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2009 Examination Info

Fall Exam: Sunday, October 18

Application Deadline:
August 12, 2009
*$50 late fee if postmarked after August 12

Late Application Deadline: August 19, 2009
*$100 late fee if postmarked after August 19

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ABCGN Core Reference Library

GENERAL NURSING CARE:  DOMAIN 1

Medical Surgical Nursing Texts;

Lewis, Sharon L. et al Medical-Surgical Nursing:  Assessment and Management of Clinical Problems 7th Ed. Volume 1 and 2 St. Louis:  Mosby, Inc 2007

Anatomy/Physiology
Feldman, Sleisenger et al, Sleisenger and Fordtrans’s Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease:Pathophysiology/Diagnosis and Management Volume 1 and 2 Elsevier Science, 2002

Hepatology
Zakim D. Boyer: Hepatology, A Textbook of Liver Disease, 5th Edition WB Saunders, Philadelphia, 2003  

Pharmacology
Physicians Desk Reference – 2007

Nursing 2009 Drug Handbook (29th Edition)

Kost, Michael, Moderate Sedation/Analgesia:  Core Competencies for Practice 2nd Edition, Elsevier inc. 2004

GASTROENTEROLOGICAL PROCEDURES:  DOMAIN 11

Endoscopic Procedures
:
SGNA Core Curriculum, Gastroenterology Nursing: A Core Curriculum, 4th Ed. 2008

SGNA Manual of Gastrointestinal Procedures, 5th Ed. 2004

PATIENT CARE INTERVENTIONS:  DOMAIN III

     *Refer to reference for Domain I and Domain II

PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS:  DOMAIN IV

Polit, Denise F. & Beck, Cheryl Tatano, Nursing Research: Principles and Methods 7th Edition, 2004 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

JCAHO Text - Comprehensive Accreditation Manual for Ambulatory Care, 2005-2006

JCAHO Text – Comprehensive Accreditation Manual for Hospitals 2005-2006

JCAHO Text – Anesthesia and Sedation 2001

CDC/ HIPPA– http://www.cdc.gov and http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/hipaa/

Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates.  Chicago.  SGNA Guidelines

Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates.  Chicago.  SGNA Position Statements

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