CNL EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
The sClinical sNurse sLeader srole sis sbest sdescribed sas: s
A. sAn sadvanced spractice srole
B. sA srole swith sa sfocus son sspecialty snursing scare s
C. sA scase smanager
D. sA sgeneralist sclinician swith seducation sat sthe smaster's sdegree slevel s- sans--D. sA
sgeneralist sclinician swith seducation sat sthe smaster's sdegree slevel
The sClinical sNurse sLeader sProject sTeam sare sevaluating sthe srole son sa snational sbasis son
sall sthe sfollowing spatient soutcomes sEXCEPT:
A. sInpatient sReadmission
B. sCost sof scare
C. sPatient sfalls
D. sSurgical sinfection srate s- sans--B. sCost sof scare
Which sof sthe sfollowing sbest sdescribes smetabolic ssyndrome:
A. sAn sadvanced sdisturbance sof sfluid sand selectrolytes sin sdiabetics
B. sThe sconstellation sof slipid sand snon-lipid srisk sfactors slinked sto sinsulin sresistance s
C. sEvidence sof simpaired srenal sfunction sin spatients swith shypertension
D. sThe soccurrence sof sdyslipidemia sin spatients swith sobesity s- sans--B. sThe sconstellation
sof slipid sand snon-lipid srisk sfactors slinked sto sinsulin sresistance
In spreparing san seducational sprogram sfor syour sstaff sabout sdelegation sto sLPN sTeam
sMembers, syou sstress sthat sthe swhich sof sthe sfollowing stasks scannot sbe sdelegated
saccording sto sthe sNurse sPractice sAct:
A. sRecording sof sVital sSigns
B. sIV sinsertion
C. sPatient sReassessment
D. sHealth sand sWellness sPromotion s- sans--C. sPatient sReassessment
As sa sCNL, syou smeet swith sstaff safter sa ssentinel sevent sin syour swork sarea sand sare sasked
sabout sthe scause. sNo sconclusive sfindings shave sbeen sreached sbut syour sare saware sfrom
syour sreading sthat sthe smost sfrequent scause sof ssentinel sevents sis swhich sone sof sthe
sfollowing:
A. sProcedural sComplications s
B. sStaffing
C. sCompetency sIssues
D. sCommunication sIssues s- sans--D. sCommunication sIssues
Ototoxic sdrugs sare sa spotential scause sof ssensorineural shearing sloss. sWhich sof sthe
sfollowing sdrugs smay scause shearing sloss?
,A. sPenicillin
B. sMinocycline s
C. sCephalexin s
D. sGentamicin s- sans--D. sGentamicin
Complexity stheory shas sdeveloped sfrom sthe sfield sof: s
A. sNursing
B. sBusiness
C. sIndustry
D. sQuantum sPhysics s- sans--D. sQuantum sPhysics
Research sby sAiken set sal. son smagnet shospitals sshows:
A. sNo srelationship sbetween sjob ssatisfaction sand spatient soutcomes. s
B. sMagnet shospitals shave shigher srates sof snursing sturnover.
C. sNo srelationship sbetween snursing ssatisfaction sand sturnover.
D. sJob ssatisfaction sis spositively srelated sto spatient soutcomes. s- sans--D. sJob ssatisfaction
sis spositively srelated sto spatient soutcomes.
The sCNL srecognizes sthat sgaining strust sis sa sfundamental selement sin splanned schange.
sWhich sbehavior sor sprocess swould shinder sthe sdevelopment sof strust?
