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 content outline - effective beginning 1/1/2023. 

Note that in publishing this list we do not intend to endorse or promote the sale of any particular textbooks.

 

FY 2023 Approved CPC Assessment References

Barash PG, Cullen BF, Stoelting RK, et al. Clinical Anesthesia. Eighth edition. Wolters Kluwer; 2017.

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. 

Foster SD, Callahan MF. A Professional Study and Resource Guide for the CRNA. Second edition. American Association of Nurse Anesthetists; 2011. 

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

Gropper MA, Eriksson LI, Fleisher LA, Wiener-Kronish JP, Cohen NH, Leslie K. Miller's Anesthesia (Vols. 1-2). Ninth edition. Elsevier; 2019. 

Nagelhout JJ, Elisha S, Heiner JS, eds. Nurse Anesthesia. 7th edition. Elsevier; 2020. 


Additional Resource

American Association of Nurse Anesthetists. American Association of Nurse Anesthetists. AANA Practice Documents website. https://www.aana.com/practice/practice-manual. Continuously updated. (Cite specific page URL and date accessed)