CNL Test Bank
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The CNL role includes:
a. patient and community advocacy.
b. evidence-based practice.
c. oversite of care delivery and outcomes.
d. all of the above--Correct answer --a. patient and community advocacy.
Which statement is true about practice settings for the CNL?
a. The CNL role is designed for the acute-care hospital setting.
b. CNLs practice in all healthcare settings.
c. The design of the CNL curriculum is such that CNLs cannot move from one practice setting to
another.
d. The CNL's quality improvement and care coordination training is applicable only to acute-care
settings.--Correct answer --b. CNLs practice in all healthcare settings.
The clinical nurse leader role is the first new nursing role in
a. the last 5 years
b. the last decade.
c. 25 years.
,d. over 40 years.--Correct answer --d. over 40 years.
The first regular administration of the CNL Certification Examination occurred in
a. 1993.
b. 2002.
c. 2007.
d. 2012.--Correct answer --c. 2007.
For the CNL, the measure of quality practice
a. is patient care outcomes.
b. has not yet been articulated by the AACN.
c. nursing satisfaction.
d. healthcare team member approval.--Correct answer --a. is patient care outcomes.
A 2012 U.S. Department of Labor report projected that 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--Correct answer --c. 3.45 million
In The Future of Nursing, the Institute of Nursing called for of the nursing workforce
to have at least a baccalaureate degree by 2020.
a. 45%
b. 60%
,c. 80%
d. 95%--Correct answer --c. 80%
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.
d. graduates require additional education before being eligible to sit for the CNL Certification
Examination.--Correct answer --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--Correct answer --b. 5
In what settings are CNLs currently practicing?
a. Outpatient clinics
b. School health
c. Acute-care hospitals
d. All of the above--Correct answer --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.--Correct answer --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--Correct answer --c. more
It could be said that nursing the work of physicians.
a. best complements
b. goes against
c. is unrelated to
d. corrects--Correct answer --a. best complements
Which of the following is a CNL role?
a. Leader
b. Advocate
c. Educator
d. All of the above--Correct answer --d. All of the above
Accountability is a CNL
2025/2026 updated
Questions And Answers 100% correct
Verified
The CNL role includes:
a. patient and community advocacy.
b. evidence-based practice.
c. oversite of care delivery and outcomes.
d. all of the above--Correct answer --a. patient and community advocacy.
Which statement is true about practice settings for the CNL?
a. The CNL role is designed for the acute-care hospital setting.
b. CNLs practice in all healthcare settings.
c. The design of the CNL curriculum is such that CNLs cannot move from one practice setting to
another.
d. The CNL's quality improvement and care coordination training is applicable only to acute-care
settings.--Correct answer --b. CNLs practice in all healthcare settings.
The clinical nurse leader role is the first new nursing role in
a. the last 5 years
b. the last decade.
c. 25 years.
,d. over 40 years.--Correct answer --d. over 40 years.
The first regular administration of the CNL Certification Examination occurred in
a. 1993.
b. 2002.
c. 2007.
d. 2012.--Correct answer --c. 2007.
For the CNL, the measure of quality practice
a. is patient care outcomes.
b. has not yet been articulated by the AACN.
c. nursing satisfaction.
d. healthcare team member approval.--Correct answer --a. is patient care outcomes.
A 2012 U.S. Department of Labor report projected that 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--Correct answer --c. 3.45 million
In The Future of Nursing, the Institute of Nursing called for of the nursing workforce
to have at least a baccalaureate degree by 2020.
a. 45%
b. 60%
,c. 80%
d. 95%--Correct answer --c. 80%
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.
d. graduates require additional education before being eligible to sit for the CNL Certification
Examination.--Correct answer --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--Correct answer --b. 5
In what settings are CNLs currently practicing?
a. Outpatient clinics
b. School health
c. Acute-care hospitals
d. All of the above--Correct answer --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.--Correct answer --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--Correct answer --c. more
It could be said that nursing the work of physicians.
a. best complements
b. goes against
c. is unrelated to
d. corrects--Correct answer --a. best complements
Which of the following is a CNL role?
a. Leader
b. Advocate
c. Educator
d. All of the above--Correct answer --d. All of the above
Accountability is a CNL
