This is a computer-based test (CBT).

A number of authoritative texts, such as those listed, are used to develop the Psychiatric and Mental Health Nurse 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: American Nurses Publishing; 2001.

2. American Nurses Association. Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice. Silver Spring, Md: American Nurses Publishing; 2004.

3. American Nurses Association, American Psychiatric Nurses Association. Scope and Standards of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Practice. Silver Spring, Md: American Nurses Publishing; 2000.

4. American Psychiatric Association. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders: Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR). 4^th ed. Arlington, Va: American Psychiatric Publishing Inc; 2000.

5. Bartlett JG, Gallant JE. 2005-2006 Medical Management of HIV Infection. Baltimore, Md: Johns Hopkins Medicine Health Publishing; 2005.

6. Bickley LS, Szilagyi PG. Bates' Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking. 9^th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2005.

7. Boyd MA. Psychiatric Nursing: Contemporary Practice. 3^rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2005.

8. Center for Substance Abuse Treatment. Substance Abuse Treatment and Family Therapy. Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) Series 39. Rockville, Md: Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration; 2004. Available at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?rid=hstat5.chapter.70382.

9. Center for Substance Abuse Treatment. Substance Abuse Treatment for Persons with Co-Occurring Disorders. Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) Series 42. Rockville, Md: Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration; 2005. Available at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?rid=hstat5.chapter.74073.

10. Jarvis C, ed. Physical Examination and Health Assessment. 5^th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Grune & Stratton Inc; 2008.

11. Kneisl CR, Wilson HS, Trigoboff E, Fontaine K. Contemporary Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing and Clinical Companion for Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing. East Rutherford, NJ: Prentice Hall; 2004.

12. Lipson JG, Dibble SL, eds. Culture and Clinical Care. 2^nd ed. San Francisco, Cal: UCSF Nursing Press; 2005.

13. Meleis AI. Theoretical Nursing: Development and Progress. 3^rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2005.

14. Polit DF, Beck CT. Nursing Research: Principles and Practice. 7^th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2003.

15. Shives LR. Basic Concepts of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing. 6^th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2004.

16. Stuart GW, Laraia MT. Principles and Practice of Psychiatric Nursing. 9^th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Mosby; 2009.

17. Townsend MC. Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: Concepts of Care. Philadelphia, Pa: FA Davis Co; 2005.

18. Trigoboff E, Wilson BA, Shannon MT, Stang CL. Prentice Hall Psychiatric Drug Guide. East Rutherford, NJ: Prentice Hall PTR; 2005.

19. Varcarolis EM, Carson VB, Shoemaker N. Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: A Clinical Approach. 4^th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders; 2006.

20. Wilson BA, Shannon MT, Stang CL, Shields K. Prentice Hall Nurse's Drug Guide 2007. East Rutherford, NJ: Prentice Hall; 2006.

21. Wright LM, Leahey M. Nurses and Families: A Guide to Family Assessment and Intervention. 4^th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: FA Davis Co; 2005.

22. Yalom ID, Leszcz M. The Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy. 5^th ed. New York, NY: Basic Books; 2005.