A number of authoritative texts, such as those listed, are used to develop the Advanced Public Health Nursing certification examination. The list is provided as a guide to help you prepare for the examination. It is not intended to be all-inclusive.

1. Allender JA. Community Health Nursing: Promoting and Protecting the Public's Health. 6^th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2005. (7^th ed. due 1/09)

2. American Nurses Association. Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements. Silver Spring, Md: Nursesbook.org; 2001.

3. American Nurses Association. Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice. Silver Spring, Md: Nursesbooks.org; 2004.

4. American Nurses Association. Nursing's Social Policy Statement. 2^nd ed. Silver Spring, Md: Nursesbooks.org; 2003.

5. American Nurses Association. Public Health Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice. Silver Spring, Md: Nursesbooks.org; 2007.

6. Anderson ET, McFarlane J. Community as Partner: Theory and Practice in Nursing. 5^th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2007.

7. Aschengrau A, Seage GR. Essentials of Epidemiology in Public Health. 2^nd ed. Sudbury, Mass: Jones & Bartlett Publishers Inc; 2007.

8. Association of Community Health Nursing Educators. Essentials of Master's Level Nursing Education for Advanced Community/Public Health Nursing Practice. Lexington, Ky: Association of Community Health Nursing Educators; 2003.

9. Clark MJ. Nursing in the Community: Dimensions of Community Health Nursing. 3^rd ed. Stamford, Conn: Appleton & Lange; 2001.

10. Clemen-Stone S, McGuire SL, Eigsti DG. Comprehensive Community Health Nursing: Family, Aggregate, and Community Practice. 6^th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Mosby; 2002.

11. Edelman CL, Mandle CL. Health Promotion Throughout the Life Span. 6^th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Mosby; 2006.

12. Ervin NE. Advanced Community Health Nursing Practice. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education; 2002.

13. Finkler SA, McHugh M. Budgeting Concepts for Nurse Managers. 4^th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders; 2008.

14. Garrett L. Betrayal of Trust: The Collapse of Global Public Health. New York, NY: Hyperion Press; 2000.

15. Gebbie K, Rosenstock L, Hernandez LM, eds. Who Will Keep the Public Healthy?: Educating Public Health Professionals for the 21st Century. Washington, DC: National Academies Press; 2003.

16. Glanz K, Rimer BK, Lewis FM, eds. Health Behavior and Health Education: Theory, Research, and Practice. 3^rd ed. Hoboken, NJ: Jossey-Bass; 2002. (4^th ed. due 8/08)

17. Green LW, Kreuter MW. Health Program Planning: An Educational and Ecological Approach. 4^th ed. Blacklick, Ohio: McGraw-Hill Cos; 2005.

18. Hamric AB, Spross JA, Hanson CM. Advanced Practice Nursing: An Integrative Approach. 4^th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders; 2009.

19. Heymann DL, ed. Control of Communicable Diseases Manual. 18^th ed. Washington, DC: American Public Health Association Publications; 2005.

20. Institute of Medicine. The Future of the Public's Health in the 21st Century. Washington, DC: National Academies Press; 2003.

21. Lee PR, Estes CL. The Nation's Health. 7^th ed. Sudbury, Mass: Jones & Bartlett Publishers Inc; 2003.

22. Lundy KS, Janes S, eds. Community Health Nursing: Caring for the Public's Health. Sudbury, Mass: Jones & Bartlett Publishers Inc; 2001.

23. Maurer FA, Smith CM, eds. Community/Public Health Nursing Practice: Health for Families and Populations. 4^th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders; 2006.

24. Polit DF, Beck CT. Essentials of Nursing Research: Methods, Appraisal, and Utilization. 6^th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2006.

25. Quad Council of Public Health Nursing Organizations. Public Health Nursing Competencies. Washington, DC: Quad Council of Public Health Nursing Organizations; 2003.

26. Schneider MJ. Introduction to Public Health. 2^nd ed. Sudbury, Mass: Jones & Bartlett Publishers Inc; 2006.

27. Stanhope M, Lancaster J. Public Health Nursing: Population-Centered Health Care in the Community. 7^th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Mosby; 2008.

28. Turnock BJ. Public Health: What It Is and How It Works. 4^th ed. Sudbury, Mass: Jones & Bartlett Publishers Inc; 2008.

29. US Department of Health & Human Services. Healthy People 2010 Volume 1: Understanding and Improving Health & Objectives for Improving Health (Part A: Focus Areas 1-14). 2^nd ed. Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office; 2000.

30. US Department of Health & Human Services. Healthy People 2010 Volume 2: Objectives for Improving Health (Part B: Focus Areas 15-28). 2^nd ed. Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office; 2000.