A. sProviding sall snecessary sinformation
B. sProviding sonly sinformation sdeemed snecessary sby sformal sleaders s
C. sAchieving sbuy-in sfrom sformal sand sinformal sleaders
D. sIncluding sall sinterested sparties sin sthe splanning sof schange s- sans--B. sProviding sonly
sinformation sdeemed snecessary sby sformal sleaders
Adequate ssample ssize sfor sas sstudy sis sdefined sby:
A. sA sminimum sof sten ssubjects sper svariable
B. sA sminimum sof sthirty ssubjects sfor sa sdescriptive sstudy
C. sAnticipated seffect ssize, spower sof sthe sstatistical stests, sand ssignificance slevel s
D. sMaturity sof sthe sconcepts sbeing sstudied s- sans--C. sAnticipated seffect ssize, spower sof
sthe sstatistical stests, sand ssignificance slevel
The sstaff son syour sunit scomplain sabout sthe sinability sof stheir snew sgraduates sto sprovide sa
scomprehensive send sof sshift sreport. sAs sCNL, syou sknow sfrom sreading sBenner's swork sthat
snew sgraduates sare susually sin swhat sstage sof sdevelopment:
A. sExpert
B. sCompetent
C. sProficient
D. sAdvanced sBeginner sor sNovice s- sans--D. sAdvanced sBeginner sor sNovice
In sevaluating sa sdata sset sof srecently sadmitted spatients sto sher sunit, sthe sCNL snotes sthat
s40% sof sthe spatients shave seither sType s1 sor sType s2 sdiabetes. sThis swould sbe san sexample
sof sthe sCNL sas:
A. sTeam sManager
B. sAdvocate
,C. sRisk sAnticipator
D. sEducator s- sans--C. sRisk sAnticipator
The shemoglobin sA1C sgives syou san sindication sof syour spatient's sglucose scontrol sover:
A. sMonth
B. s4-6 sWeeks
C. s60-90 sDays
D. sYear s- sans--C. s60-90 sDays
You sbegin sto smediate sa sconflict swith stwo sof syour steam smembers sand srecognize sthat sthe
sfirst sstep sin sthe smediation sprocess sis sto:
A. sListen sto sboth ssides
B. sEstablish sthe sground srules
C. sFocus son sthe sfacts snot sthe speople s
D. sDon't sjudge s- sans--B. sEstablish sthe sground srules
Which sof sthe sfollowing swould snot sbe sincluded sin sa scultural sassessment sof spatients: s
A. sPatient sidentification sof stheir scultural/ethnic sgroup
B. sFood spreferences sand staboos
C. sCommunication/Language
D. sPolitical sviews s- sans--D. sPolitical sviews
When sdiscussing ssupervision sand sdelegation swith snurses son syour sunit, syou snote sthat
sthe smost sacutely sill spatients son syour sunit sare soften sgiven sto sagency snurses. sIf sthe
spatient swere sto shave sa sbad soutcome sand sthe scase swere sreviewed sby sa snurse sexpert,
swhich sof sthe sfollowing sstandards sof sdelegation swould sbe squestioned:
A. sAssignment sof sthe sright stask
B. sAssignment sof sthe sright sperson
C. sFollow-up swith sthe sright scommunication s
D. sProvision sof sthe sright sfeedback s- sans--B. sAssignment sof sthe sright sperson
Your shealth scare sagency sis sexperiencing sbudget sdeficits. sThe sChief sNursing sOfficer shas
sasked syou sto sprepare sa sbriefing sfor sthe sCEO soutlining sthe svalue sof sthe sCNL srole. sWhich
sof sthe sfollowing soutcomes swould sbe sthe smost scritical sto shighlight sin smaking sa sfinancial
scase sfor syour srole:
