CNL Test Bank | Clinical Nurse
Leader Exam Practice Questions
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Updated 2026 Questions and Answers
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,The first regular administration of the CNL Certification c. 2007.
Examination occurred in
a. 1993.
b. 2002.
c. 2007.
d. 2012.
For the CNL, the measure of quality practice a. is client care outcomes.
a. is client care outcomes.
b. has not yet been articulated by the AACN.
c. nursing satisfaction.
d. healthcare team member approval.
A 2012 U.S. Department of Labor report projected that c. 3.45 million
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
In The Future of Nursing, the Institute of Nursing called c. 80%
for ________ of the nursing workforce to have at least a
baccalaureate degree by 2020.
a. 45%
b. 60%
c. 80%
d. 95%
The CNL graduate education program assumes that a. the graduate does not meet the criteria for advanced practice registered
nursing scope of practice.
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.
How many models for graduate CNL education programs b. 5
have emerged?
a. 2
b. 5
c. 8
d. 15
,In what settings are CNLs currently practicing? d. All of the above
a. Outpatient clinics
b. School health
c. Acute-care hospitals
d. All of the above
Nursing is discipline that a. is relationship-based.
a. is relationship-based.
b. was evidence-based since its inception.
c. is slightly outmoded.
d. tends to shun problem solving.
With changes in the Affordable Care Act, ________ c. more
Americans will have access to health services.
a. fewer
b. all
c. more
d. the same number of
It could be said that nursing ________ the work of physicians. a. best complements
a. best complements
b. goes against
c. is unrelated to
d. corrects
Which of the following is a CNL role? d. All of the above
a. Leader
b. Advocate
c. Educator
d. All of the above
Accountability is a CNL c. professional value.
a. core competency.
b. role.
c. professional value.
d. both a and b, above
The CNL role is involved in organizational improvements d. both b and c, above
that are
a. relationship based.
b. outcome based.
c. evidence based.
d. both b and c, above
, In The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing b. is compatible with the CNL role.
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.
In terms of practice setting, the CNL works in b. all practice settings
a. acute settings only.
b. all practice settings.
c. public health only.
d. settings distant from clinical practice.
Core competencies of the CNL include d. all of the above
a. communication.
b. delegation.
c. interpretation and analysis.
d. all of the above
The IOM report indicates that the nursing workforce a. more educated.
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 partnership is between c. cooperating parties with a common goal.
a. individuals only.
b. groups only.
c. cooperating parties with a common goal.
d. legally recognized entities.
Which is a CNL professional value? b. Altruism
a. Defiance
b. Altruism
c. Rigidity
d. Anonymity
One type of assessment analyzes the ________ between c. gap
current and desired states.
a. partnership
b. guilty individuals responsible for the difference
c. gap
d. equivalency
Leader Exam Practice Questions
| Graded A+
Updated 2026 Questions and Answers
100% Verified Exam Prep and Comprehensive Rationales
Included
,The first regular administration of the CNL Certification c. 2007.
Examination occurred in
a. 1993.
b. 2002.
c. 2007.
d. 2012.
For the CNL, the measure of quality practice a. is client care outcomes.
a. is client care outcomes.
b. has not yet been articulated by the AACN.
c. nursing satisfaction.
d. healthcare team member approval.
A 2012 U.S. Department of Labor report projected that c. 3.45 million
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
In The Future of Nursing, the Institute of Nursing called c. 80%
for ________ of the nursing workforce to have at least a
baccalaureate degree by 2020.
a. 45%
b. 60%
c. 80%
d. 95%
The CNL graduate education program assumes that a. the graduate does not meet the criteria for advanced practice registered
nursing scope of practice.
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.
How many models for graduate CNL education programs b. 5
have emerged?
a. 2
b. 5
c. 8
d. 15
,In what settings are CNLs currently practicing? d. All of the above
a. Outpatient clinics
b. School health
c. Acute-care hospitals
d. All of the above
Nursing is discipline that a. is relationship-based.
a. is relationship-based.
b. was evidence-based since its inception.
c. is slightly outmoded.
d. tends to shun problem solving.
With changes in the Affordable Care Act, ________ c. more
Americans will have access to health services.
a. fewer
b. all
c. more
d. the same number of
It could be said that nursing ________ the work of physicians. a. best complements
a. best complements
b. goes against
c. is unrelated to
d. corrects
Which of the following is a CNL role? d. All of the above
a. Leader
b. Advocate
c. Educator
d. All of the above
Accountability is a CNL c. professional value.
a. core competency.
b. role.
c. professional value.
d. both a and b, above
The CNL role is involved in organizational improvements d. both b and c, above
that are
a. relationship based.
b. outcome based.
c. evidence based.
d. both b and c, above
, In The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing b. is compatible with the CNL role.
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.
In terms of practice setting, the CNL works in b. all practice settings
a. acute settings only.
b. all practice settings.
c. public health only.
d. settings distant from clinical practice.
Core competencies of the CNL include d. all of the above
a. communication.
b. delegation.
c. interpretation and analysis.
d. all of the above
The IOM report indicates that the nursing workforce a. more educated.
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 partnership is between c. cooperating parties with a common goal.
a. individuals only.
b. groups only.
c. cooperating parties with a common goal.
d. legally recognized entities.
Which is a CNL professional value? b. Altruism
a. Defiance
b. Altruism
c. Rigidity
d. Anonymity
One type of assessment analyzes the ________ between c. gap
current and desired states.
a. partnership
b. guilty individuals responsible for the difference
c. gap
d. equivalency
