RN EXAM PREP RESOURCES (2009)
Please be sure to download a copy of CRNBC's Professional Standards for Registered
Nurses and Nurse Practitioners.
The Canadian RN Exam Prep Guide, 4th edition, is available for sale from CNA
http://www.cna-nurses.ca/cna/ or toll-free 1-800- 361-8404. The CRNE Prep Guide is
also available from B.C. University and College bookstores.
The texts listed below are available on loan to CRNBC registrants and pre-registrants
from the CRNBC Helen Randal Library.
Anatomy and Physiology
Mattson Porth, C. (2005). Pathophysiology: Concepts of altered health states (7th ed.).
Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins. (QZ4 P851 2005)
Tortora, G.J., & Reynolds Grabowski, S. (2007). Principles of anatomy and physiology
(11th ed.). New York: John Wiley and Sons, Inc. (QS4 J475 2007)
(Browse library shelf QS4…for additional material)
Alternative and Complementary Therapy
McCann Schilling, J.A. (2003). Nurse's handbook of alternative and complementary
therapies (2nd ed.). Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins. (WB890 N973 2003)
Cancer Nursing
Nevidjon, B.M., & Sowers, K.W. (2000) A nurse's guide to cancer care. Philadelphia:
Lippincott Williams and Wilkins. (WY156 N38 2000)
Schmidt Luggen, A. & Meiner, S.E. (2000). Handbook for the care of the older adult with
cancer. Pittsburgh, PA: Oncology Nursing Press, Inc. (WY156 H15 2000)
Communication
Arnold, E., & Boggs, K.U. (2007). Interpersonal relationships: professional
communication skills for nurses (5th ed.). Toronto: W.B. Saunders Company. (WY87 A86
2007)
Beasley, S., & Lipe, S.K. (2004). Critical thinking in nursing: a cognitive skills workbook.
Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins. (WY100 L59 2004)
(Browse library shelf WY87…for additional material)
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Community Health Nursing/Health Promotion
Allender, J.A., & Spradley, B.W. (2005). Community health nursing. promoting and
protecting the public's health (6th ed.). Philade