This is a computer-based test (CBT).

A number of authoritative texts, such as those listed, are used to develop the Informatics Nurse (27) 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. Amataykul MK. Electronic Health Records: A Practical Guide for Professionals and Organizations. 3^rd ed. Chicago, Ill: American Health Information Management Association; 2007.

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

3. American Nurses Association. Nursing Informatics: Scope and Standards of Practice. Silver Spring, Md: American Nurses Publishing; 2008.

4. Anderson JG, Goodman KW. Ethics and Information Technology: A Case-Based Approach to a Health Care System in Transition. New York, NY: Springer-Verlag; 2002.

5. Armstrong ML, Frueh S, eds. Telecommunications for Nurses: Providing Successful Distance Education and Telehealth. 2^nd ed. New York, NY: Springer; 2003.

6. Arlotto P. Oakes J. Return on Investment: Maximizing the Value of Healthcare Information Technology. Chicago, Ill: Healthcare Information & Management Systems Society; 2003.

7. Ball MJ, Hannah KJ, Newbold SK, Douglas JV, eds. Nursing Informatics: Where Caring and Technology Meet. New York, NY: Springer; 2000.

8. Ball MJ, Weaver CA, Kiel JM, eds. Health Care Information Management Systems: Cases, Strategies, and Solutions. 3^rd ed. New York, NY: Springer; 2004.

9. Bastable SB, ed. Nurse as Educator: Principles of Teaching and Learning for Nursing Practice. 2^nd ed. Sudbury, Mass: Jones & Bartlett Publishers; 2003.

10. Dewan NA, Lorenzi NM, Riley RT, Bhattacharya SR, ed. Behavioral Healthcare Informatics: A Practical Guide for the Clinician. New York, NY: Springer-Verlag; 2006.

11. Englebardt SP, Nelson R. Health Care Informatics: An Interdisciplinary Approach. St Louis, Mo: Mosby Inc; 2002.

12. Hebda TL, Czar P, Mascara C. Handbook of Informatics for Nurses and Health Care Professionals. 3^rd ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall; 2005.

13. Hebda TL, Czar P, Mascara CM. Internet Resource Guide for Nurses and Health Care Professionals. 3^rd ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall; 2005.

14. Hunt EC, Sproat SB, Kitzmiller RR. The Nursing Informatics Implementation Guide. New York, NY: Springer-Verlag; 2004.

15. Johns ML. Health Information Management Technology: An Applied Approach. 2^nd ed. Chicago, Ill: American Health Information Management Association; 2006.

16. Joos I, Whitman NI, Smith MJ, Nelson R. Introduction to Computers for Healthcare Professionals. 4^th ed. Sudbury, Mass: Jones & Bartlett Publishers; 2005.

17. Kendall KE, Kendall JE. Systems Analysis and Design. 7^th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall; 2007.

18. Laudon KC, Laudon JP. Essentials of Management Information Systems. 5^th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall; 2003.

19. Marquis BL, Huston CJ. Leadership Roles and Management Functions in Nursing. 6^th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2008.

20. Melnyk BM, Fineout-Overholt E. Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing and Healthcare: A Guide to Best Practice. Philadelphia, Pa: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2005.

21. Nelson R, Ball MJ. Consumer Informatics: Applications and Strategies in Cyber Health Care. New York, NY: Springer-Verlag; 2004.

22. O'Carroll PW, Yasnoff WA, Ward ME, Ripp LH, Martin E, eds. Public Health Informatics and Information Systems. New York, NY: Springer-Verlag; 2003.

23. Polit DF, Beck CT. Nursing Research: Principles and Methods. 7^th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2004.

24. Reynolds G. Ethics in Information Technology. 2^nd ed. Boston, Mass: Thomson Course Technology; 2006.

25. Rob P, Coronel CM. Database Systems: Design, Implementation and Management. 7^th ed. Boston, Mass: Thomson Course Technology; 2006.

26. Saba VK, McCormick KA. Essentials of Nursing Informatics. 4^th ed. Backlick, Ohio: McGraw-Hill; 2006.

27. Schwalbe K. Information Technology Project Management. 5^th ed. Boston, Mass: Thomson Course Technology; 2007.

28. Sharp H, Preece J, Rogers Y. Interaction Design: Beyond Human Computer Interaction. 2^nd ed. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons; 2007.

29. Shortliffe EH, Cimino JJ, eds. Medical Informatics: Computer Applications in Health Care and Biomedicine. 3^rd ed. New York, NY: Springer; 2007.

30. Swansburg RC, Swansburg RJ. Introductory Management and Leadership for Nurses. 2^nd ed. Sudbury, Mass: Jones & Bartlett Publishers; 1999.

31. Thede LQ. Informatics and Nursing: Opportunities and Challenges. Philadelphia, Pa: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2003.

32. Turban E, Aaronson JE, Ting-Peng L. Decision Support Systems and Intelligent Systems. 7^th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall; 2004.

33. Weaver CA, Delaney CW, Weber P, Carr R, eds. Nursing and Informatics for the 21^st Century: An International Look at Practice, Trends and the Future. Chicago, Ill: Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society; 2006.

34. Whitten JL, Bentley LD. Systems Analysis and Design Methods. 7^th ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Higher Education; 2006.