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Nurse Executive, Advanced Exam References
(formerly Nursing Administration, Advanced)

This is a paper-and-pencil exam

A number of authoritative texts, such as those listed, are used in developing the Nurse Executive, Advanced, certification examination. The list is provided as a guide to help you prepare for the examination. It is not intended to be all-inclusive. Click a hyperlinked title to view or buy online.

  1. Alison SE, McLaughlin-Penpenning KE. Nursing Administration in the 21st C: A Self-care Theory Approach. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 1999.

  2. American Nurses Association. Principles for Nurse Staffing & Patient Outcomes in the Hospital Setting. Annotated bibiography. Washington DC: ANA, 2000.

  3. American Nurses Association. Nursing's Social Policy Statement. Washington, DC: American Nurses Publishing; 1995.

  4. American Nurses Association. Scope and Standards of Practice for Nurse Executives. Washington, DC: American Nurses Publishing; 1996.

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

  6. Benfari RC. Understanding and Changing Your Management Style. San Francisco; Jossey-Bass, 1999.

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

  8. Burns N, Grove SK. The Practice of Nursing Research: Conduct, Critique and Utilization. 4th ed. Philadelphia: W.B.Saunders Co.; 2001.

  9. Cleverley WO, Cameron AE. Essentials of Health Care Finance, 5th ed. Gaithersburg, MD: Aspen Publishing, 2002.

  10. Curtin L, Dienemann J, Kovner C et al. Principles for Nurse Staffing. Washington DC: American Nurses Association, 1999.

  11. Drucker PF. Management Challenges for the 21st Century. New York: HarperCollins, 1999.

  12. Feldman HR. Strategies for Nursing Leadership. New York: Springer, 2001.

  13. Finkler SA, Ward DM. Issues in Cost Accounting for Health Care Organizations, 2nd ed. Gaithersburg MD: Aspen, 1999.

  14. Golman D, Boyatzes R, McKee A. Primal Leadership: Realizing the Power of Emotional Intelligence. Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 2002.

  15. Grossman SC, Valiga TM. The New Leadership Challenge: Creating the Future of Nursing. Philadelphia: FA Davis, 2000.

  16. Huber D. Leadership and Nursing Care Management. Philadelphia: Saunders, 2000.

  17. Kongstvedt PR.. Managed Care: What It Is and How It Works. Gaithersburg MD: Aspen, 2002.

  18. Longest, Jr. BB, Rakich J, Darr K. Managing Health Services Organizations and Systems, 4th ed. New York: Health Professions Press; 2000.

  19. Marquis BL, Huston CJ. Leadership Roles and Management Functions in Nursing, 3rd ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2000.

  20. Marriner TA. A Guide to Nursing Management and Leadership, 6th ed. St. Louis: Mosby, 2000. ISBN: 0323010660.

  21. McClure ML, Hinshaw, AS. Magnet Hospitals Revisited: Attraction and Retention of Professional Nurses. Washington, DC: American Nurses Publishing; 2002.

  22. Polit DF, Beck CT, Hungler BP. Essentials of Nursing Research: Methods, Appraisal, and Utilization, 5th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott, 2001.

  23. Rowland HS, Roland BS, eds. Nursing Administration Handbook, 4th ed. Gaithersburg, MD: Aspen Publishers, 1997.

  24. Saba VK et al. (eds.). Essentials of Computers for Nurses: Informatics for the New Millenium. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2001.

  25. Schaffner JW, Pudwig-Beymer P. Rx for the Nursing Shortage: A Guidebook. Chicago, IL: Health Administration Press, 2003.

  26. Simms LM, Price SA, Ervic NE. Professional Practice of Nursing Administration, 3rd ed. Albany NY: Delmar, 2000.

  27. Stanhope M, Lancaster J. Community & Public Health Nursing, 5th ed. St.Louis; Mosby, 2000.

  28. Swansburg RC, Swansburg RJ. Introductory Management & Leadership for Nurses, 2nd ed. Sudbury MA: Jones & Bartlett, 1999.

  29. Thompson IE, Melia KM, Boyd KM, Nursing Ethics, 4th ed. New York: Churchill Livingstone, 2001.

  30. US Public Health Service. Healthy People 2010: Conference Edition, Vols. I & II. 2002.

  31. Wolper LF, ed. Health Care Administration: Planning Implementing & Managing Organized Delivery Systems. 3rd ed. Gaithersburg, MD: Aspen Publishers; 1999.

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