CNL EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH COMPLET
SOLVED ANSWERS
1.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: a. client and community advocacy.
2.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.: b. CNLs practice in all healthcare
settings.
3.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.: d. over 40 years.
4.The first regular administration of the CNL Certification Examination oc-
curred in
a. 1993.
b. 2002.
c. 2007.
d. 2012.: c. 2007.
5.For the CNL, the measure of quality practice
a. is client care outcomes.
b. has not yet been articulated by the AACN.
c. nursing satisfaction.
d. healthcare team member approval.: a. is client care outcomes.
6.A 2012 U.S. Department of Labor report projected that the number of
em- ployed nurses would change from 2.74 million in 2010 to in 2020.
,a. 2.34 million
b. 3 million
c. 3.45 million
d. over 8 million: c. 3.45 million
7.In The Future of Nursing, the Institute of Nursing called for of the
nursing workforce to have at least a baccalaureate degree by 2020.
a. 45%
b. 60%
c. 80%
d. 95%: c. 80%
8.The CNL graduate education program assumes that
a. the graduate does not meet the criteria for advanced practice
registered nursing scope of practice.
b. the education program culminates in a baccalaureate degree.
c. the graduate is not eligible to matriculate to a doctoral program.
d. graduates require additional education before being eligible to sit for
the CNL Certification Examination.: a. the graduate does not meet the
criteria for advanced practice registered nursing scope of practice.
9.How many models for graduate CNL education programs have emerged?
a. 2
b. 5
c. 8
d. 15: b. 5
10.In what settings are CNLs currently practicing?
a. Outpatient clinics
b. School health
c. Acute-care hospitals
d. All of the above: d. All of the above
11.Nursing is discipline that
a. is relationship-based.
b. was evidence-based since its inception.
c. is slightly outmoded.
d. tends to shun problem solving.: a. is relationship-based.
12.With changes in the Affordable Care Act, Americans will have
access to health services.
,a. fewer
b. all
c. more
d. the same number of: c. more
13.It could be said that nursing the work of physicians.
a. best complements
b. goes against
c. is unrelated to
d. corrects: a. best complements
14.Which of the following is a CNL role?
a. Leader
b. Advocate
c. Educator
d. All of the above: d. All of the above
15.Accountability is a CNL
a. core competency.
b. role.
c. professional value.
d. both a and b, above: c. professional value.
16.The CNL role is involved in organizational improvements that are
a. relationship based.
b. outcome based.
c. evidence based.
d. both b and c, above: d. both b and c, above
17.In The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health, the
Institute of Medicine
a. specifically addresses the CNL role at 15 different points.
b. is compatible with the CNL role.
c. calls the CNL role "experimental."
d. was written by CNLs.: b. is compatible with the CNL role.
18.In terms of practice setting, the CNL works in
a. acute settings only.
b. all practice settings.
c. public health only.
, d. settings distant from clinical practice.: b. all practice settings
19.Core competencies of the CNL include
a. communication.
b. delegation.
c. interpretation and analysis.
d. all of the above: d. all of the above
20.The IOM report indicates that the nursing workforce should be:
a. more educated.
b. receiving the same education as today.
c. less educated, to produce graduates more quickly in order to fill the
nursing shortage.
d. completely educated at the doctoral level.: a. more educated.
21.A partnership is between
a. individuals only.
b. groups only.
c. cooperating parties with a common goal.
d. legally recognized entities.: c. cooperating parties with a common goal.
22.Which is a CNL professional value?
a. Defiance
b. Altruism
c. Rigidity
d. Anonymity: b. Altruism
23.One type of assessment analyzes the between current and de-
sired states.
a. partnership
b. guilty individuals responsible for the difference
c. gap
d. equivalency: c. gap
24.Which of the following would signal an unmet need in the
education arena?
a. Increased population diversity
b. A surplus of faculty members
c. Ample space
d. Adequate supply resources: a. Increased population diversity
25.CNL roles include
SOLVED ANSWERS
1.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: a. client and community advocacy.
