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Nursing Certifications

This guide supports nurses pursuing nationally recognized board certification in various specialties by linking to library holdings or websites that help nurses prepare for certification exams.

Review Books

Fast Facts for the Operating Room Nurse, Third Edition by Theresa Criscitelli
ISBN: 9780826156075

Publication Date: 2022-01-28
CNOR Exam Study Guide by CCI
ISBN: 9780988431553

Publication Date: 2014-07-01

Available through NYU Hospital Joint Diseases or by request through Document Delivery.
A Competency-Based Orientation Program for the Registered Nurse in the Perianesthesia Setting, 2019 Edition by ASPAN: American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses
ISBN: 9780017688361

Publication Date: 2019

Perioperative Nurse Certification

CNOR Certified Perioperative Nurse (CNOR-PN)
Certifying Body: The Competency & Credentialing Institute

CNOR Certification Reference List

*CNOR Certified Perioperative Nurse Study Plan
This is the reference list, study plan with exam resources linked on the PDF.
Alexander's Care of the Patient in Surgery, 16th edition by Jane C. Rothrock, editor
ISBN: 9780323532990

Publication Date: 2019

Note: Newer edition 17th edition is available. Request specific chapters through DDS.
AORN Position Statements by AORN
Berry and Kohn's Operating Room Technique by Nancymarie Phillips
ISBN: 9780323266185

Publication Date: 12th edition - 2013

Request chapters of newer editions through Document Delivery. Current edition is 15th edition.
CNOR Exam Practice Questions by Mometrix Nursing Certification Test Team
Publication Date: 2025

Available through NYPL - electronic study questions. Contact us if you need help accessing through your public library card.
CNOR® Exam Prep, Revised 1st Edition by Competency & Credentialing Institute
ISBN: 9780998657639

Publication Date: 2018-05-31

Available through NYU Hospital Joint Diseases or by request through our DDS service.
Drain's PeriAnesthesia Nursing: A Critical Care Approach, 7th Edition by Jan Odom-Forren
ISBN: 9780323399852

Publication Date: 2018

This link is to the 7th edition. Request the 8th edition (2023) through Document Delivery.
Guidelines for Perioperative Practice, 2025 Edition by AORN (Other)
ISBN: 9780939583119

Publication Date: 2025-01-01