A. sPatient ssatisfaction
B. sNursing sstaff sretention
C. sReduction sin sLength sof sStay s
D. sReduction sin sPatient sFalls s- sans--C. sReduction sin sLength sof sStay
Which sof sthe sfollowing sstatements sabout sAIDS sis sincorrect? s
A. sMost sdiagnoses sare smade sin spersons s20-49 syears sof sage. s
B. sOver s1.5 smillion sAmericans sare sinfected swith sHIV
C. sThe sELISA sis sa sscreening stool.
D. sHIV sis stransmitted sthrough scasual skissing s- sans--D. sHIV sis stransmitted sthrough
scasual skissing
, Aspects sof sprofessional snursing spractice sthat sCANNOT sbe sdelegated sare: s
A. sMonitoring sand sRecording
B. sImplementation sand sFeedback
C. sAssessment sand sEvaluation
D. sReporting sand sRecording s- sans--C. sAssessment sand sEvaluation
Osteoarthritis sis soften sassociated swith: s
A. sSystemic ssymptoms sof sdisease
B. sRestricted sjoint smovement
C. sElevated stemperature
D. sInflammation sof sthe sproximal sinterphalangeal sjoints s- sans--B. sRestricted sjoint
smovement
A spatient sis sadmitted sto syour sunit safter sexperiencing sseizures. sIn shelping sa snovice snurse
sdo sthe sinitial snursing sassessment, syou sremind sher sthat sthe smost simportant sinformation
sin sseizure sassessment sis susually sprovided sby:
A. sA sCT sScan
B. sAn sEEG
C. sAn sEyewitness
D. sMagnetic sResonance sImaging s- sans--C. sAn sEyewitness
Coaching sis sthe sappropriate sstrategy sfor sthe sCNL sall sof sthe sfollowing ssituations
sEXCEPT: s
A. sTeaching sstaff sa snew sskill
B. sHelping sstaff swork sthrough sa spatient scare sproblem
C. sCounseling sstaff sfor stime sand sattendance sissues
D. sPreparing sstaff sfor schanges sin spolicies sand sprocedures s- sans--C. sCounseling sstaff sfor
stime sand sattendance sissues
You sare sthe sCNL son sa sCardiology sUnit. sThe shospital shas sattempted sto sinitiate
scomputerized sorder sentry sfor sphysicians s(CPOE) swhich shas sthe sstrong ssupport sof syour
snursing steam. sOnce sagain, sthe sinitiative son syour sunit sis spostponed slargely sdue sto sthe
scomplaints sof sa scardiologist swho sadmits smany spatients sto syour sfacility. sThe snight
snursing sstaff sis svery sangry sand snow svows sto scall sthis sphysician sat snight son sa sregular
sbasis sto squestion shandwritten sorders. sYou srecognize sthat sthis srepresents sthe sfollowing
sapproach sto sconflict sresolution:
A. sAvoiding
B. sAccommodation
C. sCollaboration s
D. sCompetition s- sans--D. sCompetition
Ways sto spromote sa shealthy steam sculture son syour sunit sinclude sall sof sthe sfollowing
sEXCEPT:
A. sKeep slines sof scommunication sopen
B. sAvoid sa sculture sof sgossip
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
The sClinical sNurse sLeader srole sis sbest sdescribed sas: s
A. sAn sadvanced spractice srole
B. sA srole swith sa sfocus son sspecialty snursing scare s
C. sA scase smanager
D. sA sgeneralist sclinician swith seducation sat sthe smaster's sdegree slevel s- sans--D. sA
sgeneralist sclinician swith seducation sat sthe smaster's sdegree slevel
The sClinical sNurse sLeader sProject sTeam sare sevaluating sthe srole son sa snational sbasis son
sall sthe sfollowing spatient soutcomes sEXCEPT:
A. sInpatient sReadmission
B. sCost sof scare
C. sPatient sfalls
D. sSurgical sinfection srate s- sans--B. sCost sof scare
Which sof sthe sfollowing sbest sdescribes smetabolic ssyndrome:
A. sAn sadvanced sdisturbance sof sfluid sand selectrolytes sin sdiabetics
B. sThe sconstellation sof slipid sand snon-lipid srisk sfactors slinked sto sinsulin sresistance s
C. sEvidence sof simpaired srenal sfunction sin spatients swith shypertension
D. sThe soccurrence sof sdyslipidemia sin spatients swith sobesity s- sans--B. sThe sconstellation
sof slipid sand snon-lipid srisk sfactors slinked sto sinsulin sresistance
In spreparing san seducational sprogram sfor syour sstaff sabout sdelegation sto sLPN sTeam
sMembers, syou sstress sthat sthe swhich sof sthe sfollowing stasks scannot sbe sdelegated
saccording sto sthe sNurse sPractice sAct:
A. sRecording sof sVital sSigns
B. sIV sinsertion
C. sPatient sReassessment
D. sHealth sand sWellness sPromotion s- sans--C. sPatient sReassessment
As sa sCNL, syou smeet swith sstaff safter sa ssentinel sevent sin syour swork sarea sand sare sasked
sabout sthe scause. sNo sconclusive sfindings shave sbeen sreached sbut syour sare saware sfrom
syour sreading sthat sthe smost sfrequent scause sof ssentinel sevents sis swhich sone sof sthe
sfollowing:
A. sProcedural sComplications s
B. sStaffing
C. sCompetency sIssues
D. sCommunication sIssues s- sans--D. sCommunication sIssues
Ototoxic sdrugs sare sa spotential scause sof ssensorineural shearing sloss. sWhich sof sthe
sfollowing sdrugs smay scause shearing sloss?
