CNL EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
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LEADER
Which of the following best describes metabolic syndrome:
A. An advanced disturbance of fluid and electrolytes in diabetics
B. The constellation of lipid and non-lipid risk factors linked to insulin resistance
C. Evidence of impaired renal function in patients with hypertension
D. The occurrence of dyslipidemia in patients with obesity
- ans -B. The constellation of lipid and non-lipid risk factors linked to insulin
resistance
In preparing an educational program for your staff about delegation to LPN Team
Members, you stress that the which of the following tasks cannot be delegated
according to the Nurse Practice Act:
A. Recording of Vital Signs
B. IV insertion
C. Patient Reassessment
D. Health and Wellness Promotion - ans -C. Patient Reassessment
The Clinical Nurse Leader role is best described as:
B. An advanced practice role
C. A role with a focus on specialty nursing care
D. A case manager
E. A generalist clinician with education at the master's degree level
- ans -D. A generalist clinician with education at the master's degree level
The Clinical Nurse Leader Project Team are evaluating the role on a national basis
on all the following patient outcomes EXCEPT:
A. Inpatient Readmission
B. Cost of care
C. Patient falls
D. Surgical infection rate - ans -B. Cost of care
As a CNL, you meet with staff after a sentinel event in your work area and are
asked about the cause. No conclusive findings have been reached but your are
,aware from your reading that the most frequent cause of sentinel events is which
one of the following:
A. Procedural Complications
B. Staffing
C. Competency Issues
D. Communication Issues - ans -D. Communication Issues
Ototoxic drugs are a potential cause of sensorineural hearing loss. Which of the
following drugs may cause hearing loss?
A. Penicillin
B. Minocycline
C. Cephalexin
D. Gentamicin - ans -D. Gentamicin
Complexity theory has developed from the field of:
A. Nursing
B. Business
C. Industry
D. Quantum Physics - ans -D. Quantum Physics
Research by Aiken et al. on magnet hospitals shows:
A. No relationship between job satisfaction and patient outcomes.
B. Magnet hospitals have higher rates of nursing turnover.
C. No relationship between nursing satisfaction and turnover.
D. Job satisfaction is positively related to patient outcomes.
- ans -D. Job satisfaction is positively related to patient outcomes.
The CNL recognizes that gaining trust is a fundamental element in planned
change. Which behavior or process would hinder the development of trust?
A. Providing all necessary information
B. Providing only information deemed necessary by formal leaders
C. Achieving buy-in from formal and informal leaders
D. Including all interested parties in the planning of change
- ans -B. Providing only information deemed necessary by formal leaders
Adequate sample size for as study is defined by:
A. A minimum of ten subjects per variable
,B. A minimum of thirty subjects for a descriptive study
C. Anticipated effect size, power of the statistical tests, and significance level
D. Maturity of the concepts being studied
- ans -C. Anticipated effect size, power of the statistical tests, and significance
level
The staff on your unit complain about the inability of their new graduates to
provide a comprehensive end of shift report. As CNL, you know from reading
Benner's work that new graduates are usually in what stage of development:
A. Expert
B. Competent
C. Proficient
D. Advanced Beginner or Novice - ans -D. Advanced Beginner or Novice
In evaluating a data set of recently admitted patients to her unit, the CNL notes
that 40% of the patients have either Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes. This would be an
example of the CNL as:
A. Team Manager
B. Advocate
C. Risk Anticipator
D. Educator - ans -C. Risk Anticipator
The hemoglobin A1C gives you an indication of your patient's glucose control
over:
A. Month
B. 4-6 Weeks
C. 60-90 Days
D. Year - ans -C. 60-90 Days
You begin to mediate a conflict with two of your team members and recognize
that the first step in the mediation process is to:
A. Listen to both sides
B. Establish the ground rules
C. Focus on the facts not the people
D. Don't judge - ans -B. Establish the ground rules
Which of the following would not be included in a cultural assessment of patients:
, A. Patient identification of their cultural/ethnic group
B. Food preferences and taboos
C. Communication/Language
D. Political views - ans -D. Political views
Which of the following statements about AIDS is incorrect?
