This is a computer-based test (CBT).

A number of authoritative texts, such as those listed, are used in developing the Pain Management Nurse certification examination. This list is provided as a guide to help you prepare for the examination. It is not intended to be all inclusive.

1. American Geriatric Society (AGS). The Management of Persistent Pain in Older Persons: AGS Panel on Persistent Pain in Older Persons. Journal of the American Geriatric Society, June 2002;S:205-224

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

3. American Pain Society. Definitions Related to the Use of Opioids for the Treatment of Pain: A Consensus Document From the American Academy of Pain Medicine, The American Pain Society, and the American Society of Addiction Medicine. Glenview, IL: American Pain Society, 2001.

4. 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.

5. American Pain Society, Guideline for the Management of Pain in Osteoarthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis and Juvenile Chronic Arthritis, Clinical Practice Guideline #2. Glenview, IL: American Pain Society, 2002.

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

7. American Society of Pain Management Nurses (ASPMN). Position Statement: On Assisted Suicide. Pensacola, FL: ASPMN, 1998.

8. American Society of Pain Management Nurses. Position Statement: On End-of-Life Care. Pensacola, FL: ASPMN, 1998.

9. American Society of Pain Management Nurses. Position Statement: Pain Management in Patients with Addictive Disease. Pensacola, FL: ASPMN, 2002.

10. American Society of Pain Management Nurses. Position Statement: Use of Placebos for Pain Management. Pensacola, FL: ASPMN, 1996.

11. American Society of Pain Management Nurses. Standards of Clinical Practice for the Specialty of Pain Management Nursing. Pensacola, FL: ASPMN, 1998.

12. American Society of Pain Management Nurses (St. Marie B, ed). Core Curriculum for Pain Management Nursing. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders Co., 2002.

13. American Society of Pain Management Nurses/American Pain Society. Joint Statement: Promoting Pain Relief and Preventing Abuse of Pain Medications: A Critical Balancing Act. Pensacola, FL: ASPMN, 2001.

14. Benzon HT, Rathmell JP, Wu C, Turk D, Argoff C. Raj's Practical Management of Pain, 4^th ed. St. Louis: Mosby, 2009.

15. Ferrell BR, Coyle N. Palliative Care Nursing. New York: Oxford University Press, 2001.

16. Gordon DB, Dahl J, Phillips P, et al. The use of "as needed" range orders for opioid analgesics in the management of acute pain: a consensus statement of the American Society for Pain Management Nursing and the American Pain Society. Pain Management Nursing. 2004; 5, 2:53-58.

17. Lubkin IM, Larsen PD. Chronic Illness: Impact and Interventions, 5^th ed. Sudwell, MA: Jones & Bartlett Pub., 2002.

18. McCaffery M, Pasero C. Pain: Clinical Manual, 2^nd ed. St. Louis: Mosby, 1999.

19. Melzack R, Wall PD. Handbook of Pain Management: A Clinical Companion to Wall and Melzack's Textbook of Pain. London: Churchill-Livingstone, 2003.

20. Munafo M, Trim J. Chronic Pain: A Handbook for Nurses. London: Butterworth-Heinemann, 2000.

21. Raj PP, ed. Pain Medicine: A Comprehensive Review, 2^nd ed. St. Louis: Mosby, 2003.

22. Redman BK. The Practice of Patient Education, 10^th ed. St. Louis: Mosby, 2007.

23. Schehter NL, Berde CB, Yaster M, eds. Pain in Infants, Children, Adolescents, 2^nd ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2003.

24. Seidel HM, Ball JW, Dains JE et al. Mosby's Guide to Physical Examination, 6^th ed. St. Louis: Mosby, 2006.

25. Skidmore-Roth L. 2009 Mosby's Nursing Drug Reference. St. Louis: Mosby, 2009.