Guides: Nursing: Nurse Practitioner (FNP / ENP)

Research Guide Refresh

I am working on refreshing these Research Guide pages over the next few months. I hope to de-clutter the pages and make the resources that are being used easier to locate. I am open to feedback; reach out if you would like to leave me a comment or concern.

New eBooks for 2025-2026

Point of Care Evidence Based Practice Information

Up to Date
This resource presents current clinical information and recommendations on patient care and treatment. Includes evidence based physician-authored articles and patient education resources to aid in clinical decision-making.
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Progress for APRN authority to practice

Phillips, S. J. (2014). 26th ANNUAL LEGISLATIVE UPDATE: Evidence-based practice reforms improve access to APRN care. Nurse Practitioner, 39(1), 29-52.

Healthcare access and delivery continues to grow in the United States as advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) work through the legislative and regulatory process to enact and amend current statutes and regulations in individual states.

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ENP Program eBooks & Articles

CURRENT Diagnosis and Treatment Emergency Medicine by Roger L. Humphries; C. Keith Stone
Publication Date: 2017; 8th ed.

Unlimited user ebook
Introduction to Diagnostic Radiology by Khaled Elsayes; Sandra Oldham
Publication Date: 2014

Unlimited user ebook
Pocket Guide to POCUS: Point-Of-Care Tips for Point-of-Care Ultrasound by Cameron Baston; Christy Moore; Elizabeth A. Krebs; Anthony J. Dean; Nova Panebianco
Publication Date: 2019

Unlimited user ebook
Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine: a Comprehensive Study Guide by Judith E. Tintinalli; David M. Cline; O. John Ma; Garth D. Meckler; J. Stephan Stapczynski; Donald Yealy; Stephen H. Thomas
Publication Date: 2019; 9th ed.

Unlimited user ebook

FNP Program eBooks, Articles, & eResource links

Statistics for Nursing: a Practical Approach by Elizabeth Heavey
Publication Date: 2022; 4th ed.

*Single user ebook.
Copy #1
Statistics for Nursing: a Practical Approach by Elizabeth Heavey
Publication Date: 2022; 4th ed.

* Single user ebook
Copy #2

AccessMedicine
AccessMedicine provides access to various titles from the best minds in medicine, updated content, images and illustrations, interactive self-assessment, case files, and diagnostic tools.

Advanced Pediatric Assessment by Ellen M. Chiocca
Publication Date: 2020; 3rd ed.

** Single user ebook.
Bright Futures: Guidelines for Health Supervision of Infants, Children, and Adolescents by American Academy of Pediatrics Staff; Joseph F. Hagan (Editor); Judith S. Shaw (Editor); Paula M. Duncan (Editor)
Publication Date: 2017;4th ed

**Single user ebook
Bright Futures Nutrition by Ka'trina Holt; Nancy Wooldridge (Editor); Mary Story (Editor); Denise Sofka
Publication Date: 2011; 3rd ed.

**Single user ebook
Contraceptive Technology by Deborah Kowal; Patty Cason; Carrie Cwiak; Alison Edelman
Publication Date: 2023; 22nd ed.

*Single user ebook
CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment Pediatrics by Maya Bunik; William W. Hay; Myron J. Levin; Mark J. Abzug
Publication Date: 2022; 26th ed

Unlimited user ebook
CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment Pediatrics by Maya Bunik; Myron J. Levin; Mark J. Abzug; Teri L. Schreiner
Publication Date: 2025; 27th ed.

Unlimited user ebook
CURRENT Medical Diagnosis and Treatment 2024 by Monica Gandhi; Maxine A. Papadakis; Stephen J. McPhee; Michael W. Rabow; Kenneth R. McQuaid
Publication Date: 2024; 63rd ed.

*Unlimited user ebook
Fitzpatrick's Color Atlas and Synopsis of Clinical Dermatology by Arturo P. Saavedra; Ellen K. Roh; Anar Mikailov
Publication Date: 2023; 9th ed.

Unlimited user access
Health Promotion Throughout the Life Span by Carole Lium Edelman; Elizabeth Connelly Kudzma
Publication Date: 2021; 10th ed.

**Single user ebook
Motivational Interviewing: Helping People Change and Grow by William R. Miller; Stephen Rollnick
Publication Date: 2023; 4th ed.

*Single user ebook
Role Development for the Nurse Practitioner by Susan M. DeNisco
Publication Date: 2021; 3rd ed

**Single user ebook
Varney's Midwifery by Julia C. Phillippi; Ira Kantrowitz-Gordon
Publication Date: 2023; 7th ed.

*Single user ebook

AccessMedicine
AccessMedicine provides access to various titles from the best minds in medicine, updated content, images and illustrations, interactive self-assessment, case files, and diagnostic tools.

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Advanced Assessment: Interpreting Findings and Formulating Differential Diagnoses by Mary Jo Goolsby; Laurie Grubbs
Publication Date: 2022; 5th ed.

*Single user ebook
Advanced Pediatric Assessment by Ellen M. Chiocca
Publication Date: 2020; 3rd ed.

** Single user ebook.
Bates' Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking by Lynn S. Bickley; Peter G. Szilagyi; Richard M. Hoffman; Rainier P. Soriano
Publication Date: 2021; 13th ed.

