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Nurse Executive, Advanced Exam References
(formerly Nursing Administration, Advanced)

IMPORTANT NOTICE

This reference list applies to exams scheduled on or before October 1, 2008

For applicants scheduled to take the exam on or after October 1, 2008, click here.

This is a paper-and-pencil exam

A number of authoritative texts, such as those listed, are used in developing the Nurse Executive, Advanced, 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. Alison SE, McLaughlin-Penpenning KE. Nursing Administration in the 21st C: A Self-care Theory Approach. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 1999.

  2. American Nurses Association. Principles for Nurse Staffing & Patient Outcomes in the Hospital Setting. Annotated bibiography. Washington DC: ANA, 2000.

  3. American Nurses Association. Nursing's Social Policy Statement. Washington, DC: American Nurses Publishing; 1995.

  4. American Nurses Association. Scope and Standards of Practice for Nurse Executives. Washington, DC: American Nurses Publishing; 1996.

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

  6. Benfari RC. Understanding and Changing Your Management Style. San Francisco; Jossey-Bass, 1999.

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

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

  9. Cleverley WO, Cameron AE. Essentials of Health Care Finance, 5th ed. Gaithersburg, MD: Aspen Publishing, 2002.

  10. Curtin L, Dienemann J, Kovner C et al. Principles for Nurse Staffing. Washington DC: American Nurses Association, 1999.

  11. Drucker PF. Management Challenges for the 21st Century. New York: HarperCollins, 1999.

  12. Feldman HR. Strategies for Nursing Leadership. New York: Springer, 2001.

  13. Finkler SA, Ward DM. Issues in Cost Accounting for Health Care Organizations, 2nd ed. Gaithersburg MD: Aspen, 1999.

  14. Golman D, Boyatzes R, McKee A. Primal Leadership: Realizing the Power of Emotional Intelligence. Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 2002.

  15. Grossman SC, Valiga TM. The New Leadership Challenge: Creating the Future of Nursing. Philadelphia: FA Davis, 2000.

  16. Huber D. Leadership and Nursing Care Management. Philadelphia: Saunders, 2000.

  17. Kongstvedt PR.. Managed Care: What It Is and How It Works. Gaithersburg MD: Aspen, 2002.

  18. Longest, Jr. BB, Rakich J, Darr K. Managing Health Services Organizations and Systems, 4th ed. New York: Health Professions Press; 2000.

  19. Marquis BL, Huston CJ. Leadership Roles and Management Functions in Nursing, 3rd ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2000.

  20. Marriner TA. A Guide to Nursing Management and Leadership, 6th ed. St. Louis: Mosby, 2000. ISBN: 0323010660.

  21. McClure ML, Hinshaw, AS. Magnet Hospitals Revisited: Attraction and Retention of Professional Nurses. Washington, DC: American Nurses Publishing; 2002.

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

  23. Rowland HS, Roland BS, eds. Nursing Administration Handbook, 4th ed. Gaithersburg, MD: Aspen Publishers, 1997.

  24. Saba VK et al. (eds.). Essentials of Computers for Nurses: Informatics for the New Millenium. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2001.

  25. Schaffner JW, Pudwig-Beymer P. Rx for the Nursing Shortage: A Guidebook. Chicago, IL: Health Administration Press, 2003.

  26. Simms LM, Price SA, Ervic NE. Professional Practice of Nursing Administration, 3rd ed. Albany NY: Delmar, 2000.

  27. Stanhope M, Lancaster J. Community & Public Health Nursing, 5th ed. St.Louis; Mosby, 2000.

  28. Swansburg RC, Swansburg RJ. Introductory Management & Leadership for Nurses, 2nd ed. Sudbury MA: Jones & Bartlett, 1999.

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

  30. US Public Health Service. Healthy People 2010: Conference Edition, Vols. I & II. 2002.

  31. Wolper LF, ed. Health Care Administration: Planning Implementing & Managing Organized Delivery Systems. 3rd ed. Gaithersburg, MD: Aspen Publishers; 1999.

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