CNL CERTIFICATION REVIEW
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
A steam scharter sincludes sall sexcept swhich sof sthe sfollowing?
A. sClearly sdefined sgoals
B. sSpecific soutcomes
C. sTeam smember sroles
D. sTime sallotted sfor seach sactivity s- sans--D. sRationale: sA steam scharter sis san sessential
swritten sagreement sdefining swhat sthe steam sis sgoing sto saccomplish, show ssuccess swill sbe
smeasured, sand sdefining steam smember sroles.
As sa sclinical snurse sleader s(CNL), syou sknow sa spotential suse sof sa spatient's sindividual
selectronic shealth srecord sis sits suse sin
A. sFinding srelevant sevidence-based sliterature
B. sPerforming sa sroot scause sanalysis
C. sImplementing sa sbest spractice schange
D. sReviewing sunit spractice strends s- sans--B. sRationale: sEach sis sa spotential suse sof
shealthcare sinformation stechnology, sbut sonly sthe sroot scause sanalysis sinvolves sthe suse sof
sa spatient's smedical srecord.
Lateral sintegration sis sbased son sthe sunderstanding sof swhich sof sthe sfollowing?
A. sPatient-specific shealthcare sneeds
B. sThe sinterdependency sof sall shealthcare sdisciplines
C. sThe svariety sof shealthcare sdelivery ssettings
D. sChanges sin spatient scare sneeds sover stime s- sans--B. sRationale: sLateral sintegration sis
sbased son sthe sunderstanding sthat sall sdisciplines sof shealthcare sare sinterdependent sand
sessential sin sproviding scomplete scare sto sthe spatient.
When sperforming songoing sassessment sof sa sprocess sor ssystem, sthe sclinical snurse
sleader s(CNL) sshould sinclude sall sof sthe sfollowing, sexcept:
A. sEfficacy
B. sSatisfaction
C. sEfficiency
,D. sEase sof schange s- sans--D. sRationale: sEase sof schange smay sbe sconsidered; showever sit
sshould snot sprevent sthe sCNL sfrom staking saction sto simprove sa ssystem sor sprocess sthat
simproves ssafety, sefficacy, ssatisfaction, sefficiency, sor squality sof scare.
As sa sclinical snurse sleader s(CNL) son san sacute scare sfloor, syou srecognize sthe simportance
sof slateral sintegration. sWhich sof sthe sfollowing sexamples sof syour srole sas sa sCNL sillustrates
sthe srole sof songoing sevaluation sin slateral sintegration?
A. sPerforming srisk sanalysis sto sensure sclient ssafety
B. sAssessing sthe sappropriateness sand srelevancy sof scurrent sor snewly semerging
shealthcare sinformation
C. sSynthesizing sdata sto sfind sa scommon sgoal
D. sFostering srapport sacross sprofessional sboundaries s- sans--B. sRationale: sAssessing
snew sor scurrent sinformation sis skey sto sthe sprocess sof songoing sevaluation. sPerforming sa
srisk sanalysis sto sensure sclient ssafety sis spart sof sthe searly scoordination sstages.
sSynthesizing sdata sis sthe srole sof scollaboration. sFostering srapport sis sa skey saspect sof
scommunication.
As sa sclinical snurse sleader s(CNL) son san sacute scare sfloor, syou srecognize sthe simportance
sof slateral sintegration. sWhich sof sthe sfollowing sexamples sof syour srole sas sa sCNL sillustrates
sthe srole sof scollaboration sin slateral sintegration?
A. sMonitoring sthe splan sof scare sfor sspecific spatients sand spopulations
B. sClearly sdelegating stasks sand sresponsibilities swithin sa steam
C. sTranslating sfrom sdiscipline-specific slanguage sto sa scommon smessage sand sgoals
D. sKeeping sall smembers sof sthe steam sinformed sof scurrent sstatus sand sprocess s- sans--C.
sRationale: sTranslating sthe smessage sto sform sa scommon sgoal sexemplifies scollaboration
swithin sa steam. sMonitoring sinvolves songoing sevaluation; sclear sdelegation sof stasks sis san
simportant saspect sof scoordination; supdating son sstatus sis sclear scommunication.
