A number of authoritative texts, such as those listed, are used to develop the clinical specialist in pediatric nursing 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 Diabetes Association. Clinical practice recommendations, 2007. Diabetes Care. 2007;30:S3-S103. Available at: http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/vol30/suppl_1/.
American Nurses Association. Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements. Silver Spring, Md: American Nurses Publishing; 2001.
American Nurses Association. Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice. Silver Spring, Md: American Nurses Publishing; 2003.
American Nurses Association. Nursing's Social Policy Statement. 2nd ed. Silver Spring, Md: American Nurses Publishing; 2003.
Ball JW, Bindler R. Pediatric Nursing: Caring for Children. 4th ed. East Rutherford, NJ: Prentice Hall; 2007.
Bowden VR, Dickey SB, Greenberg CS. Children and Their Families: The Continuum of Care. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders; 1998.
Burg FD, Polin RA, Gershon AA, Ingelfinger JR. Current Pediatric Therapy. 18th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders; 2006.
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Burns N, Grove SK. The Practice of Nursing Research: Conduct, Critique, and Utilization. 4th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders; 2009.
Green M, Palfrey JS, eds. Bright Futures: Guidelines for Health Supervision of Infants, Children, and Adolescents. 2nd ed. Arlington, Va: National Center for Education in Maternal Child Health; 2002. Available at: www.brightfutures.org/bf2/pdf.
Hamric AB, Spross JA, Hanson CM. Advanced Practice Nursing: An Integrative Approach. 4th ed. St Louis, Mo: Saunders; 2005.
Hickey JV, Ouimette RM, Venegoni SL. Advanced Practice Nursing: Roles and Clinical Applications. 2nd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2000.
Hockenberry MJ, Wilson D. Wong's Nursing Care of Infants and Children. 8th ed. St Louis, Mo: Mosby Inc; 2007.
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Jackson Allen P, Vessey JA. Primary Care of the Child with a Chronic Condition. 4th ed. St Louis, Mo: Mosby Inc; 2007.
King CK, Glass R, Bresee JS, Duggan C. Managing Acute Gastroenteritis Among Children: Oral Rehydration, Maintenance, and Nutritional Therapy. MMWR Recomm Rep. 2003;52:1-16. Available at: www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/RR/RR5216.pdf.
Melnyk B, Fineout-Overholt E. Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing and Healthcare: A Guide to Best Practice. Philadelphia, Pa: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2005.
National Asthma Education and Prevention Program. Expert Panel Report: Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma—Update on Selected Topics 2002. Bethesda, Md: National Institutes of Health; 2003. Available at: www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/asthma/asthmafullrpt.pdf.
Patrick K, Spear B, Holt K, Sofka D, eds. Bright Futures in Practice: Physical Activity. Arlington, Va: National Center for Education in Maternal Child Health; 2001. Available at: www.brightfutures.org/physicalactivity/pdf/index.html.
Pickering LK, Baker CJ, Long SS, McMillan JA, eds. Red Book: 2006 Report of the Committee on Infectious Diseases. 27th ed. Elk Grove Village, Ill: American Academy of Pediatrics; 2006.
Pillitteri A. Maternal & Child Health Nursing: Care of the Childbearing and Childrearing Family. 5th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2006.
Polit DF, Beck CT. Essentials ofNursing Research: Methods, Appraisal, and Utilization. 6th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2005.
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Robertson J, Shilkofski N, eds. The Harriet Lane Handbook: A Manual for Pediatric House Officers. 18th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Mosby Inc; 2008.
Society of Pediatric Nurses, American Nurses Association. Scope and Standards of Pediatric Nursing Practice. Silver Spring, Md: American Nurses Publishing; 2003.
Story M, Holt K, Sofka D, eds. Bright Futures in Practice: Nutrition. 2nd ed. Arlington, Va: National Center for Education in Maternal Child Health; 2002. Available at: www.brightfutures.org/nutrition/pdf/.
Taketomo CK, Hodding JH, Kraus DM. Pediatric Dosage Handbook. 14th ed. Hudson, Ohio: Lexi-Comp Inc; 2007.
US Department of Health & Human Services. Healthy People 2010 Volume 1: Understanding and Improving Health & Objectives for Improving Health (Part A: Focus Areas 1-14). 2nd ed. Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office; 2000. Available at: www.healthypeople.gov/Document/tableofcontents.htm#volume1.
US Department of Health & Human Services. Healthy People 2010 Volume 2: Objectives for Improving Health (Part B: Focus Areas 15-28). 2nd ed. Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office; 2000. Available at: www.healthypeople.gov/Document/tableofcontents.htm#volume2.