CNL EXAM VERSION 1 AND 2 NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL

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CNL EXAM VERSION 1 AND 2 NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL

EXAM COMPLETE 200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT

DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)

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CNL EXAM VERSION 1

The central principles of advocacy include all of the following

EXCEPT:

• Protection of the patients' autonomy
• Developing a new interprofessional team
• Advancement and protection of the profession
• Social justice - CORRECT ANSWER -B. Developing a new

interprofessional team

Grace is a CNL and is very active in the international organization of the Clinical Nurse Leader Association (CNLA).She currently serves on the board as the CNLA treasurer. By her

involvement in the CNLA, Grace is demonstrating:

• Her desire to have a social network of friends
• Advocacy by serving as a member of a professional nursing

organization

• Completing a major requirement to maintain her CNL

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• Completing an important step to implement the CNL role -

CORRECT ANSWER -B. Advocacy by serving as a member of a professional nursing organization

As an advocate, the CNL should build partnerships with

community organizations to:

• Increase revenue from these target community members.
• Identify problem areas to avoid when planning expansions of

services.

• Identify and address health disparities and perceived

discrimination in the healthcare system.

• Avoid bad public relations. - CORRECT ANSWER -C.

Identify and address health disparities and perceived discrimination in the healthcare system.

M.J. is a CNL working in behavioral health at the Veterans Administration hospital. She is reviewing the current plan of care for one of her patients to ensure that the plan is logical, well-structured, and appropriate for the patient's needs and diagnosis. M.J. identifies a plan to discharge a low-income patient to home with a prescription from the doctor for an antibiotic that is in fact a high-priced antibiotic. M.J.immediately phones the pharmacist to discuss cheaper options to share with the attending physician. M.J.'s advocacy will likely affect what? 2 / 4

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• The efficiency of care delivery
• Hospital care costs
• Prevention of readmission
• Patient satisfaction - CORRECT ANSWER -C. Prevention of

readmission

As the first CNL in a facility, a primary action the CNL should

incorporate in the role as advocate is:

• Clarify the CNL role for nurses, for the interdisciplinary team

members, and across the organization.

• Begin performing bedside care of patients.
• Start advertising your services.
• Start making changes to every policy that you think could be

improved. - CORRECT ANSWER -A. Clarify the CNL role for nurses, for the interdisciplinary team members, and across the organization.

Advocacy is a key competency for CNLs for all of the following

reasons EXCEPT:

• Healthcare continues to become more complex and requires

all healthcare team members to constantly increase their knowledge and skills.

• Technology is pervasive and complex in healthcare and CNLs

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• It is now understood that genetics are an important factor in

many disease processes.

• The population in the United States is aging and CNLs are

assisting staff nurses to provide care to an increasing number of elderly patients who are more critically ill or medically complex.

• CORRECT ANSWER -C. It is now understood that genetics

are an important factor in many disease processes.

Protecting patient autonomy is a part of the CNL role of

advocacy. The CNL does this best by:

• Encouraging the patient to make decisions as quickly as

possible, whether or not the family or interprofessional healthcare team members have had a chance to meet and discuss the options available.

• Completely avoiding situations that may upset the patient

with information about the financial implications of illness.

• Continuously informing all family members so that they may

make the decisions.

• Considering the patient's cultural beliefs and preferences

when planning care. - CORRECT ANSWER -D. Considering the patient's cultural beliefs and preferences when planning care.

Advocacy can be a challenging role for the CNL, as sometimes a patient or the healthcare proxy makes a decision with which the

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