Monitoring sinvolves s_____________ s_______________. s- sans--ongoing sevaluation
clear sdelegation sof stasks sis san simportant saspect sof s_____________. s- sans--coordination
updating son sstatus sis sclear s_______________. s- sans--communication
Performing sa srisk sanalysis sto sensure sclient ssafety sis spart sof sthe searly s_____________
sstages. s- sans--coordination
In sorder sto spractice shorizontal sleadership, sthe sclinical snurse sleader s(CNL) sneeds sa s"tool
skit" sof sskills. sThese sinclude sall sexcept swhich sof sthe sfollowing?
A. sVertical sintegration
B. sUse sof sfeedback
C. sHealthcare soutcomes
, D. sGuiding sEBP spractice s- sans--A. sRationale: sCritical sskills sin sorder sto spractice
shorizontal sleadership sinclude sguiding sevidence-based spractice, shealthcare soutcomes,
slateral sintegration, suse sof sfeedback, scoaching, sand sleading steams.
The sclinical snurse sleader s(CNL) sfacilitates, scoordinates, sand soversees scare sprovided sby
sthe shealthcare steam. sThis sbest sdescribes swhich sof sthe sfollowing sroles?
A. sRisk santicipator
B. sLateral sintegrator
C. sTeam smanager
D. sOutcomes smanager s- sans--B. sRationale: sLateral sintegration sof scare sinvolves sthe sCNL
sas sthe sleader sof scare; soverseeing scare sprovided sby sthe shealthcare steam; sidentifying
sbarriers; sand sworking swith sthe steam sto sproactively smanage spotential sproblems.
Fostering srapport sis sa skey saspect sof s_________________ s- sans--communication
synthasizing sdata sis s___________ s- sans--collaboration
A smale spatient sseen sat syour sclinic ssays she shas srecently spurchased sa sgym smembership
sand srequests sinformation sabout swhat stypes sof sexercises she sshould sstart swith swhen
sbeginning. sAs sthe sclinical snurse sleader s(CNL) sfor sthe sclinic, syou srecognize sthis spatient
sis smost slikely sin swhich sof sProchaska sand sDiClemente's sTranstheoretical sModel sfor
sstages sof schange:
A. sContemplation
B. sPreparation
C. sAction
D. sMaintenance s- sans--B. sRationale: sBased son sProchaska sand sDiClemente's
sTranstheoretical sModel, sthis spatient sis sin sthe spreparation sstage; she shas staken ssome
ssteps stoward saction sshowing she sis sseriously splanning schange sin sthe snear sfuture
sthrough sfinancial scommitment sand sresearch. sHe shas snot syet sreached sthe saction sphase
sbecause she shas snot syet smodified sthe sbehavior
Irene sis sa sclinical snurse sleader s(CNL) sin sa ssmall scommunity shospital. sIrene swas stasked
swith sleading san sinterdisciplinary steam sto simprove sthe stransition sfrom semergency sroom
s(ER) sto sthe smedical sunit. sDuring sa smeeting, sthe sER snurses sand sthe smedical sunit snurses
sargue sover sthe scause sof sdelays, sblaming sone sanother. sThe steam sis snow sdisruptive sand
snot sfocused son sthe sgoals sof sthis sgroup. sWhich sof sthe sfollowing sshould sthe sCNL sdo sfirst
sto sresolve sthis sconflict?
A. sDefine sthe sproblem.
B. sDevelop splan sof saction.
C. sEvaluate sunderlying scauses.
D. sDetermine san sapproach. s- sans--A. sRationale: sThe sfirst sstep sin sproblem ssolving sis sto
sdefine sthe sproblem.
