Family Nurse Practitioner Exam References

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A number of authoritative texts, such as those listed, are used in developing the Family Nurse Practitioner 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. American Diabetes Association. Clinical Practice Recommendations, 2004. Diabetes Care, 27:1, 2004.

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

3. American Nurses Association. Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice. Washington DC: American Nurses Publishing, 2004.

4. American Nurses Association. Scope and Standards of Advanced Practice Registered Nursing. Washington, DC: American Nurses Publishing, 1996.

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

6. Barker JL, Burton JR, Zieve PE, eds. Principles of Ambulatory Medicine, 6th ed. Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2003.

7. Bickley LS, Szilagyi PG. Bates= Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking, 8th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2003.

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

9. Burke MM, Laramie JA. Primary Care of the Older Adult: A Multidisciplinary Approach. St. Louis: Mosby, 2004.

10. Burns CE. Pediatric Primary Care: A Handbook for Nurse Practitioners, 3rd ed. Philadelphia: W. B. Saunders, 2004.

11. Burns CE, ed. Pocket Reference for Pediatric Primary Care. Philadelphia: W. B. Saunders, 2001.

12. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Sexually Transmitted Diseases Treatment Guidelines 2002. Atlanta, GA: CDC, 2002.

13. Dunphy LM, Winland-Brown JE. Primary Care: The Art & Science of Advanced Nursing Practice. Philadelphia: FA Davis, 2001.

14. Fenstermacher K, Hudson BT. Practice Guidelines for Family Nurse Practitioners, 3rd ed. Phildelphia: W.B. Saunders, 2004.

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

16. Friedman MM, Bowden VR, Jones EG. Family Nursing: Research, Theory, and Practice, 5th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2003.

17. Gilbert DN. The Sanford Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy 2003, 33rd ed. Hyde Park, VT: Antimicrobial Therapy, Inc., 2003.

18. Glanz K, Lewis KM, eds. Health Behavior and Health Education: Theory, Research and Practice, 3rd ed. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc: 2002.

19. Goroll AH et al. (eds.). Primary Care Medicine, 4th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2000.

20. Graham MV, Uphold CR. Clinical Guidelines in Child Health, 4th ed. Gainesville, FL: Baramarrae Books, 2003.

21. Hamric AB, Spross JA, Hanson C. Advanced Nursing Practice: An Integrative Approach, 3rd ed. Philadelphia: Saunders, 2005.

22. Hoff LA. People in Crisis: Clinical and Public Health Perspectives. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers, 2001.

23. Isada CM et al. Infectious Diseases Handbook, 5th ed. Hudson (Cleveland) OH: Lexi-Comp, 2002.

24. Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure (JNC). 7th Report of the JNC. Washington, DC: National Institutes of Health, 2004.

25. McKance KL, Huether SE. Pathophysiology: The Biologic Basis for Disease in Adults & Children, 4th ed. St. Louis: Mosby, 2002.

26. Murray RB, Zentner JP. Health Promotion Strategies Through the Lifespan, 7th ed. NJ: Prentice-Hall, 2001.

27. National Asthma Education and Prevention Program. Expert Panel Report: Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma. Washington, DC: National Institutes of Health, 2003.

28. National Cholesterol Education Panel. Third Report of the Expert Panel on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Cholesterol in Adults (Adult Treatment Panel III). Washington, DC: National Institutes of Health, 2002.

29. Neinstein LE, ed. Adolescent Health Care: A Practical Guide, 4th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott William and Wilkins: 2002.

30. Polit DF, Beck CT. Nursing Research: Principles & Methods, 7th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott, 2004.

31. Sadock BJ, Sadock VA. Kaplan & Saddock's Synopsis of Psychiatry, 9th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott William and Wilkins, 2003.

32. Seidel HM, Ball JW, Dains JE et al. Mosby=s Guide to Physical Examination, 5th ed. St. Louis: Mosby, 2003.

33. Springhouse Publishing. Procedures for Nurse Practitioners. Springhouse, PA: Springhouse Publishing, 2000.

34. Tarascon Publishing. Tarascon Pocket Pharmacopoeia: 2005 Deluxe Lab-coat Pocket Edition. Lompoc, CA: Tarascon Publishing, 2005.

35. Thompson IE, Melia KM, Boyd KM. Nursing Ethics, 4th ed. Churchill Livingstone, 2000.

36. Tierney LM et al., eds. Current Medical Diagnosis and Treatment 2004, 42nd ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2004.

37. Uphold CR, Graham MV. Clinical Guidelines in Family Practice 4th ed. Gainesville, FL: Barmarrae Books, 2003.

38. US Department of Health and Human Services. Healthy People 2010, 2nd ed. McLean, VA: International Medical Publishing Inc, 2002.

39. US Department of Health and Human Services. OCR Privacy Brief: Summary of the HIPAA Privacy Rule. US Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights, 2003.

40. US Preventive Services Task Force, The Guide to Clinical Preventive Services: Report of the United States Preventive Services Task Force, 3rd ed. Washington DC: International Medical Publishing, 2002.

41. Valanis B. Epidemiology in Health Care, 3rd ed. New York: Appleton & Lange, 1999.

42. Wright LM, Leahey M. Nurses and Families: A Guide to Family Assessment and Interventions, 3rd ed. Philadelphia: FA Davis, 2000.

43. Wynne AL. Pharmacotherapeutics for Nurse Practitioner Prescribers. Philadelphia: FA Davis, 2002.

44. Youngkin EQ, Davis MS. Women's Health: A Primary Care Clinical Guide, 3rd ed. New York: Prentice Hall, 2003.

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