Required and Recommended Textbook List

Required Anesthesiology Nursing Course Texts
(We have attempted to list the most recent editions of the texts below, in the event a newer edition is available at the time of your purchase we would suggest you purchase the newer edition.)

Books 1-4 will be used starting in Semester 1, Book 5 starting semester 2, books 6, 7 will be used starting semester 3.

1. Nurse Anesthesia
by John J. Nagelhout, Karen L. Zaglaniczny
Publisher: W B Saunders Co; ISBN: 0721603637; 3rd edition (October 2004)

2. Basics of Anesthesia
by Robert K. Stoelting, Ronald D. Miller
Publisher: Churchill Livingstone; ISBN: 0443068011; 5th edition (November, 2006)

3. Clinical Anesthesiology
by Lange Appleton (Editor), G. Edward Morgan, Maged S. Mikhail
Publisher: Appleton & Lange; ISBN: 0071423583; 4th edition (August 2005)

4. Pharmacology & Physiology in Anesthetic Practice
by Robert K., Stoelting
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Publishers; ISBN: 0781754690 4th edition (October, 2005)

5. The Chemistry of Drugs for Nurse Anesthetists (2005)
by L.B. Kier & C.S. Dowd, AANA Publishing , Inc.
Available only through AANA Bookestore: http://www.aana.com/bookstore/books.asp

6. A Professional Study and Resource Guide for the CRNA (2001)
AANA Publishing, Inc.
Available only through AANA Bookestore: http://www.aana.com/bookstore/books.asp

7. Watchful Care (1989)
by Marianne Bankert, Continuum Publishing Co.
Available only through AANA Bookestore: http://www.aana.com/bookstore/books.asp

Required Anesthesiology Nursing Course Software

1. Microsoft WORD, POWERPOINT, EXCEL 2007. This combination is available in several variations of Microsoft Office Suite. If you opt to use an older version of Microsoft Office it is your responsibility to obtain the free 2007 viewer programs for WORD, POWERPOINT and EXCEL from Microsoft.com.

2. Anesthesia Simulator from Anesoft Corporation, available via download and/or CD from http://www.anesoft.com/

Optional Anesthesiology Reference Resources

The following texts are not required, they are listed here as reference resources for students looking to purchase a reference text. We suggest you do not purchase reference books until they have been discussed in class.

Recommended Anesthesiology Reference Text

Anesthesia (2 Volume Set with CD-ROM for Windows & Macintosh) by R.D. Miller (Editor), E.D., Miller (Editor), J.G. Reves (Editor), M.F. Roizen (Editor), J.J. Savarese (Editor), R.F. Cucchiara (Editor), A. Ross (Editor)
Publisher: Churchill Livingstone; 6th edition (August, 2004) ISBN: 0443066183

Recommended Specialty Anesthesia Reference Text

Atlas of Regional Anesthesia by D.L. Brown, et al
Publisher: W B Saunders; 3rd edition (November, 2005) ISBN: 1416022392

Pediatric Anesthesia by G. A. Gregory (Editor)
Publisher: Churchill Livingstone; 4th edition (January 15, 2002) ISBN: 0443065616

Shnider and Levinson's Anesthesia for Obstetrics by S.C. Hughes (Editor), G. Levinson (Editor), M.A. Rosen (Editor), S.M. Shnider (Editor)
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Publishers; 4th edition (January 15, 2002) ISBN: 0683306650

Practical Approach to Cardiac Anesthesia by F. A. Hensley, D. E. Martin
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Publishers; 3rd edition (August 2007) ISBN: 0781795338

Recommended Anesthesia Clinical Practicum Reference Text

Clinical Anesthesia Procedures of the Massachusetts General Hospital by W.E. Hurford (Editor), M.T. Bailin (Editor), J.K.Davison (Editor), K.L. Haspel (Editor), C. Rosow (Editor), S.A. Vassallo (Editor), N. E. Awde
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Publishers; 6th edition (June 15, 2002) ISBN: 0781737184

Essence of Anesthesia Practice, PDA Package (Book & CD-ROM) by Michael F. Roizen, Lee Fleisher
Publisher: W B Saunders Co; Book and CD-ROM 2nd edition (December 15, 2002) ISBN: 0721692672
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Anesthesiologist's Manual of Surgical Procedures by Richard A. Jaffe (Editor), Stanley I. Samuels (Editor)
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Publishers; 3rd edition (September, 2003) ISBN: 078174332X

Other Course Texts are available from the individual course faculty for courses in:
 -Client Assessment,
 -Advanced Nursing Pharmacology,
 -Nursing Theory, Research,
 -Cultural Aspects of Advanced Nursing Practice

Note on text purchases: The required text books listed above are utilized for all of the anesthesiology nursing courses which is why it looks as though there are so many books. You may purchase books prior to the start of classes from any of a number of online or retail bookstores, or from the FIU University Park bookstore.

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