Clin Nurse Leader Questions and answers updated 2026

Clin Nurse Leader Questions and
answers updated 2026
GapDAnalysisD-
DAnswerComparesDACTUALDperformanceDwithDPOTENTIAL/desiredDperformanceD



EvaluatesDtheDstrengthsDandDweaknessesDofDtheDteamDinDrelationDtoDrequiredDoutcomesD



ADgoodDtoolDforDanalysisDtoDgainDbetterDunderstandingDofDtheDteam'sDfunctioning

3DphasesDofDknowledgeDtransferDwhenDusingDEBPD-
DAnswer1.DKnowledgeDcreationDandDdistillationD(researchDandDrecommendationsDforDclinicalD
practice)



2.DDiffusionDandDDisseminationD(distributeDinfoDtoDusers,DpartnerDwithDorganizationsDlikeDpr
ofessionalDnursingDorgs)



3.DImplementationDandDInstitutionalizationD(endDuserDadoptionD-
DhealthDcareDsystemsDadoptDpractices)

ExamplesDofDrestrainingDforcesDinDLewin'sDChangeDtheoryD-
DAnswerworkDagainstDtheDdrivingDforcesDtoDinhibitDchange



example:DwantDtoDquitDsmokingDbutDliveDwithDpeopleDwhoDsmokeDsoDhardDtoDquitDinDthat
DlivingDsituation

ExamplesDofDdrivingDforcesDforDLewin'sDchangeDtheoryD-
DAnswerfactorsDthatDsupportDchangeDorDpushDpatientDtowardsDnecessaryDchangesD



suchDasDtheDdriveDtoDquitDsmokingDtoDbreatheDeasier

Peplau'sDTheoryDofDInterpersonalDRelationsD-
DAnswerfocusesDonDrelationshipDbetweenDpatientDandDnurse

4Dphases:D

1.DOrientationD-
DseeksDhelpDthroughDappts,Dtreatment,Detc.DforDRNDtoDdetermineDpatientsDneedDforDassista
nceD

2.DIdentificationD-DhelpDidentifyDwhoDcanDhelp,DsetDgoalsDofDcareD

3.DExploitationD-DreceivesDcareDfromDrN

,4.DResolutionD-DcareDisDcompleted

TotalDpatientDcare.D-
DAnswerOneDnurseDisDresponsibleDforDplanning,DorganizingDandDdeliveryDofDcareDtoDa

particularDclientDorDgroupDofDclientsDduringDtheDassignedDshift

PrimaryDnursingD-
DAnsweraDmethodDofDcareDinDwhichDtheDsameDRNDassignedDtoDsameDpatientDoverDtime;Da
ssumesD24DhourDresponsibilityDforDplanning,Ddirecting,DandDevaluating

clientDcareDfromDtheDtimeDofDadmissionDthroughDdischarge

teamDnursingD-
DAnsweraDnursingDcareDpattern;DaDteamDofDnursingDstaffDisDledDbyDanDRNDwhoDdecidesDth
eDamountDandDkindDofDcareDeachDpersonDneedsD-
DeachDmemberDresponsibleDforDcertainDcaresDsuchDasDADLsDorDmeds




EachDteamDmemberDisDableDtoDcontributeDtheirDownDspecialDexpertiseDorDskillsDcaringDforD
theDclientD




ContinuityDofDcareDmayDsufferDifDdailyDassignmentDofDteamDvariesDandDclientDisDexposedDt
o

manyDdifferentDcaregivers.

relativeDriskD-
DAnswerusedDwhenDtheDstudyDinvolvesDcomparingDtheDlikelihood,DorDchance,DofDanDeventD
occurringDbetweenDtwoDgroups



ratioDofDtheDabsoluteDriskDofDaDdiseaseDamongDtheDexposedDgroupDtoDtheDabsoluteDriskDo
fDtheDdiseaseDamongDtheDunexposedDgroupDinDanDepidemiologicDstudy

confidenceDintervalD-
DAnswertheDrangeDofDvaluesDwithinDwhichDaDpopulationDparameterDisDestimatedDtoDlieDbas
edDonDaDrandomDsampleDofDtheDpopulation.D



TheDmostDcommonDintervalDisDtheD95%DconfidenceDinterval.DItDrepresentsDtheDrangeDthatD
oneDcanDbeD95%DconfidentDthatDtheDpopulationDparameterDlies.

confoundingD-
DAnswerdistortionDinDtheDdegreeDofDassociationDbecauseDresearcherDfailedDtoDcontrol,DorDeli
minateDtheDconfoundingDvariable,DdamagingDtheDinternalDvalidityDofDanDexperiment.

