The following bibliography lists the sources used by NBCRNA item writers to support questions on both the National Certification Examination (NCE) and Self-Evaluation Examination (SEE). Experts review this bibliography regularly and select sources to fit the content outline. Included in this list are links on the topic of professional issues in nurse anesthesia practice. Topics related to professional issues now appear on the NCE and SEE content outlines under General Principles of Anesthesia. See also the NCE Professional Practice Analysis (PPA) Executive Summary.
This bibliography represents sources currently used by NBCRNA's expert item writers. However, there have been other resources used in the past to write items that may still be active on the exam.
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NCE and SEE FY 2024-2025 Bibliography
Bickley LS, Szilagyi PG, Hoffman RM, Soriano RP. Bates’ Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking. 13th ed. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2023.
Chestnut DH, Wong CA, Tsen LC, Ngan Kee WD, Beilin Y, Mhyre JM, Bateman BT, eds. Chestnut's Obstetric Anesthesia: Principles and Practice. 6th edition. Elsevier; 2020.
Coté CJ, Lerman J, Anderson BJ. Coté, Lerman, and Anderson’s A Practice of Anesthesia for Infants and Children. 7th edition. Elsevier; 2024.
Cullen BF, Stock MC, Ortega R, Sharar SR, Holt NF, Connor CW, Nathan N, eds. Barash, Cullen, and Stoelting’s Clinical Anesthesia. 9th edition. Wolters Kluwer; 2024.
Ehrenwerth J, Eisenkraft J, Berry J, eds. Anesthesia Equipment: Principles and Applications. 3rd edition. Elsevier; 2020.
Flood P, Rathmell JP, Urman RD, eds. Stoelting's Pharmacology & Physiology in Anesthetic Practice. 6th edition. Wolters Kluwer; 2021.
Furstein J. Pediatric Anesthesia: A Comprehensive Approach to Safe and Effective Care. Springer; 2022.
Garcia TB. 12-Lead ECG: The Art of Interpretation. 2nd edition. Jones & Bartlett Learning; 2013.
Gropper MA, Cohen NH, Eriksson LI, Fleisher LA, Johnson Akeja S, Leslie K. Miller’s Anesthesia (Vols. 1-2). 10th edition. Elsevier; 2024.
Hadzic A. Hadzic’s Peripheral Nerve Blocks and Anatomy for Ultrasound-Guided Regional Anesthesia. 3rd edition. McGraw-Hill, 2021.
Hall JE, Hall ME. Guyton and Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology. 14th edition. Elsevier; 2020.
Hines RL, Jones SB, eds. Stoelting's Anesthesia and Co-existing Disease. 8th edition. Elsevier; 2021.
Jaffe RA, Schmiesing CA, Golianu B. Anesthesiologist's Manual of Surgical Procedures. 6th ed. Wolters Kluwer; 2020.
Nagelhout JJ, Elisha S, Heiner JS, eds. Nurse Anesthesia. 7th edition. Elsevier; 2022.
Soni NJ, Arntfield R, Kory P. Point-of-Care Ultrasound. 2nd edition. Elsevier; 2019.
Additional Resources
American Association of Nurse Anesthetists. AANA Practice Documents website. https://www.aana.com/practice/practice-manual.
American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA). Infection Prevention and Control Guidelines for Anesthesia Care. AANA; 2015. https://issuu.com/aanapublishing/docs/4_-infection_prevention_and_control_guidelines_for?fr=sOTEzMjU2NDAxMjU.
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.
Malignant Hyperthermia Association of the United States (MHAUS). MHAUS Recommendations. MHAUS; 2012-2018. https://www.mhaus.org/mhau001/assets/File/Recommendations/Recommendations%20with%20Table%20of%20Contents.pdf.