This is a computer-based test (CBT).

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

1. Albers GW, et al. Antithrombotic and Thrombolytic Therapy for Ischemic Stroke: The Seventh ACCP Conference on Antithrombotic and Thrombolytic Therapy. Chest, 126:483S-512S, 2004.

2. American Cancer Society Guidelines for Breast Cancer Screening: Update 2003. CA Cancer J Clin 2003; 54:141–169. Atlanta, GA: American cancer Society, 2003.

3. American Cancer Society. Testing for Lung Cancer Detection: In American Cancer Society Guidelines for the Early Detection of Cancer. CA Cancer J Clin 2003 Jan-Feb; 53(1):27-43. American Cancer Society, 2003.

4. American Diabetes Association. Clinical Practice Recommendations, 2004. Diabetes Care, 27:1, 2004.

5. American Heart Association. ACLS Provider Manual. Dallas, TX: American Heart Association, 2003.

6. American Nurses Association. Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements. Washington, DC: American Nurses Publishing, 2001.

7. American Nurses Association. Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice. Washington DC: American Nurses Publishing, 2004.

8. American Nurses Association. Scope and Standards of Advanced Practice Registered Nursing. Washington, DC: American Nurses Publishing, 1996.

9. American Pain Society, Guideline for the Management of Cancer Pain, Forthcoming Clinical Practice Guideline. Glenview, IL: American Pain Society, 2004.

10. American Pain Society. Principles of Analgesic Use in the Treatment of Acute Pain and Cancer Pain, American Pain Society, 5^th Ed. Glenview, IL: American Pain Society, 2003.

11. American Thoracic Society and the Infectious Diseases Society of America. Guidelines for the Management of Adults with Hospital-Acquired, Ventilator-Associated, and Healthcare-Associated Pneumonia. American Journal of Respiratory Critical Care Medicine, 171:388-416, 2005.

12. Antman EM etal. ACC/AHA Guidelines for the Management of Patients With ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Committee to Revise the 1999 Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction), 2004.

13. Baird MS, Keen JH. Swearingen PL. Manual of Critical Care Nursing, 5^th ed. St. Louis: Mosby, 2005.

14. Barkley TW, Myers CM. Practice Guidelines for Acute Care Nurse Practitioners. Philadelphia: Saunders, 2008.

15. Bickley LS, Szilagyi PG. Bates' Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking, 8^th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott, 2003.

16. Bongard F, Sue D. Current Critical Care Diagnosis and Treatment, 2^nd ed. New York: Lange Medical Books/McGraw-Hill, 2003.

17. Braunwald, et al. ACC/AHA 2002 Guideline Update for the Management of Patients with Unstable Angina and Non-ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Committee on the Management of Patients With Unstable Angina). Bethesda, MD: American College of Cardiology & American Heart Association, 2002.

18. Buller HR, et al. Antithrombotic Therapy for Venous Thromboembolic Disease: The Seventh ACCP Conference on Antithrombotic and Thrombolytic Therapy. Chest, 126:401S-428S, 2004.

19. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Sexually Transmitted Diseases Treatment Guidelines 2002. Atlanta, GA: CDC, 2002.

20. Coull BM, et al. Anticoagulants and antiplatelet agents in acute ischemic stroke: Report of the Joint Stroke guideline development Committee of the American Academy of Neurology and the American Stroke Association ( a Division of the American Heart Association). American academy of neurology, 2002. Neurology, 59: July (1of 2) 2002.

21. Dambro MR, ed. Griffith's 5-Minute Clinical Consult. Philadelphia: Lippincott, William and Wilkins, 2005.

22. Darovic GO. Hemodynamic Monitoring: Invasive and Noninvasive Clinical Application, 3^rd ed. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders, 2002.

23. Desai, S. (Ed). Clinician's Guide to Laboratory Medicine: A Practical Approach, 3^rd ed. Hudson, OH: Lexi-Comp, 2004.

24. DiPiro JT, Talbert RL, Yee GC et al., eds. Pharmacotherapy: A Pathophysiological Approach, 5^th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2002.

25. Eagle KA et al. ACC/AHA Guideline Update on Perioperative Cardiovascular Evaluation for Noncardiac Surgery: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Committee to Update the 1996 Guidelines on Perioperative Cardiovascular Evaluation for Noncardiac Surgery), 2002.

26. Ferri F. Ferri's Clinical Advisor 2009: Instant Diagnosis and Treatment. St. Louis: Mosby, 2005.

27. Fiore MC, Bailey WC, Cohen SJ, et al. Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: Clinical Practice Guideline. Rockville, MD: US Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, June 2000.