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
A steam scharter sincludes sall sexcept swhich sof sthe sfollowing?
A. sClearly sdefined sgoals
B. sSpecific soutcomes
C. sTeam smember sroles
D. sTime sallotted sfor seach sactivity s- sans--D. sRationale: sA steam scharter sis san sessential
swritten sagreement sdefining swhat sthe steam sis sgoing sto saccomplish, show ssuccess swill sbe
smeasured, sand sdefining steam smember sroles.
As sa sclinical snurse sleader s(CNL), syou sknow sa spotential suse sof sa spatient's sindividual
selectronic shealth srecord sis sits suse sin
A. sFinding srelevant sevidence-based sliterature
B. sPerforming sa sroot scause sanalysis
C. sImplementing sa sbest spractice schange
D. sReviewing sunit spractice strends s- sans--B. sRationale: sEach sis sa spotential suse sof
shealthcare sinformation stechnology, sbut sonly sthe sroot scause sanalysis sinvolves sthe suse sof
sa spatient's smedical srecord.
Lateral sintegration sis sbased son sthe sunderstanding sof swhich sof sthe sfollowing?
A. sPatient-specific shealthcare sneeds
B. sThe sinterdependency sof sall shealthcare sdisciplines
C. sThe svariety sof shealthcare sdelivery ssettings
D. sChanges sin spatient scare sneeds sover stime s- sans--B. sRationale: sLateral sintegration sis
sbased son sthe sunderstanding sthat sall sdisciplines sof shealthcare sare sinterdependent sand
sessential sin sproviding scomplete scare sto sthe spatient.
When sperforming songoing sassessment sof sa sprocess sor ssystem, sthe sclinical snurse
sleader s(CNL) sshould sinclude sall sof sthe sfollowing, sexcept:
A. sEfficacy
B. sSatisfaction
C. sEfficiency
,D. sEase sof schange s- sans--D. sRationale: sEase sof schange smay sbe sconsidered; showever sit
sshould snot sprevent sthe sCNL sfrom staking saction sto simprove sa ssystem sor sprocess sthat
simproves ssafety, sefficacy, ssatisfaction, sefficiency, sor squality sof scare.
As sa sclinical snurse sleader s(CNL) son san sacute scare sfloor, syou srecognize sthe simportance
sof slateral sintegration. sWhich sof sthe sfollowing sexamples sof syour srole sas sa sCNL sillustrates
sthe srole sof songoing sevaluation sin slateral sintegration?
A. sPerforming srisk sanalysis sto sensure sclient ssafety
B. sAssessing sthe sappropriateness sand srelevancy sof scurrent sor snewly semerging
shealthcare sinformation
C. sSynthesizing sdata sto sfind sa scommon sgoal
D. sFostering srapport sacross sprofessional sboundaries s- sans--B. sRationale: sAssessing
snew sor scurrent sinformation sis skey sto sthe sprocess sof songoing sevaluation. sPerforming sa
srisk sanalysis sto sensure sclient ssafety sis spart sof sthe searly scoordination sstages.
sSynthesizing sdata sis sthe srole sof scollaboration. sFostering srapport sis sa skey saspect sof
scommunication.
As sa sclinical snurse sleader s(CNL) son san sacute scare sfloor, syou srecognize sthe simportance
sof slateral sintegration. sWhich sof sthe sfollowing sexamples sof syour srole sas sa sCNL sillustrates
sthe srole sof scollaboration sin slateral sintegration?
A. sMonitoring sthe splan sof scare sfor sspecific spatients sand spopulations
B. sClearly sdelegating stasks sand sresponsibilities swithin sa steam
C. sTranslating sfrom sdiscipline-specific slanguage sto sa scommon smessage sand sgoals
D. sKeeping sall smembers sof sthe steam sinformed sof scurrent sstatus sand sprocess s- sans--C.
sRationale: sTranslating sthe smessage sto sform sa scommon sgoal sexemplifies scollaboration
swithin sa steam. sMonitoring sinvolves songoing sevaluation; sclear sdelegation sof stasks sis san
simportant saspect sof scoordination; supdating son sstatus sis sclear scommunication.
