NURSE
L) CERTIFICATION
LEADER
CLINICAL
(CNL)
NURSE
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CERTIFICATION
2025
LEADER
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(CNL)
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CERTIFICATION
2025 SUMMER.pdf!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
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CLINICAL NURSE LEADER (CNL)
CERTIFICATION EXAM 2025 SUMMER
LATEST PREP QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+
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
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.
NURSE
L) CERTIFICATION
LEADER
CLINICAL
(CNL)
NURSE
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CERTIFICATION
2025
LEADER
SUMMER.pdf!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
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CLINICAL
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NURSE
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CERTIFICATION
2025
LEADER
SUMMER.pdf!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
(CNL)
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a. is relationship-based.
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
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
Which of the following is a CNL role?
NURSE
L) CERTIFICATION
LEADER
CLINICAL
(CNL)
NURSE
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CERTIFICATION
2025
LEADER
SUMMER.pdf!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
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LEADER
CLINICAL
(CNL)
NURSE
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CERTIFICATION
2025
LEADER
SUMMER.pdf!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
(CNL)
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a. Leader
b. Advocate
c. Educator
d. All of the above
d. All of the above
Accountability is a CNL
a. core competency.
b. role.
c. professional value.
d. both a and b, above
c. professional value.
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.
NURSE
L) CERTIFICATION
LEADER
CLINICAL
(CNL)
NURSE
EXAM
CERTIFICATION
2025
LEADER
SUMMER.pdf!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
(CNL)
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CLINICAL
(CNL)
NURSE
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CERTIFICATION
2025
LEADER
SUMMER.pdf!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
(CNL)
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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.
How many models for graduate CNL education programs have emerged?
a. 2
b. 5
c. 8
d. 15
b. 5
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
NURSE
L) CERTIFICATION
LEADER
CLINICAL
(CNL)
NURSE
EXAM
CERTIFICATION
2025
LEADER
SUMMER.pdf!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
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L) CERTIFICATION
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CLINICAL
(CNL)
NURSE
EXAM
CERTIFICATION
2025
LEADER
SUMMER.pdf!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
(CNL)
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CERTIFICATION
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CLINICAL NURSE LEADER (CNL)
CERTIFICATION EXAM 2025 SUMMER
LATEST PREP QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+
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
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.
NURSE
L) CERTIFICATION
LEADER
CLINICAL
(CNL)
NURSE
EXAM
CERTIFICATION
2025
LEADER
SUMMER.pdf!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
(CNL)
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LEADER
CLINICAL
(CNL)
NURSE
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CERTIFICATION
2025
LEADER
SUMMER.pdf!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
(CNL)
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a. is relationship-based.
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
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
Which of the following is a CNL role?
NURSE
L) CERTIFICATION
LEADER
CLINICAL
(CNL)
NURSE
EXAM
CERTIFICATION
2025
LEADER
SUMMER.pdf!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
(CNL)
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CERTIFICATION
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LEADER
CLINICAL
(CNL)
NURSE
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CERTIFICATION
2025
LEADER
SUMMER.pdf!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
(CNL)
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CERTIFICATION
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a. Leader
b. Advocate
c. Educator
d. All of the above
d. All of the above
Accountability is a CNL
a. core competency.
b. role.
c. professional value.
d. both a and b, above
c. professional value.
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.
NURSE
L) CERTIFICATION
LEADER
CLINICAL
(CNL)
NURSE
EXAM
CERTIFICATION
2025
LEADER
SUMMER.pdf!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
(CNL)
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CERTIFICATION
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L) CERTIFICATION
LEADER
CLINICAL
(CNL)
NURSE
EXAM
CERTIFICATION
2025
LEADER
SUMMER.pdf!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
(CNL)
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CERTIFICATION
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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.
How many models for graduate CNL education programs have emerged?
a. 2
b. 5
c. 8
d. 15
b. 5
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
NURSE
L) CERTIFICATION
LEADER
CLINICAL
(CNL)
NURSE
EXAM
CERTIFICATION
2025
LEADER
SUMMER.pdf!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
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CERTIFICATION
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