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2008 Examination Sites
RN Certification Exam
Application Deadline – March 12, 2008
Late Application Deadline – March 19, 2008

More Sites and Dates to Come!

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

Pagana, Kathleen et al, Diagnostic testing and Nursing Implications: a Cast Study Approach 5th editions St. Louis: Mosby Inc 1999? 

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 2006 Drug Handbook (26th 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, 3rd Ed. 2003

SGNA Procedure Manual

Cotton, Peter et al, Practical Gastrointestinal Endoscopy: The Fundamentals 5th Ed. Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2003
Manometry:
Castel, D., Diederich,L & Castell,L Esophageal Motility and pH testing Technique and Interpretation 3rd Edition, 2000 Sandhill Scientific, Inc

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/

Hall, Jackhal, Law & Ethics for Clinicians, JackhalBooks, 2002 –


Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates.  Chicago.  SGNA Guidelines

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

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