Monitoring sinvolves s_____________ s_______________. s- sans--ongoing sevaluation
clear sdelegation sof stasks sis san simportant saspect sof s_____________. s- sans--coordination
updating son sstatus sis sclear s_______________. s- sans--communication
Performing sa srisk sanalysis sto sensure sclient ssafety sis spart sof sthe searly s_____________
sstages. s- sans--coordination
In sorder sto spractice shorizontal sleadership, sthe sclinical snurse sleader s(CNL) sneeds sa s"tool
skit" sof sskills. sThese sinclude sall sexcept swhich sof sthe sfollowing?
A. sVertical sintegration
B. sUse sof sfeedback
C. sHealthcare soutcomes
, D. sGuiding sEBP spractice s- sans--A. sRationale: sCritical sskills sin sorder sto spractice
shorizontal sleadership sinclude sguiding sevidence-based spractice, shealthcare soutcomes,
slateral sintegration, suse sof sfeedback, scoaching, sand sleading steams.
The sclinical snurse sleader s(CNL) sfacilitates, scoordinates, sand soversees scare sprovided sby
sthe shealthcare steam. sThis sbest sdescribes swhich sof sthe sfollowing sroles?
A. sRisk santicipator
B. sLateral sintegrator
C. sTeam smanager
D. sOutcomes smanager s- sans--B. sRationale: sLateral sintegration sof scare sinvolves sthe sCNL
sas sthe sleader sof scare; soverseeing scare sprovided sby sthe shealthcare steam; sidentifying
sbarriers; sand sworking swith sthe steam sto sproactively smanage spotential sproblems.
Fostering srapport sis sa skey saspect sof s_________________ s- sans--communication
synthasizing sdata sis s___________ s- sans--collaboration
A smale spatient sseen sat syour sclinic ssays she shas srecently spurchased sa sgym smembership
sand srequests sinformation sabout swhat stypes sof sexercises she sshould sstart swith swhen
sbeginning. sAs sthe sclinical snurse sleader s(CNL) sfor sthe sclinic, syou srecognize sthis spatient
sis smost slikely sin swhich sof sProchaska sand sDiClemente's sTranstheoretical sModel sfor
sstages sof schange:
A. sContemplation
B. sPreparation
C. sAction
D. sMaintenance s- sans--B. sRationale: sBased son sProchaska sand sDiClemente's
sTranstheoretical sModel, sthis spatient sis sin sthe spreparation sstage; she shas staken ssome
ssteps stoward saction sshowing she sis sseriously splanning schange sin sthe snear sfuture
sthrough sfinancial scommitment sand sresearch. sHe shas snot syet sreached sthe saction sphase
sbecause she shas snot syet smodified sthe sbehavior
Irene sis sa sclinical snurse sleader s(CNL) sin sa ssmall scommunity shospital. sIrene swas stasked
swith sleading san sinterdisciplinary steam sto simprove sthe stransition sfrom semergency sroom
s(ER) sto sthe smedical sunit. sDuring sa smeeting, sthe sER snurses sand sthe smedical sunit snurses
sargue sover sthe scause sof sdelays, sblaming sone sanother. sThe steam sis snow sdisruptive sand
snot sfocused son sthe sgoals sof sthis sgroup. sWhich sof sthe sfollowing sshould sthe sCNL sdo sfirst
sto sresolve sthis sconflict?
A. sDefine sthe sproblem.
B. sDevelop splan sof saction.
C. sEvaluate sunderlying scauses.
D. sDetermine san sapproach. s- sans--A. sRationale: sThe sfirst sstep sin sproblem ssolving sis sto
sdefine sthe sproblem.