2.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.: b. CNLs practice in all healthcare
settings.
3.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.: d. over 40 years.
4.The first regular administration of the CNL Certification Examination oc-
curred in
a. 1993.
b. 2002.
c. 2007.
d. 2012.: c. 2007.
5.For the CNL, the measure of quality practice
a. is client care outcomes.
b. has not yet been articulated by the AACN.
c. nursing satisfaction.
d. healthcare team member approval.: a. is client care outcomes.
6.A 2012 U.S. Department of Labor report projected that the number of
em- ployed nurses would change from 2.74 million in 2010 to in 2020.
,a. 2.34 million
b. 3 million
c. 3.45 million
d. over 8 million: c. 3.45 million
7.In The Future of Nursing, the Institute of Nursing called for of the
nursing workforce to have at least a baccalaureate degree by 2020.
a. 45%
b. 60%
c. 80%
d. 95%: c. 80%
8.The CNL graduate education program assumes that
a. the graduate does not meet the criteria for advanced practice
registered nursing scope of practice.
b. the education program culminates in a baccalaureate degree.
c. the graduate is not eligible to matriculate to a doctoral program.
d. graduates require additional education before being eligible to sit for
the CNL Certification Examination.: a. the graduate does not meet the
criteria for advanced practice registered nursing scope of practice.
9.How many models for graduate CNL education programs have emerged?
a. 2
b. 5
c. 8
d. 15: b. 5
10.In what settings are CNLs currently practicing?
a. Outpatient clinics
b. School health
c. Acute-care hospitals
d. All of the above: d. All of the above
11.Nursing is discipline that
a. is relationship-based.
b. was evidence-based since its inception.
c. is slightly outmoded.
d. tends to shun problem solving.: a. is relationship-based.
12.With changes in the Affordable Care Act, Americans will have
access to health services.
,a. fewer
b. all
c. more
d. the same number of: c. more
13.It could be said that nursing the work of physicians.
a. best complements
b. goes against
c. is unrelated to
d. corrects: a. best complements
14.Which of the following is a CNL role?
a. Leader
b. Advocate
c. Educator
d. All of the above: d. All of the above
15.Accountability is a CNL
a. core competency.
b. role.
c. professional value.
d. both a and b, above: c. professional value.
16.The CNL role is involved in organizational improvements that are
a. relationship based.
b. outcome based.
c. evidence based.
d. both b and c, above: d. both b and c, above
17.In The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health, the
Institute of Medicine
a. specifically addresses the CNL role at 15 different points.
b. is compatible with the CNL role.
c. calls the CNL role "experimental."
d. was written by CNLs.: b. is compatible with the CNL role.
18.In terms of practice setting, the CNL works in
a. acute settings only.
b. all practice settings.
c. public health only.
, d. settings distant from clinical practice.: b. all practice settings
19.Core competencies of the CNL include
a. communication.
b. delegation.
c. interpretation and analysis.
d. all of the above: d. all of the above
20.The IOM report indicates that the nursing workforce should be:
a. more educated.
b. receiving the same education as today.
c. less educated, to produce graduates more quickly in order to fill the
nursing shortage.
d. completely educated at the doctoral level.: a. more educated.
21.A partnership is between
a. individuals only.
b. groups only.
c. cooperating parties with a common goal.
d. legally recognized entities.: c. cooperating parties with a common goal.
22.Which is a CNL professional value?
a. Defiance
b. Altruism
c. Rigidity
d. Anonymity: b. Altruism
23.One type of assessment analyzes the between current and de-
sired states.
a. partnership
b. guilty individuals responsible for the difference
c. gap
d. equivalency: c. gap
24.Which of the following would signal an unmet need in the
education arena?
a. Increased population diversity
b. A surplus of faculty members
c. Ample space
d. Adequate supply resources: a. Increased population diversity
25.CNL roles include
