PERSONAL ACTION PLAN FOR THE CNL® CERTIFICATION EXAM
This worksheet is designed to assist you as you develop strategies to prepare for the
CNL certification exam and is intended to be used only as a guide.
Today’s date:
Date you plan to sit for the CNL certification exam:
CNL CERTIFICATION EXAM CONTENT OUTLINE
STRENGTHS
Nursing Leadership Clinical Outcomes Care Environment
Management Management
Horizontal Leadership Illness/Disease Management Knowledge Management
Healthcare Advocacy Health Promotion and Disease Healthcare Systems/Organizations
Prevention Management & Injury
Implementation of the CNL Role Reduction/Prevention Interprofessional Communication
and Collaboration Skills
Lateral Integration of Care Healthcare Policy
Services Team Coordination
Patient Assessment Quality Improvement and Safety
Ethics Evidence-Based Practice
Healthcare Finance and
Economics
Healthcare Informatics
WEAKNESSES
Nursing Leadership Clinical Outcomes Care Environment
Management Management
Horizontal Leadership Illness/Disease Management Knowledge Management
Healthcare Advocacy Health Promotion and Disease Healthcare Systems/Organizations
Prevention Management & Injury
Implementation of the CNL Role Reduction/Prevention Interprofessional Communication
and Collaboration Skills
Lateral Integration of Care Healthcare Policy
Services Team Coordination
Patient Assessment Quality Improvement and Safety
Ethics Evidence-Based Practice
Healthcare Finance and
Economics
Healthcare Informatics
Comments:
EXAM CONTENT STRATEGY RESOURCES (websites, TARGET
OUTLINE ITEM publications, personal DATE
contacts, etc.)
EXAM CONTENT STRATEGY RESOURCES (websites, TARGET
OUTLINE ITEM publications, personal DATE
contacts, etc.)
TEST-TAKING STRATEGIES
MULTIPLE-CHOICE
For additional CNL exam prep resources visit www.aacnnursing.org/CNL-Certification/Prepare-for-the-Exam
