This is a computer-based test (CBT).

A number of authoritative texts, such as those listed, are used in developing the Adult Nurse Practitioner certification examination. The list is provided as a guide to help you prepare for the examination.

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

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

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

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

5. Anderson BC. Office Orthopedics for Primary Care: Diagnosis & Treatment, 3^rd ed. Philadelphia: Saunders, 1999.

6. Beers MH, Berkow K, eds. The Merck Manual of Geriatrics, 3^rd ed. Rahway NJ: Merck & Co.; 2000.

7. Bickley LS, Szilagyi PG. Bates' Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking, 8^th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2005.

8. Brent N, Nurses and the Law: A Guide to Principles and Applications, 2^nd ed. Philadelphia: Saunders, 2001.

9. Burke M, Laramie JA. Primary Care of the Older Adult: An Interdisciplinary Approach, 2^nd ed. St. Louis: Mosby, 2004.

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

11. Dains J, Baumann LC, eds. Advanced Health Assessment and Clinical Diagnosis in Primary Care, 3^rd ed. St. Louis: Mosby, Inc. 2003.

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

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

14. Gilbert DN. The Sanford Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy 2003, 33^rd ed. Hyde Park, VT: Antimicrobial Therapy, Inc., 2003.

15. Goroll AH, Mulley AG, eds.. Primary Care Medicine: Office Evaluation and Management of the Adult Patient, 4^th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott, William & Wilkins, 2000.

16. Guyton AL, Hall JH. Textbook of Medical Physiology, 11^th ed. Philadelphia: Saunders, 2000.

17. Ham RJ, Sloane PD, Warshaw G. Primary Care Geriatrics: A Case-Based Approach, 5 ^th ed. St. Louis: Mosby, 2002.

18. Huether SE, McCance KL. Understanding Pathophysiology, 5 ^th ed. St. Louis: Mosby, 2004.

19. Joel LA. Advanced Practice Nursing: Essentials for Role Development. Philadelphia: F.A.Davis Co., 2004.

20. Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure (JNC). 7^th Report of the JNC. Washington, DC: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, 2004.

21. Kasper DL, Braunwald E, Fauci AS, (eds.). Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 16^th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2004.

22. Katzung B, ed. Basic & Clinical Pharmacology, 9^th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2004.

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

24. Meredith PV, Horan NM. Adult Primary Care. Philadelphia: Saunders, 2000.

25. Nagelkerk JM. Diagnostic Reasoning: Case Analysis in Primary Practice. Philadelphia: Saunders, 2001.

26. 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 Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, 2002.

27. National Asthma Education and Prevention Program. Expert Panel Report: Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma. Washington, DC: National Heart Lung & Blood Institute, 2003.

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

29. Rakel RE, Bope ET. Conn's Current Therapy 2009. Philadelphia: Saunders, 2005.

30. Robinson DL, Kish CP, eds. Core Concepts in Advanced Practice Nursing. St. Louis: Mosby, Inc., 2001.

31. Schwartz L, Preece P, Hendry R. Medical Ethics: A Case-Based Approach. Philadelphia: Saunders, 2002.

32. Seidel H. Mosby's Guide to Physical Examination, 6^th ed. St. Louis: Mosby, Inc., 2003.

33. Swartz MH. Textbook of Physical Diagnosis: History and Examination, 5^th ed. Philadelphia: Saunders, 2002.

34. Tierney LM, McPhee SJ, Papadakis MA, eds. Current Medical Diagnosis and Treatment 2004, 43^rd ed. New York: Lange/McGraw-Hill, 2004.

35. Thompson, Melia, Boyd. Nursing Ethics, 5 ^th ed. New York: Churchill Livingstone, 2001.

36. Uphold & Graham. Clinical Guidelines in Adult Health, 3^rd ed. Gainesville, FL: Baramarrae Books, 2003.

37. US Department of Health and Human Services. Healthy People 2010, 2^nd ed. McLean, VA: International Medical Publishing Inc, 2002.

38. US Department of Health and Human Services. OCR Privacy Brief: Summary of the HIPAA Privacy Rule. US Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights, 2003.

39. US Preventive Services Task Force, The Guide to Clinical Preventive Services: Report of the United States Preventive Services Task Force, 3^rd ed. Washington DC: International Medical Publishing, 2002.

40. Wallach JB. Interpretation of Diagnostic Tests, 7^th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott, William and Wilkins, 2000.