A number of authoritative texts, such as those listed, are used in developing the Child/Adolescent Psychiatric/Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist certification examination. The list is provided as a guide to help you prepare for the examination. It is not intended to be all-inclusive.
American Nurses Association. Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements. Silver Spring, MD: Nursesbooks.org, 2001.
American Nurses Association. Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice. Silver Spring, MD: Nursesbooks.org, 2004.
American Nurses Association. Nursing's Social Policy Statement, 2nd ed. Silver Spring, MD: Nursesbooks.org, 2003.
American Psychiatric Association (APA). Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-TR), 4th ed. Washington DC: APA, 2000.
American Psychiatric Nurses Association & American Nurses Association (ANA). Scope and Standards of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Practice. Silver Spring, MD: Nursesbooks.org, 2000.
Barkley R, Mash E, eds. Child Psychopathology, 2nd ed. New York: Guildford Publications, 2003.
Bezchlibnyk, Butler, Jeffries. Clinical Handbook of Psychotropic Drugs for Children and Adolescents. Toronto: Hogrefe and Huber Publishers, 2004.
Bickley LS, Szilagyi PG. Bates' Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking, 9th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott, 2006.
Boyd MA. Psychiatric Nursing: Contemporary Practice, 3rd ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott, 2004.
Burg FD, Ingelfinger JR, Polin RA, Gershon AA, eds. Gellis & Kagan's Current Pediatric Therapy, 18th ed. Philadelphia: Saunders, 2006.
Fischbach F. A Manual of Laboratory & Diagnostic Tests, 7th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott, 2004.
Gilbert S, Newman SW. Manter and Gatz's Essentials of Neuroanatomy and Neurophysiology, 10th ed. Philadelphia: FA Davis, 2003.
Glantz SA. Primer of Biostatistics, 6th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2005.
Green WH. Child and Adolescent Clinical Psychopharmacology, 3rd ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott, William and Wilkins, 2001. (New edition due to be published in October 2006)
Hamric AB, Spross JA, Hanson C. Advanced Nursing Practice: An Integrative Approach, 4th ed. Philadelphia: Saunders, 2009.
Hay WW, Hayward AR, Levin MJ, Sondheimer JM, eds. Current Pediatric Diagnosis & Treatment, 17th ed. Stamford CT: Appleton & Lange, 2005.
Hensen M, Biaggio M, eds. Effective Brief Therapies: A Clinician's Guide. Academic Press, 2000.
Kazdin A, Weitz J, eds. Evidence-Based Psychotherapies for Children and Adolescents. New York: Guildford Publications, 2003.
Keltner NL, Folks DG. Psychotropic Drugs, 4th ed. St. Louis: Mosby, 2005.
Levenson H, Powers T, Breitman B. Concise Guide to Brief Dynamic and Interpersonal Therapy, 2nd ed. Washington DC: American Psychiatric Publishing, 2002.
Lewis M, ed. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: A Comprehensive Textbook, 3rd ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott William and Wilkins, 2002.
Martin A., Scahill L, Charney DS, Leckman JF, eds. Pediatric Psychopharmacology: Principles and Practice. New York: Oxford University Press, 2003.
National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists. NACNS Statement on Clinical Nurse Specialist Practice & Education. Harrisburg, PA: National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists, 2003.
Nichols NP, Schwartz RC. Family Therapy: Concepts and Methods, 6th ed. Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon, 2003.
Pickering LK, ed. Red Book: 2003 Report of the Committee on Infectious Diseases, 26th ed. Elk Grove, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics, 2003. (New edition due to be published in June 2006)
Polit DF, Beck CT. Nursing Research: Principles & Methods, 7th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott, 2004.
Saddock BJ, Saddock VA. Kaplan & Saddock's Synopsis of Psychiatry, 9th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott William and Wilkins, 2002.
Stuart GW, Laraia MT. Principles and Practice of Psychiatric Nursing, 9 th ed. St. Louis: Mosby, 2009.
Wright LM, Leahey M. Nurses and Families: A Guide to Family Assessment and Interventions, 4th ed. Philadelphia: FA Davis, 2005.
Yalom ID. Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy, 5th ed. Basic Books, 2005.