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Family Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Exam References

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A number of authoritative texts, such as those listed, are used to develop the Family Psychiatric/Mental Health 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 Nurses Association. Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements. Washington, DC: American Nurses Publishing, 2001.

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

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

  4. American Psychiatric Nurses Association & American Nurses Association. Scope and Standards of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Practice. Washington, DC: ANA, 2000.

  5. Antai-Otong D (ed). Psychiatric Nursing: Biological & Behavioral Concepts. New York, NY: Delmar, 2003.

  6. Barkley R, Mash E, eds. Child Psychopathology, 2nd ed. New York: Guildford Publications, 2003.

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

  8. Blazer DG, Steffens DG, Busse EW. Textbook of Geriatric Psychiatry, 3rd ed. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Association, 2004.

  9. Boyd MA. Psychiatric Nursing: Contemporary Practice, 2nd ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott, 2002.

  10. Burgess AW, ed. Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nursing. New York: Prentice-Hall, 1998.

  11. Dipiro JT, Talbert RL, Yee GC et al. (eds.). Pharmacotherapy: A Pathophysiological Approach, 5th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2002.

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

  13. Gilman S, Newman SW. Manter and Gatz's Essentials of Clinical Neuroanatomy and Neurophysiology, 10th ed. Philadelphia: FA Davis, 2003.

  14. Goldenberg I, Goldenberg H. Family Therapy: An Overview, 6th ed. Stamford: Wadsworth, 2004.

  15. Green WH. Child and Adolescent Clinical Psychopharmacology, 3rd ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2001.

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

  17. Hoff LA. People in Crisis: Clinical and Public Health Perspectives, 5th ed. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2001.

  18. Kasper DL, Braunwald E, Fauci AS et al (eds.). Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 16th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2005.

  19. Kazdin AE, Weisz JR. Evidence-Based Psychotherapies for Children and Adolescents. New York, NY: The Guilford Press, 2003.

  20. Keltner NL, Folks DG. Psychotropic Drugs, 3rd ed. St. Louis: Mosby, 2001. (4th ed due in 2005; not yet released)

  21. Kneisl C, Wilson H, Trigoboff E. Contemporary Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing. Saddle River, NY: Pearson Publishers, 2004.

  22. Lewis M, ed. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: A Comprehensive Textbook, 3rd ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott William and Wilkins, 2003.

  23. Nichols NP, Schwartz RC. Family Therapy: Concepts and Methods, 6th ed. Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon, 2003.

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

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

  26. Sajatovic M, Ramirez L. Rating Scales in Mental Health (Mental Health Series), 2nd ed. Hudson, OH: Lexi-Comp Inc, 2003.

  27. Schwartz L, Preece P, Hendry R. Medical Ethics. Philadelphia: Saunders, 2003.

  28. Sholevar GP, Schwoeri LD, eds. Textbook of Family and Couples Therapy: Clinical Applications. Arlington, VA: American Psychiatric Press, 2003.

  29. Stuart GW, Laraia MT. Principles and Practice of Psychiatric Nursing, 8th ed. St. Louis: Mosby, 2005.

  30. Turkoski BB, Lance BR, Bonfiglio MF. Lexicomp's Drug Information Handbook for Advanced Practice Nursing, 5th ed. Hudson, OH: Lexi-Comp Inc, 2003.

  31. Varcarolis EM. Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, 4th ed. Philadelphia: Saunders, 2002.

  32. Werry JS, Aman MG. Practitioners Guide to Psychoactive Drugs for Children and Adolescents, 2nd ed. New York, NY: Plenum Publishing Corporation, 1999.

  33. Yalom I. The Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy, 4th ed. New York: Basic Books, 1995. (5th ed due in 2005; not yet released.)

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