFIED ANSWERSB. Cost of care
Which of the following best describes metabolic syndrome:
A. An advanced disturbance of fluid and electrolytes in diabetics
B. The constellation of lipid and non-lipid risk factors linked to insulin resistance
C. Evidence of impaired renal function in patients with hypertension
D. The occurrence of dyslipidemia in patients with obesity - VERIFIED ANSWERSB.
The constellation of lipid and non-lipid risk factors linked to insulin resistance
In preparing an educational program for your staff about delegation to LPN Team
Members, you stress that the which of the following tasks cannot be delegated
according to the Nurse Practice Act:
A. Recording of Vital Signs
B. IV insertion
C. Patient Reassessment
D. Health and Wellness Promotion - VERIFIED ANSWERSC. Patient Reassessment
As a CNL, you meet with staff after a sentinel event in your work area and are asked
about the cause. No conclusive findings have been reached but your are aware from
your reading that the most frequent cause of sentinel events is which one of the
following:
A. Procedural Complications
B. Staffing
C. Competency Issues
D. Communication Issues - VERIFIED ANSWERSD. Communication Issues
Ototoxic drugs are a potential cause of sensorineural hearing loss. Which of the
following drugs may cause hearing loss?
A. Penicillin
B. Minocycline
C. Cephalexin
D. Gentamicin - VERIFIED ANSWERSD. Gentamicin
Complexity theory has developed from the field of:
, A. Nursing
B. Business
C. Industry
D. Quantum Physics - VERIFIED ANSWERSD. Quantum Physics
Research by Aiken et al. on magnet hospitals shows:
A. No relationship between job satisfaction and patient outcomes.
B. Magnet hospitals have higher rates of nursing turnover.
C. No relationship between nursing satisfaction and turnover.
D. Job satisfaction is positively related to patient outcomes. - VERIFIED ANSWERSD.
Job satisfaction is positively related to patient outcomes.
The CNL recognizes that gaining trust is a fundamental element in planned change.
Which behavior or process would hinder the development of trust?
A. Providing all necessary information
B. Providing only information deemed necessary by formal leaders
C. Achieving buy-in from formal and informal leaders
D. Including all interested parties in the planning of change - VERIFIED ANSWERSB.
Providing only information deemed necessary by formal leaders
Adequate sample size for as study is defined by:
A. A minimum of ten subjects per variable
B. A minimum of thirty subjects for a descriptive study
C. Anticipated effect size, power of the statistical tests, and significance level
D. Maturity of the concepts being studied - VERIFIED ANSWERSC. Anticipated effect
size, power of the statistical tests, and significance level
The staff on your unit complain about the inability of their new graduates to provide a
comprehensive end of shift report. As CNL, you know from reading Benner's work that
new graduates are usually in what stage of development:
A. Expert
B. Competent
C. Proficient
D. Advanced Beginner or Novice - VERIFIED ANSWERSD. Advanced Beginner or
Novice
In evaluating a data set of recently admitted patients to her unit, the CNL notes that
40% of the patients have either Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes. This would be an example of
the CNL as:
A. Team Manager
B. Advocate
C. Risk Anticipator
D. Educator - VERIFIED ANSWERSC. Risk Anticipator
The hemoglobin A1C gives you an indication of your patient's glucose control over:
A. Month
latest
,
,The Clinical Nurse Leader role is best described as:
A. An advanced practice role
B. A role with a focus on specialty nursing care
C. A case manager
D. A generalist clinician with education at the master's degree level - VERIFIED
ANSWERSD. A generalist clinician with education at the master's degree level
The Clinical Nurse Leader Project Team are evaluating the role on a national basis on
all the following patient outcomes EXCEPT:
A. Inpatient Readmission
B. Cost of care
C. Patient falls
D. Surgical infection rate - VERIFIED ANSWERSB. Cost of care
Which of the following best describes metabolic syndrome:
A. An advanced disturbance of fluid and electrolytes in diabetics
B. The constellation of lipid and non-lipid risk factors linked to insulin resistance
C. Evidence of impaired renal function in patients with hypertension
D. The occurrence of dyslipidemia in patients with obesity - VERIFIED ANSWERSB.
The constellation of lipid and non-lipid risk factors linked to insulin resistance
In preparing an educational program for your staff about delegation to LPN Team
Members, you stress that the which of the following tasks cannot be delegated
according to the Nurse Practice Act:
A. Recording of Vital Signs
B. IV insertion
C. Patient Reassessment
D. Health and Wellness Promotion - VERIFIED ANSWERSC. Patient Reassessment
As a CNL, you meet with staff after a sentinel event in your work area and are asked
about the cause. No conclusive findings have been reached but your are aware from
your reading that the most frequent cause of sentinel events is which one of the
following:
A. Procedural Complications
B. Staffing
C. Competency Issues
D. Communication Issues - VERIFIED ANSWERSD. Communication Issues
Ototoxic drugs are a potential cause of sensorineural hearing loss. Which of the
following drugs may cause hearing loss?
A. Penicillin
B. Minocycline
C. Cephalexin
D. Gentamicin - VERIFIED ANSWERSD. Gentamicin
Complexity theory has developed from the field of:
, A. Nursing
B. Business
C. Industry
D. Quantum Physics - VERIFIED ANSWERSD. Quantum Physics
Research by Aiken et al. on magnet hospitals shows:
A. No relationship between job satisfaction and patient outcomes.
B. Magnet hospitals have higher rates of nursing turnover.
C. No relationship between nursing satisfaction and turnover.
D. Job satisfaction is positively related to patient outcomes. - VERIFIED ANSWERSD.
Job satisfaction is positively related to patient outcomes.
The CNL recognizes that gaining trust is a fundamental element in planned change.
Which behavior or process would hinder the development of trust?
A. Providing all necessary information
B. Providing only information deemed necessary by formal leaders
C. Achieving buy-in from formal and informal leaders
D. Including all interested parties in the planning of change - VERIFIED ANSWERSB.
Providing only information deemed necessary by formal leaders
Adequate sample size for as study is defined by:
A. A minimum of ten subjects per variable
B. A minimum of thirty subjects for a descriptive study
C. Anticipated effect size, power of the statistical tests, and significance level
D. Maturity of the concepts being studied - VERIFIED ANSWERSC. Anticipated effect
size, power of the statistical tests, and significance level
The staff on your unit complain about the inability of their new graduates to provide a
comprehensive end of shift report. As CNL, you know from reading Benner's work that
new graduates are usually in what stage of development:
A. Expert
B. Competent
C. Proficient
D. Advanced Beginner or Novice - VERIFIED ANSWERSD. Advanced Beginner or
Novice
In evaluating a data set of recently admitted patients to her unit, the CNL notes that
40% of the patients have either Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes. This would be an example of
the CNL as:
A. Team Manager
B. Advocate
C. Risk Anticipator
D. Educator - VERIFIED ANSWERSC. Risk Anticipator
The hemoglobin A1C gives you an indication of your patient's glucose control over:
A. Month
