Study References
Listed below is the definitive list of study references for the CPAN and CAPA exams containing the only references approved by ABPANC and used to write the exam questions. After carefully reviewing the test blueprint and identifying learning needs, exam candidates should identify those references determined to be most valuable based on their individual learning needs.
American Heart Association. ACLS Provider Manual. 2020
American Heart Association. PALS Provider Manual. 2020
American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses. Perianesthesia Nursing Standards, Practice Recommendations, and Interpretive Statements 2023 – 2024. ASPAN, Cherry Hill, NJ, 2023.
American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses. Schick, L. and Windle, P. (Editors) Fourth Edition. Perianesthesia Nursing Core Curriculum – Preprocedure, Phase l and Phase ll PACU Nursing. Elsevier, St. Louis, MO, 2021.
Odom-Forren, J. Drain’s PeriAnesthesia Nursing: A Critical Care Approach. 8th Ed. Elsevier Saunders, 2023.
Hodgson, B., and Kizior, R. Saunders Nursing Drug Handbook 2025. Saunders (Elsevier).
Urden, L., et al. Critical Care Nursing, Diagnosis and Management, 9th Ed. Elsevier, 2021.
Hockenberry, M., Wilson, D. Wong’s Nursing Care of Infants and Children. 12th Ed. CV. Mosby, 2023.
Nagelhout, J. and Sass, E. Nurse Anesthesia. Seventh Edition. Elsevier, St. Louis, MO, 2022
PUBLISHER INFORMATION
ASPAN: 877-737-9696 or www.aspan.org
American Heart Association Fulfillment Center: 800-611-6083
Channing Bete Company: www.channing-bete.com
Laerdal Medical Corporation: www.laerdal.com/us/AHA
WorldPoint: www.worldpoint.com
References (other than those published by ASPAN) can be located via the Internet, using the large book chain websites, or by doing a google search.