This is a computer-based test (CBT).

A number of authoritative texts, such as those listed, are used to develop the Clinical Nurse Specialist in Adult Psychiatric and Mental 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. American Nurses Association. Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements. Silver Spring, MD: Nursesbooks.org, 2001.

2. American Nurses Association. Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice. Silver Spring, MD: Nursebooks.org, 2004.

3. American Nurses Association. Nursing's Social Policy Statement, 2^nd ed. Silver Spring, MD: Nursebooks.org, 2003.

4. American Psychiatric Association. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-TR), 4^th ed. Washington, DC: APA, 2000.

5. American Psychiatric Nurses Association & American Nurses Association. Scope and Standards of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Practice. Silver Spring, MD: Nursesbooks.org, 2000. (Will be replaced by new edition due to be released in 2006)

6. Bickley LS, Szilagyi PG. Bates' Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking, 9^th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott, 2006.

7. Boyd MA. Psychiatric Nursing: Contemporary Practice, 3^rd ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott, 2005.

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

9. Burgess AW. Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nursing. New York: Prentice-Hall, 1998.

10. Daft RL. Organizational Theory and Design, 9^th ed. South-Western College Publishers, 2006.

11. Fischbach F. A Manual of Laboratory & Diagnostic Tests, 7^th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott, 2004.

12. Fitzpatrick JJ, Glasgow A, Young N (eds). Managing Your Practice: A Guide for Advanced Practice Nurses. Springer, 2003.

13. Gabbard GO. Psychodynamic Psychiatry in Clinical Practice, 4^th ed. Arlington, VA: American Psychiatric Press, 2005.

14. Gilman S, Newman SW. Manter and Gatz's Essentials of Clinical Neuroanatomy and Neurophysiology, 10th ed. Philadelphia: FA Davis, 2003.

15. Hamric AB, Spross JA, Hanson C. Advanced Nursing Practice: An Integrative Approach, 4 ^th ed. Philadelphia: Saunders, 2009.

16. Hoff LA. People in Crisis: Clinical and Public Health Perspectives, 5^th ed. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2001.

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

18. Keltner NL, Folks DG. Psychotropic Drugs, 4^th ed. St. Louis: Mosby, 2005.

19. Levenson H, Powers T, Breitman B. Concise Guide to Brief Dynamic and Interpersonal Therapy, 2^nd ed. Washington DC: American Psychiatric Publishing, 2002.

20. Marriner-Tomey A, Alligood MR. Nursing Theorists and Their Work, 6 ^th ed. St. Louis: Mosby, Inc., 2006.

21. Mercer D, Mason T, McKeown M, MacCann G., eds. Forensic Mental Health Care: A Case Study Approach. London: Churchill Livingston, 2000.

22. Naegle M. Addictions and Substance Abuse: Strategies for Advanced Practice Nursing. New York: Prentice-Hall, 2001.

23. National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists. NACNS Statement on Clinical Nurse Specialist Practice & Education. Harrisburg, PA: National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists, 2003.

24. Polit DF, Beck CT. Nursing Research: Principles and Methods, 7^th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott, William and Wilkins 2004.

25. Regel S, Roberts D. Mental Health Liaison: A Handbook for Health Care Professionals. New York: Elsevier Sciences, 2002.

26. Rutan J, Stone W. Psychodynamic Group Psychotherapy, 3^rd ed. New York: Guilford, 2001.

27. Sadock BJ, Sadock VA. Kaplan and Sadock's Synopsis of Psychiatry, 9^th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2003.

28. Schunk DH. Learning Theories: An Educational Perspective, 4^th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Merrill Prentice Hall, 2004.

29. Shea CA, Pelletier LR, Poster EC, Stuart GW, Verhey MP. Advanced Practice Nursing in Psychiatric Mental Health Care. St. Louis: Mosby, Inc., 1999.

30. Sholevar GP, Schwoeri LD, eds. Textbook of Family and Couples Therapy: Clinical Applications. Arlington, VA: American Psychiatric Press, 2003.

31. Stahl SM. Essential Psychopharmacology: The Prescriber's Guide, 2^nd ed. New York: Cambridge university Press, 2006.

32. Stuart, Gail Wiscarz. Principles and Practice of Psychiatric Nursing, 9th ed. St. Louis: Mosby, 2009.

33. Trigoboff E, Wilson BA, Shannon MT, Stang CL. Prentice Hall Psychiatric Drug Guide. Prentice Hall, 2004.