,A. sPenicillin
B. sMinocycline s
C. sCephalexin s
D. sGentamicin s- sans--D. sGentamicin
Complexity stheory shas sdeveloped sfrom sthe sfield sof: s
A. sNursing
B. sBusiness
C. sIndustry
D. sQuantum sPhysics s- sans--D. sQuantum sPhysics
Research sby sAiken set sal. son smagnet shospitals sshows:
A. sNo srelationship sbetween sjob ssatisfaction sand spatient soutcomes. s
B. sMagnet shospitals shave shigher srates sof snursing sturnover.
C. sNo srelationship sbetween snursing ssatisfaction sand sturnover.
D. sJob ssatisfaction sis spositively srelated sto spatient soutcomes. s- sans--D. sJob ssatisfaction
sis spositively srelated sto spatient soutcomes.
The sCNL srecognizes sthat sgaining strust sis sa sfundamental selement sin splanned schange.
sWhich sbehavior sor sprocess swould shinder sthe sdevelopment sof strust?
A. sProviding sall snecessary sinformation
B. sProviding sonly sinformation sdeemed snecessary sby sformal sleaders s
C. sAchieving sbuy-in sfrom sformal sand sinformal sleaders
D. sIncluding sall sinterested sparties sin sthe splanning sof schange s- sans--B. sProviding sonly
sinformation sdeemed snecessary sby sformal sleaders
Adequate ssample ssize sfor sas sstudy sis sdefined sby:
A. sA sminimum sof sten ssubjects sper svariable
B. sA sminimum sof sthirty ssubjects sfor sa sdescriptive sstudy
C. sAnticipated seffect ssize, spower sof sthe sstatistical stests, sand ssignificance slevel s
D. sMaturity sof sthe sconcepts sbeing sstudied s- sans--C. sAnticipated seffect ssize, spower sof
sthe sstatistical stests, sand ssignificance slevel
The sstaff son syour sunit scomplain sabout sthe sinability sof stheir snew sgraduates sto sprovide sa
scomprehensive send sof sshift sreport. sAs sCNL, syou sknow sfrom sreading sBenner's swork sthat
snew sgraduates sare susually sin swhat sstage sof sdevelopment:
A. sExpert
B. sCompetent
C. sProficient
D. sAdvanced sBeginner sor sNovice s- sans--D. sAdvanced sBeginner sor sNovice
In sevaluating sa sdata sset sof srecently sadmitted spatients sto sher sunit, sthe sCNL snotes sthat
s40% sof sthe spatients shave seither sType s1 sor sType s2 sdiabetes. sThis swould sbe san sexample
sof sthe sCNL sas:
A. sTeam sManager
B. sAdvocate
,C. sRisk sAnticipator
D. sEducator s- sans--C. sRisk sAnticipator
The shemoglobin sA1C sgives syou san sindication sof syour spatient's sglucose scontrol sover:
A. sMonth
B. s4-6 sWeeks
C. s60-90 sDays
D. sYear s- sans--C. s60-90 sDays
You sbegin sto smediate sa sconflict swith stwo sof syour steam smembers sand srecognize sthat sthe
sfirst sstep sin sthe smediation sprocess sis sto:
A. sListen sto sboth ssides
B. sEstablish sthe sground srules
C. sFocus son sthe sfacts snot sthe speople s
D. sDon't sjudge s- sans--B. sEstablish sthe sground srules
Which sof sthe sfollowing swould snot sbe sincluded sin sa scultural sassessment sof spatients: s
A. sPatient sidentification sof stheir scultural/ethnic sgroup
B. sFood spreferences sand staboos
C. sCommunication/Language
D. sPolitical sviews s- sans--D. sPolitical sviews
When sdiscussing ssupervision sand sdelegation swith snurses son syour sunit, syou snote sthat
sthe smost sacutely sill spatients son syour sunit sare soften sgiven sto sagency snurses. sIf sthe
spatient swere sto shave sa sbad soutcome sand sthe scase swere sreviewed sby sa snurse sexpert,
