The following bibliography lists the sources used by NBCRNA item writers to support questions on the Continued Professional Certification Assessment. The sources were selected to fit the CPCA and MAC Check content outline - effective beginning 1/1/2023. 

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Approved CPC Assessment and MAC Check References

2025 Approved CPC Assessment References

Cullen BF, Stock MC, et al. Barash, Cullen, and Stoelting’s Clinical Anesthesia. Ninth edition. Wolters Kluwer; 2023.

Ehrenwerth J, Eisenkraft J, Berry J. Anesthesia Equipment: Principles and Applications. Third edition. Saunders (Elsevier); 2020.

Flood P, Rathmell JP, Urman RD, eds. Stoelting's Pharmacology & Physiology in Anesthetic Practice. 6th edition. Wolters Kluwer; 2021.

Gropper MA, Eriksson LI, Fleisher LA, Cohen NH, Leslie K, Johnson-Akeju O. Miller's Anesthesia, 2-Volume Set. Tenth edition. Elsevier; 2024.

Hines RL, Jones SB, eds. Stoelting's Anesthesia and Co-existing Disease. 8th edition. Elsevier; 2021.

Nagelhout JJ, Elisha S, Heiner JS, eds. Nurse Anesthesia. 7th edition. Elsevier; 2022.

Yao F-S F. Yao & Artusio’s Anesthesiology: Problem-Oriented Patient Management. Ninth edition. Wolters Kluwer; 2020.

Additional Resources

American Association of Nurse Anesthetists. American Association of Nurse Anesthetists. AANA Practice Documents website. https://www.aana.com/practice/practice-manual. Continuously updated.

Apfelbaum JL, Hagberg CA, Connis RT, Abdelmalak BB, et al. 2022 American Society of Anesthesiologists Practice Guidelines for Management of the Difficult Airway. Anesthesiology. 2022;136(1):31-81. https://pubs.asahq.org/anesthesiology/article/136/1/31/117915/2022-American-Society-of-Anesthesiologists.

Chung C, Szokol JW, Weigel WA, Thilen SR. New practice guidelines for neuromuscular blockade. APSF Newsletter. 2023;38:2,34,39-41. https://www.apsf.org/wp-content/uploads/newsletters/2023/3802/APSF3802-2023-6-a02-new-practice-guidelines.pdf.

Ushakumari DS, Sladen RN. American Society of Anesthesiologists Consensus-Based Guidance on Preoperative Management of Patients on Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists. Anesthesiology. 2024; 140(2): 346-348. https://pubs.asahq.org/anesthesiology/article-abstract/140/2/346/139420/ASA-Consensus-based-Guidance-on-Preoperative.