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CLINICAL NURSE LEADER (CNL) CERTIFICATION EXAM
QUESTION BANK ALL 350 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED SOLUTIONS JUST RELEASED THIS YEAR
QUESTION: 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.
QUESTION: The first regular administration of the CNL Certification Examination occurred in
a. 1993.
b. 2002.
c. 2007.
d. 2012. - ANSWER✔✔c. 2007.
QUESTION: For the CNL, the measure of quality practice
a. is client care outcomes.
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b. has not yet been articulated by the AACN.
c. nursing satisfaction.
d. healthcare team member approval. - ANSWER✔✔a. is client care outcomes.
QUESTION: A 2012 U.S. Department of Labor report projected that the number of employed
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 - ANSWER✔✔c. 3.45 million
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.
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QUESTION: 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.
QUESTION: 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% - ANSWER✔✔c. 80%
QUESTION: The CNL graduate education program assumes that
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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. - ANSWER✔✔a. the graduate does not meet the criteria for advanced practice
registered nursing scope of practice.
QUESTION: How many models for graduate CNL education programs have emerged?
a. 2
b. 5
c. 8
d. 15 - ANSWER✔✔b. 5
QUESTION: In what settings are CNLs currently practicing?
a. Outpatient clinics
b. School health
c. Acute-care hospitals
d. All of the above - ANSWER✔✔d. All of the above
CLINICAL NURSE LEADER (CNL) CERTIFICATION EXAM
QUESTION BANK ALL 350 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED SOLUTIONS JUST RELEASED THIS YEAR
QUESTION: 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.
QUESTION: The first regular administration of the CNL Certification Examination occurred in
a. 1993.
b. 2002.
c. 2007.
d. 2012. - ANSWER✔✔c. 2007.
QUESTION: For the CNL, the measure of quality practice
a. is client care outcomes.
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b. has not yet been articulated by the AACN.
c. nursing satisfaction.
d. healthcare team member approval. - ANSWER✔✔a. is client care outcomes.
QUESTION: A 2012 U.S. Department of Labor report projected that the number of employed
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 - ANSWER✔✔c. 3.45 million
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.
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QUESTION: 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.
QUESTION: 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% - ANSWER✔✔c. 80%
QUESTION: The CNL graduate education program assumes that
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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. - ANSWER✔✔a. the graduate does not meet the criteria for advanced practice
registered nursing scope of practice.
QUESTION: How many models for graduate CNL education programs have emerged?
a. 2
b. 5
c. 8
d. 15 - ANSWER✔✔b. 5
QUESTION: In what settings are CNLs currently practicing?
a. Outpatient clinics
b. School health
c. Acute-care hospitals
d. All of the above - ANSWER✔✔d. All of the above