28. Fischbach F. A Manual of Laboratory & Diagnostic Tests, 7^th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott, William and Wilkins, 2004.

29. Fuster et al. Guidelines for the Management of Patients with Atrial Fibrillation: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines and the European Society of Cardiology Committee for Practice Guidelines and Policy Conferences (Committee to Develop Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation). J Am Coll Cardiol, 38:1266i-lxx, 2001.

30. Gibbons RJ et al. ACC/AHA 2002 Guideline Update for the Management of Patients With Chronic Stable Angina: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Committee to Update the 1999 Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Chronic Stable Angina), 2002.

31. Green GB, Harris IS, Lin AG, Moylan KC. The Washington Manual of Medical Therapeutics, 31^st ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2004.

32. Guyton AC, Hall JE. Textbook of Medical Physiology, 10^th ed. St. Louis: W.B. Saunders Co., 2000.

33. Healey PM, Jacobson EJ. Common Medical Diagnoses: An Algorithmic Approach, 4^th ed. Philadelphia: Saunders, 2000.

34. Hickey JV. The Clinical Practice of Neurological and Neurosurgical Nursing, 5^th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott, 2003.

35. Horsburgh CR, Feldman S, Ridzon R. Practice Guidelines for the Treatment of Tuberculosis. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 31:633-9, 2000.

36. Hunt et al. ACC/AHA Guidelines for the Evaluation and Management of Chronic Heart Failure in the Adult: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Committee to Revise the 1995 Guidelines for the Evaluation and Management of Heart Failure). Bethesda, MD: American College of Cardiology & American Heart Association, 2001.

37. Infectious Diseases Society of America, Society of Critical Care Medicine, Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. Guidelines for the Management of Intravascular Catheter-Related Infections. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 32:1249-72, 2001.

38. Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure (JNC). 7^th Report of the JNC. Washington, DC: National Institutes of Health, 2004.

39. Kasper DL, Braunwald E, Fauci AS, (eds.). Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 16^th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2005.

40. Katzung BG (ed.). Basic and Clinical Pharmacology, 9^th ed. Stamford CT: Appleton & Lange, 2004.

41. Mandell LA, et al. Update of Practice Guidelines for the management of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Immunocompetent Adults. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2003;37:1405-33. Infectious Diseases Society of America, 2003.

42. McCance KL & Huether SE. Pathophysiology: The Biological Basis for Disease in Adults & Children, 5 ^th ed. St. Louis: Mosby, 2002.

43. Melander SD. Case Studies in Critical Care Nursing: A Guide for Application and Review, 3^rd ed. Philadelphia: Saunders, 2004.

44. National Asthma Education and Prevention Program. Expert Panel Report: Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma. Washington, DC: National Institutes of Health, 2003.

45. National Cholesterol Education Panel. Third Report of the Expert Panel on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Cholesterol in Adults (Adult Treatment Panel III). Washington, DC: National Institutes of Health, 2002.

46. Parrillo J, Dellinger, R (Ed). Critical Care Medicine: Principles of Diagnosis and Management in the Adult, 3^rd ed. St. Louis, MO: Mosby, 2002.

47. Polit DF, Beck CT. Nursing Research: Principles & Methods, 7^th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott, 2004.

48. Seidel HM, Ball JW, Dains JE et al. Mosby's Guide to Physical Examination, 6^th ed. St. Louis: Mosby, Inc. 2003.

49. Smith SC et al. ACC/AHA Guidelines for Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Committee to Revise the 1993 Guidelines for Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty). J Am Coll Cardiol, 37:2239i-lxvi, 2002.

50. Stillwell S. Mosby's Critical Care Nursing Reference, 4^th ed. St. Louis: Mosby, 2002.

51. Tierney LM et al. Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2004, 43^rd ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2005.

52. Thompson IE, Melia KM, Boyd KM. Nursing Ethics, 5^th ed. Philadelphia: Saunders, 2001.

53. Turkoski B, Lance B, Bonfiglio M. (Eds.) Drug Information Handbook for Advanced Practice Nursing, 5^th ed. Hudson, OH: Lexi-Comp, 2004.

54. Urden LD, Stacy KM, Lough ME. Thelan's Critical Care Nursing: Diagnosis and Management, 4^th ed. St. Louis: Mosby, 2002.

55. Wallach JB. Interpretation of Diagnostic Tests, 7^th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott William and Wilkins, 2000. Bongard, F. & Sue. D. (2002).