Springhouse Review for Medical-Surgical Nursing Certification by 
Medical-Surgical Nursing Certification Exam Review: Pearls of Wisdom by Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse (RN-BC)
Certifying Body: American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
Certified Medical Surgical Registered Nurse (CMSRN)
Certifying Body: Medical Surgical Nursing Certification Board (Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses)
ANCC Medical-Surgical Certification Reference List:
1. Alligood MR. Nursing Theorists and Their Work. 9th ed. St Louis, MO: Elsevier; 2018. (Available through Interlibrary Loan.)
2. ANA. Guide to the Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements. 2015. ISBN: 9781558106048
3. ANA. Nursing Scope and Standards of Practice, 4th ed. 2021. ISBN: 9780999308868
4. Arnold EC & Underman Boggs K, 2017. Interpersonal Relationships: Professional Communication Skills for Nurses. 7th ed., St. Louis, Mo.: Elsevier/Saunders. (Request through Interlibrary Loan.)
5. Bhat P, Detler A, Gdowwski M, et.al eds. The Washington Manual of Medical Therapeutics, 35th edition. 2016.
6. Bickley, L.S., Szilagyi, P.G.,Hoffman, R.M. & Soriano, R.P Bates Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking, 13th edition. 2021.
7. Butts, J.B. & Rich, K. Nursing Ethics: Across the Curriculum and into Practice. 6th edition. 2023.
8. Doenges ME, Moorhouse MF, Murr AC. Nursing Care Plans: Guidelines for Individualizing Client Care Across the Life Span. 2014.
9. Edelman CL, Kudzma EC. Health Promotion throughout the LifeSpan. 9th ed. 2018. (Use Document Delivery to request.)
10. HinkleJL, Cheever KH. Brunner & Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing, 14th edition. 2018. (Use Interlibrary Loan to request.)
11. Huber DL. Leadership and Nursing Care Management. 6th ed. St. Louis, MO: Elsevier; 2018. (Use Interlibrary Loan to request.)
12. Ignatavicius DD, Workman ML, Rebar CF. Medical-Surgical Nursing: Concepts for Interprofessional Collaborative Care. 9th ed. St. Louis, MO: Elsevier; 2018. (Use Interlibrary Loan to request.)
13. Lewis SM, Bucher L, Heitkemper MM, Harding MM. Medical-Surgical Nursing: Assessment and Management of Clinical Problems. 10th ed. St Louis, MO: Elsevier; 2017. (Use Interlibrary Loan to request.)
14. Lindquist R, Snyder M, Tracy MF, eds. Complementary and Alternative Therapies in Nursing. 8th ed. New York, NY: Springer Publishing; 2018. (Use Interlibrary Loan to request new edition.)
15. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins. Brunner & Suddarth’s Handbook of Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests. 3rd ed. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2018.
16. Polit DF, Beck CT. Nursing Research: Generating and Assessing Evidence for Nursing Practice. 10th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2017.
17. The Joint Commission. Hospital National Patient Safety Goals. Oakbrook Terrace, IL: Joint Commission Resources; 2018.
18. Touhy TA, Jett K. Ebersole and Hess’ Toward Healthy Aging: Human Needs and Nursing Response. 9th ed. St Louis, MO: Elsevier; 2016. (Use Interlibrary Loan to request.)
19. Wolters Kluwer. Nursing 2023 Drug Handbook. 43rd ed. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2023.