swhich sof sthe sfollowing sstandards sof sdelegation swould sbe squestioned:
A. sAssignment sof sthe sright stask
B. sAssignment sof sthe sright sperson
C. sFollow-up swith sthe sright scommunication s
D. sProvision sof sthe sright sfeedback s- sans--B. sAssignment sof sthe sright sperson
Your shealth scare sagency sis sexperiencing sbudget sdeficits. sThe sChief sNursing sOfficer shas
sasked syou sto sprepare sa sbriefing sfor sthe sCEO soutlining sthe svalue sof sthe sCNL srole. sWhich
sof sthe sfollowing soutcomes swould sbe sthe smost scritical sto shighlight sin smaking sa sfinancial
scase sfor syour srole:
A. sPatient ssatisfaction
B. sNursing sstaff sretention
C. sReduction sin sLength sof sStay s
D. sReduction sin sPatient sFalls s- sans--C. sReduction sin sLength sof sStay
Which sof sthe sfollowing sstatements sabout sAIDS sis sincorrect? s
A. sMost sdiagnoses sare smade sin spersons s20-49 syears sof sage. s
B. sOver s1.5 smillion sAmericans sare sinfected swith sHIV
C. sThe sELISA sis sa sscreening stool.
D. sHIV sis stransmitted sthrough scasual skissing s- sans--D. sHIV sis stransmitted sthrough
scasual skissing
, Aspects sof sprofessional snursing spractice sthat sCANNOT sbe sdelegated sare: s
A. sMonitoring sand sRecording
B. sImplementation sand sFeedback
C. sAssessment sand sEvaluation
D. sReporting sand sRecording s- sans--C. sAssessment sand sEvaluation
Osteoarthritis sis soften sassociated swith: s
A. sSystemic ssymptoms sof sdisease
B. sRestricted sjoint smovement
C. sElevated stemperature
D. sInflammation sof sthe sproximal sinterphalangeal sjoints s- sans--B. sRestricted sjoint
smovement
A spatient sis sadmitted sto syour sunit safter sexperiencing sseizures. sIn shelping sa snovice snurse
sdo sthe sinitial snursing sassessment, syou sremind sher sthat sthe smost simportant sinformation
sin sseizure sassessment sis susually sprovided sby:
A. sA sCT sScan
B. sAn sEEG
C. sAn sEyewitness
D. sMagnetic sResonance sImaging s- sans--C. sAn sEyewitness
Coaching sis sthe sappropriate sstrategy sfor sthe sCNL sall sof sthe sfollowing ssituations
sEXCEPT: s
A. sTeaching sstaff sa snew sskill
B. sHelping sstaff swork sthrough sa spatient scare sproblem
C. sCounseling sstaff sfor stime sand sattendance sissues
D. sPreparing sstaff sfor schanges sin spolicies sand sprocedures s- sans--C. sCounseling sstaff sfor
stime sand sattendance sissues
You sare sthe sCNL son sa sCardiology sUnit. sThe shospital shas sattempted sto sinitiate
scomputerized sorder sentry sfor sphysicians s(CPOE) swhich shas sthe sstrong ssupport sof syour
snursing steam. sOnce sagain, sthe sinitiative son syour sunit sis spostponed slargely sdue sto sthe
scomplaints sof sa scardiologist swho sadmits smany spatients sto syour sfacility. sThe snight
snursing sstaff sis svery sangry sand snow svows sto scall sthis sphysician sat snight son sa sregular
sbasis sto squestion shandwritten sorders. sYou srecognize sthat sthis srepresents sthe sfollowing
sapproach sto sconflict sresolution:
A. sAvoiding
B. sAccommodation
C. sCollaboration s
D. sCompetition s- sans--D. sCompetition
Ways sto spromote sa shealthy steam sculture son syour sunit sinclude sall sof sthe sfollowing
sEXCEPT:
A. sKeep slines sof scommunication sopen
B. sAvoid sa sculture sof sgossip