,occursDwhenDtwoDvariablesDareDassociatedDinDsuchDaDwayDthatDtheirDeffectsDonDaDrespons
eDvariableDcannotDbeDdistinguishedDfromDeachDother

internalDvalidityD-
DAnswerextentDtoDwhichDaDpieceDofDevidenceDsupportsDaDclaimDaboutDcauseDandDeffectD&
DdegreeDtoDwhichDtheDresultsDofDaDstudyDareDnotDdueDtoDbiasDorDconfounding

ExternalDvalidityD-
DAnswertheDdegreeDtoDwhichDtheDresultsDofDtheDoriginalDstudyDareDapplicableDtoDaDpopula
tionDotherDthanDtheDoneDinitiallyDtargetedD=Dgeneralizability

AnDoralDglucoseDtoleranceDtestD(OGTT)DmeasuresD-
DAnsweryourDbloodDsugarDafterDyouDhaveDgoneDatDleastDeightDhoursDwithoutDeatingDandDt
woDhoursDafterDyouDdrinkDaDglucose-
containingDbeverage.DThisDtestDcanDbeDusedDtoDdiagnoseDdiabetesDorDprediabetes.

OralDGlucoseDToleranceDTestD(OGTT)DresultDofD150DmeansDwhat?D



A.DBasedDonDaDvalueDgreaterDthanD140Dmg/dL,DtheDpatientDshouldDhaveD3-hourD100-
gDOGTT

withinD1Dweek.

B.DTheDresultsDareDwithinDnormalDlimitsDandDdoDnotDmeetDtheDthresholdDforDtheDdiagnosis
DofDgestationalDdiabetes.

C.DADfastingDbloodDsugarDshouldDbeDcheckedDasDsoonDasDpossible.

D.DBasedDonDthisDabnormalDvalue,DtheD3-hourDOGTTDisDnotDrequired.D-
DAnswerA.DBasedDonDaDvalueDgreaterDthanD140Dmg/dL,DtheDpatientDshouldDhaveD3-
hourD100-gDOGTT

withinD1Dweek.



Rationale:DIfDyourDbloodDglucoseDisDhigherDthanD140Dmg/dL,DtheDnextDstepDisDtheDoralD3-
hourDglucoseDtoleranceDtest.DThisDtestDwillDdetermineDifDyouDhaveDgestationalDdiabetes.

AfterDperformingDtheDliteratureDreviewDandDdevelopingDaDPICOTDquestion,DwhatDshouldDyou
DdoDnextDbeforeDimplementation?



A.DFormDaDteamDofDstakeholders

B.DDevelopDaDcomparisonDgroup

C.DTalkDtoDtheDmanager

D.DStartDtheDimplementationDprocessD-DAnswerA.DFormDaDteamDofDstakeholders

, Rationale:DAfterDperformingDtheDliteratureDreviewDandDdevelopingDaDPICOTDquestion,DyouDsh
ouldDcreateDaDteamDofDstakeholdersDtoDensureDtheDinterventionDhasDtheDappropriateDresou
rcesDtoDmakeDtheDstudyDsuccessful.

PtDhasDaDbloodDsugarDofD58DwithDheadacheDandDblurryDvision.



WhichDofDtheDfollowingDinterventionsDisDappropriateDforDtheDnurseDtoDtellDtheDCNL?

A.DTheDpatientDisDexperiencingDhyperglycemiaDandDshouldDbeDgivenDaDproteinDsnack.

B.DTheDpatientDisDexperiencingDhyperglycemiaDandDshouldDbeDgivenDinsulinDandD1DcupDofD
milk.

C.DTheDpatientDisDexperiencingDhypoglycemiaDandDshouldDbeDgivenDinsulinDandD1DcupDofDo
rangeDjuice.DD.DTheDpatientDisDexperiencingDhypoglycemiaDandDshouldDbeDgivenD1DcupDofDs
kimDmilk.D-
DAnswerD.DTheDpatientDisDexperiencingDhypoglycemiaDandDshouldDbeDgivenD1DcupDofDskimD
milk.



Rationale:DTheDpatient'sDfastingDbloodDsugarDisDbelowD60Dmm/dLDandDisDsymptomatic.DShe
DmustDbeDtreatedDforDhypoglycemiaDbyDdrinkingD1DcupDofDskimDmilk,DorD1⁄2DcupDofDjuice,
DorD1⁄2DcupDofDsoftDdrink.

AsDaDtrialDCNL,DwhoseDbuy-
inDwillDbeDtheDmostDimportantDinDfullyDimplementingDtheDCNLDroleDinDtheDhospital?



A.DTheDchiefDnursingDofficerD(CNO)

B.DTheDunitDmanager

C.DTheDmembersDofDtheDinterdisciplinaryDteamD

D.DTheDstaffDaffectedDbyDyourDoutcomesD-DAnswerTheDchiefDnursingDofficerD(CNO)




CNODwillDhaveDtheDmostDinfluenceDinDyourDhospital

Orem'sDselfDcareDdeficitDtheoryD-
DAnswerTheDnurse'sDactionsDareDdirectedDtowardDassistingDtheDpatientDtoDassumeDresponsib
ilityDforDself-careD&DbasedDonDtheDpremiseDthatDallDindividualsDareDcapableDofDself-care



1stDstep:DidentifyingDandDprioritizingDtheDclient'sDunmetDself-careDneedsD(deficits).



2ndDstep:DselectingDmethodsDofDassistingDtheDclientDtoDcompensateDforDorDovercomeDhisDs
elf-careDdeficits.