CNL Test Bank
The CNL role includes:
a. client and community advocacy.
b. evidence-based practice.
c. oversite of care delivery and outcomes.
d. all of the above - Correct Answers-a. client 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 Answers-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 Answers-d. over 40 years.
The first regular administration of the CNL Certification Examination occurred in
a. 1993.
b. 2002.
c. 2007.
d. 2012. - Correct Answers-c. 2007.
For the CNL, the measure of quality practice
a. is client care outcomes.
b. has not yet been articulated by the AACN.
c. nursing satisfaction.
d. healthcare team member approval. - Correct Answers-a. is client 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 Answers-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 Answers-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 Answers-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 Answers-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 Answers-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 Answers-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 Answers-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 Answers-a. best complements
Which of the following is a CNL role?
a. Leader
b. Advocate
c. Educator
d. All of the above - Correct Answers-d. All of the above
Accountability is a CNL
a. core competency.
b. role.
c. professional value.
d. both a and b, above - Correct Answers-c. professional value.
The CNL role is involved in organizational improvements that are
a. relationship based.
b. outcome based.
, c. evidence based.
d. both b and c, above - Correct Answers-d. both b and c, above
In The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing 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. - Correct Answers-b. is compatible with the CNL role.
In terms of practice setting, the CNL works in
a. acute settings only.
b. all practice settings.
c. public health only.
d. settings distant from clinical practice. - Correct Answers-b. all practice settings
Core competencies of the CNL include
a. communication.
b. delegation.
c. interpretation and analysis.
d. all of the above - Correct Answers-d. all of the above
The IOM report indicates that the nursing workforce 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. - Correct Answers-a. more educated.
A partnership is between
a. individuals only.
b. groups only.
c. cooperating parties with a common goal.
d. legally recognized entities. - Correct Answers-c. cooperating parties with a common goal.
Which is a CNL professional value?
a. Defiance
The CNL role includes:
a. client and community advocacy.
b. evidence-based practice.
c. oversite of care delivery and outcomes.
d. all of the above - Correct Answers-a. client 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 Answers-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 Answers-d. over 40 years.
The first regular administration of the CNL Certification Examination occurred in
a. 1993.
b. 2002.
c. 2007.
d. 2012. - Correct Answers-c. 2007.
For the CNL, the measure of quality practice
a. is client care outcomes.
b. has not yet been articulated by the AACN.
c. nursing satisfaction.
d. healthcare team member approval. - Correct Answers-a. is client 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 Answers-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 Answers-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 Answers-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 Answers-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 Answers-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 Answers-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 Answers-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 Answers-a. best complements
Which of the following is a CNL role?
a. Leader
b. Advocate
c. Educator
d. All of the above - Correct Answers-d. All of the above
Accountability is a CNL
a. core competency.
b. role.
c. professional value.
d. both a and b, above - Correct Answers-c. professional value.
The CNL role is involved in organizational improvements that are
a. relationship based.
b. outcome based.
, c. evidence based.
d. both b and c, above - Correct Answers-d. both b and c, above
In The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing 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. - Correct Answers-b. is compatible with the CNL role.
In terms of practice setting, the CNL works in
a. acute settings only.
b. all practice settings.
c. public health only.
d. settings distant from clinical practice. - Correct Answers-b. all practice settings
Core competencies of the CNL include
a. communication.
b. delegation.
c. interpretation and analysis.
d. all of the above - Correct Answers-d. all of the above
The IOM report indicates that the nursing workforce 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. - Correct Answers-a. more educated.
A partnership is between
a. individuals only.
b. groups only.
c. cooperating parties with a common goal.
d. legally recognized entities. - Correct Answers-c. cooperating parties with a common goal.
Which is a CNL professional value?
a. Defiance