A. Most diagnoses are made in persons 20-49 years of age.
B. Over 1.5 million Americans are infected with HIV
C. The ELISA is a screening tool.
D. HIV is transmitted through casual kissing
- ans -D. HIV is transmitted through casual kissing
Aspects of professional nursing practice that CANNOT be delegated are:
A. Monitoring and Recording
B. Implementation and Feedback
C. Assessment and Evaluation
D. Reporting and Recording - ans -C. Assessment and Evaluation
When discussing supervision and delegation with nurses on your unit, you note
that the most acutely ill patients on your unit are often given to agency nurses. If
the patient were to have a bad outcome and the case were reviewed by a nurse
expert, which of the following standards of delegation would be questioned:
A. Assignment of the right task
B. Assignment of the right person
C. Follow-up with the right communication
D. Provision of the right feedback - ans -B. Assignment of the right person
Your health care agency is experiencing budget deficits. The Chief Nursing Officer
has asked you to prepare a briefing for the CEO outlining the value of the CNL
role. Which of the following outcomes would be the most critical to highlight in
making a financial case for your role:
A. Patient satisfaction
B. Nursing staff retention
C. Reduction in Length of Stay
D. Reduction in Patient Falls - ans -C. Reduction in Length of Stay
E. Osteoarthritis is often associated with:
ANSWERS LATEST TESTBANK | CLINICAL NURSE
LEADER
Which of the following best describes metabolic syndrome:
A. An advanced disturbance of fluid and electrolytes in diabetics
B. The constellation of lipid and non-lipid risk factors linked to insulin resistance
C. Evidence of impaired renal function in patients with hypertension
D. The occurrence of dyslipidemia in patients with obesity
- ans -B. The constellation of lipid and non-lipid risk factors linked to insulin
resistance
In preparing an educational program for your staff about delegation to LPN Team
Members, you stress that the which of the following tasks cannot be delegated
according to the Nurse Practice Act:
A. Recording of Vital Signs
B. IV insertion
C. Patient Reassessment
D. Health and Wellness Promotion - ans -C. Patient Reassessment
The Clinical Nurse Leader role is best described as:
B. An advanced practice role
C. A role with a focus on specialty nursing care
D. A case manager
E. A generalist clinician with education at the master's degree level
- ans -D. A generalist clinician with education at the master's degree level
The Clinical Nurse Leader Project Team are evaluating the role on a national basis
on all the following patient outcomes EXCEPT:
A. Inpatient Readmission
B. Cost of care
C. Patient falls
D. Surgical infection rate - ans -B. Cost of care
As a CNL, you meet with staff after a sentinel event in your work area and are
asked about the cause. No conclusive findings have been reached but your are
,aware from your reading that the most frequent cause of sentinel events is which
one of the following:
A. Procedural Complications
B. Staffing
C. Competency Issues
D. Communication Issues - ans -D. Communication Issues
Ototoxic drugs are a potential cause of sensorineural hearing loss. Which of the
following drugs may cause hearing loss?
A. Penicillin
B. Minocycline
C. Cephalexin
D. Gentamicin - ans -D. Gentamicin
Complexity theory has developed from the field of:
A. Nursing
B. Business
C. Industry
D. Quantum Physics - ans -D. Quantum Physics
Research by Aiken et al. on magnet hospitals shows:
A. No relationship between job satisfaction and patient outcomes.
B. Magnet hospitals have higher rates of nursing turnover.
C. No relationship between nursing satisfaction and turnover.
D. Job satisfaction is positively related to patient outcomes.
- ans -D. Job satisfaction is positively related to patient outcomes.
The CNL recognizes that gaining trust is a fundamental element in planned
change. Which behavior or process would hinder the development of trust?
A. Providing all necessary information
B. Providing only information deemed necessary by formal leaders
C. Achieving buy-in from formal and informal leaders
D. Including all interested parties in the planning of change
- ans -B. Providing only information deemed necessary by formal leaders
Adequate sample size for as study is defined by:
A. A minimum of ten subjects per variable
,B. A minimum of thirty subjects for a descriptive study
C. Anticipated effect size, power of the statistical tests, and significance level
D. Maturity of the concepts being studied
- ans -C. Anticipated effect size, power of the statistical tests, and significance
level
The staff on your unit complain about the inability of their new graduates to
provide a comprehensive end of shift report. As CNL, you know from reading
Benner's work that new graduates are usually in what stage of development:
A. Expert
B. Competent
C. Proficient
D. Advanced Beginner or Novice - ans -D. Advanced Beginner or Novice
In evaluating a data set of recently admitted patients to her unit, the CNL notes
that 40% of the patients have either Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes. This would be an
example of the CNL as:
A. Team Manager
B. Advocate
C. Risk Anticipator
D. Educator - ans -C. Risk Anticipator
The hemoglobin A1C gives you an indication of your patient's glucose control
over:
A. Month
B. 4-6 Weeks
C. 60-90 Days
D. Year - ans -C. 60-90 Days
You begin to mediate a conflict with two of your team members and recognize
that the first step in the mediation process is to:
A. Listen to both sides
B. Establish the ground rules
C. Focus on the facts not the people
D. Don't judge - ans -B. Establish the ground rules
Which of the following would not be included in a cultural assessment of patients:
, A. Patient identification of their cultural/ethnic group
B. Food preferences and taboos
C. Communication/Language
D. Political views - ans -D. Political views
Which of the following statements about AIDS is incorrect?
A. Most diagnoses are made in persons 20-49 years of age.
B. Over 1.5 million Americans are infected with HIV
C. The ELISA is a screening tool.
D. HIV is transmitted through casual kissing
- ans -D. HIV is transmitted through casual kissing
Aspects of professional nursing practice that CANNOT be delegated are:
A. Monitoring and Recording
B. Implementation and Feedback
C. Assessment and Evaluation
D. Reporting and Recording - ans -C. Assessment and Evaluation
When discussing supervision and delegation with nurses on your unit, you note
that the most acutely ill patients on your unit are often given to agency nurses. If
the patient were to have a bad outcome and the case were reviewed by a nurse
expert, which of the following standards of delegation would be questioned:
A. Assignment of the right task
B. Assignment of the right person
C. Follow-up with the right communication
D. Provision of the right feedback - ans -B. Assignment of the right person
Your health care agency is experiencing budget deficits. The Chief Nursing Officer
has asked you to prepare a briefing for the CEO outlining the value of the CNL
role. Which of the following outcomes would be the most critical to highlight in
making a financial case for your role:
A. Patient satisfaction
B. Nursing staff retention
C. Reduction in Length of Stay
D. Reduction in Patient Falls - ans -C. Reduction in Length of Stay
E. Osteoarthritis is often associated with:
