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Perinatal Nurse Exam References

This is a paper-and-pencil exam

A number of authoritative texts, such as those listed, are used to develop the Perinatal Nurse 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. Andrews MM, Boyle JS. Transcultural Concepts in Nursing Care. 4th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins; 2002.

  2. Association of Women's Health Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses. Fetal Heart Monitoring Principles & Practices. 3rd ed. Washington, DC: AWHONN; 2003.

  3. Blackburn ST. Maternal, Fetal and Neonatal Physiology: A Clinical Perspective. 2nd ed. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders Co.; 2002.

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

  5. Briggs GG, Freeman RK, Yaffe SJ. Drugs in Pregnancy and Lactation: A Reference Guide to Fetal and Neonatal Risk. 6th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins; 2001.

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

  7. Creasy RK, Resnik R, eds. Maternal-Fetal Medicine. 4th ed. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders Co.; 1999.

  8. Gabbe SG, Niebyl JR, Simpson JL, eds. Obstetrics: Normal and Problem Pregnancies. 4th ed. London: Churchhill Livingstone; 2002.

  9. Gilbert ES, Harmon JS. Manual of High-Risk Pregnancy and Delivery. 3rd ed. St. Louis: Mosby; 2002.

  10. Gorrie TM, McKinney ES, Murray SS. Foundations of Maternal Newborn Nursing, 3rd ed. Philadelphia; W.B. Saunders Co.; 1998.

  11. Huber D. Leadership and Nursing Care Management. 2nd ed. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders Co., 2000.

  12. Kenner CA, Wright Lott J. Comprehensive Neonatal Nursing. 3rd ed. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders; 2003.

  13. Lawrence RA, Lawrence RM. Breastfeeding; A Guide for the Medical Profession. 5th ed. St. Louis: Mosby-Year Book; 1999.

  14. Leininger M, McFarland M. Transcultural Nursing: Concepts, Theories, Research and Practice. 3rd ed. New York: McGraw-Hill Professional; 2002.

  15. Lowdermilk DL, Perry SE, Bobak IM. Maternity and Women's Health Care. 7th ed. St. Louis: Mosby-Year Book; 2000.

  16. Mandeville LK, Troiano NH. AWHONN's High Risk and Critical Care Intrapartum Nursing. 2nd ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins; 1999.

  17. Mattson S, Smith JE, eds. Core Curriculum for Maternal-Newborn Nursing. 2nd ed. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders Co.; 2000.

  18. Menihan CA, Zottoli EK. Electronic Fetal Monitoring Concepts and Applications. Philadelphia: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins; 2001.

  19. Murray M. Antepartal and Intrapartal Fetal Monitoring. 2nd ed. Albuquerque: Learning Resources International, New York; 1997.

  20. Nichols F, Humenick S. Childbirth Education: Practice, Research, and Theory. 2nd ed. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders Co.; 2000

  21. Olds SB, London ML, Ladewig PW. Maternal-Newborn Nursing: A Family- and Community-Based Approach. 6th ed. Reading, MA: Prentice-Hall; 1999.

  22. Pillitteri BA, Nettina SM. Maternal and Child Health Nursing: Care of the Childbearing and Childrearing Family. 2nd ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2002.

  23. Pesut DJ, Herman J. Clinical Reasoning: The Art and Science of Critical and Creative Thinking. 2nd ed. Independence, KY: Delmar Learning; 1999.

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

  25. Reeder SJ, Martin LL, Koniak-Griffin D. Maternity Nursing: Family, Newborn, and Women's Health Care. 18th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott; 1997.

  26. Simpson KR, Creehan PA, eds. AWHONN's Perinatal Nursing. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 1996.

  27. Skidmore-Roth L. 2006 Mosby's Nursing Drug Reference. St. Louis: Mosby; 2005.

  28. Springhouse Publishing Company. Nursing 2003 Drug Handbook. Philadelphia: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins; 2002.

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

  30. Tiran D, Mack S. Complementary Therapies for Pregnance and Childbirth. 2nd ed. London: Bailliere Tindall; 2002.

  31. Williams JW, Cunningham FG, eds. Williams Obstetrics. 21st ed. New York: McGraw-Hill Professional; 2001.

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