* 3-user ebook
Contraceptive Technology by Deborah Kowal; Patty Cason; Carrie Cwiak; Alison Edelman
Publication Date: 2023; 22nd ed.

*Single user ebook
CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment Pediatrics by Maya Bunik; William W. Hay; Myron J. Levin; Mark J. Abzug
Publication Date: 2022; 26th ed

Unlimited user ebook
CURRENT Medical Diagnosis and Treatment 2024 by Monica Gandhi; Maxine A. Papadakis; Stephen J. McPhee; Michael W. Rabow; Kenneth R. McQuaid
Publication Date: 2024; 63rd ed.

*Unlimited user ebook
DeGowin's Diagnostic Examination by Manish Suneja; Richard F. LeBlond; Donald D. Brown; Joseph F. Szot
Publication Date: 2020; 11th ed

Unlimited users
Evidence-Based Physical Examination: Best Practices for Health and Well-Being Assessment by Kate Sustersic Gawlik (Editor); Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk (Editor); Alice M. Teall (Editor)
Publication Date: 2024; 2nd ed.

*Single user ebook
Fitzpatrick's Color Atlas and Synopsis of Clinical Dermatology by Arturo P. Saavedra; Ellen K. Roh; Anar Mikailov
Publication Date: 2023; 9th ed.

Unlimited user access
Varney's Midwifery by Julia C. Phillippi; Ira Kantrowitz-Gordon
Publication Date: 2023; 7th ed.

*Single user ebook

AAOS Essentials of Musculoskeletal Care by American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Staff (Contribution by)
Publication Date: 2021; 6th ed.

*Single user ebook
Advanced Pediatric Assessment by Ellen M. Chiocca
Publication Date: 2020; 3rd ed.

** Single user ebook.
Bates' Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking by Lynn S. Bickley; Peter G. Szilagyi; Richard M. Hoffman; Rainier P. Soriano
Publication Date: 2021; 13th ed.

* 3-user ebook
Bright Futures: Guidelines for Health Supervision of Infants, Children, and Adolescents by American Academy of Pediatrics Staff; Joseph F. Hagan (Editor); Judith S. Shaw (Editor); Paula M. Duncan (Editor)
Publication Date: 2017;4th ed

**Single user ebook
Contraceptive Technology by Deborah Kowal; Patty Cason; Carrie Cwiak; Alison Edelman
Publication Date: 2023; 22nd ed.

*Single user ebook
CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment Pediatrics by Maya Bunik; William W. Hay; Myron J. Levin; Mark J. Abzug
Publication Date: 2022; 26th ed

Unlimited user ebook
CURRENT Medical Diagnosis and Treatment 2024 by Monica Gandhi; Maxine A. Papadakis; Stephen J. McPhee; Michael W. Rabow; Kenneth R. McQuaid
Publication Date: 2024; 63rd ed.

*Unlimited user ebook
Essential Procedures for Emergency, Urgent, and Primary Care Settings by Theresa M. Campo (Editor); Keith Lafferty (Editor); Jennifer Wilbeck (Other); Jacob Ufberg (Other)
Publication Date: 2020; 3rd ed

**Single user ebook
Family Practice Guidelines by Jill C. Cash (Editor)
Publication Date: 2024; 6th ed.

*Single user ebook.
Fitzpatrick's Color Atlas and Synopsis of Clinical Dermatology by Arturo P. Saavedra; Ellen K. Roh; Anar Mikailov
Publication Date: 2023; 9th ed.

Unlimited user access

Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report: Sexually Transmitted Infections Treatment Guidelines, 2021

Professional Guide to Diseases by Laura Willis
Publication Date: 2019; 11th ed.

Unlimited user access
Varney's Midwifery by Julia C. Phillippi; Ira Kantrowitz-Gordon
Publication Date: 2023; 7th ed.

*Single user ebook
Wallach's Interpretation of Diagnostic Tests by Charlotte Wyche
Publication Date: 2020; 11th ed.

*Single user ebook

Fitzpatrick's Color Atlas and Synopsis of Clinical Dermatology by Arturo P. Saavedra; Ellen K. Roh; Anar Mikailov
Publication Date: 2023; 9th ed.

Unlimited user access
Formulating a Differential Diagnosis for the Advanced Practice Provider by Jacqueline Rhoads
Publication Date: 2023; 3rd ed.

*Single user ebook
Role Development for the Nurse Practitioner by Susan M. DeNisco
Publication Date: 2021; 3rd ed

**Single user ebook

Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report: Sexually Transmitted Infections Treatment Guidelines, 2021

NP Notes: Nurse Practitioner's Clinical Pocket Guide by Ruth McCaffrey; Humberto Reinoso
Publication Date: 2021; 4th ed.

*Single user ebook
Wallach's Interpretation of Diagnostic Tests by Charlotte Wyche
Publication Date: 2020; 11th ed.

*Single user ebook

Hale's Medications & Mothers' Milk 2023: A Manual of Lactational Pharmacology by Thomas W. Hale; Kaytlin Krutsch
Publication Date: 2022; 20th ed.

*Single user ebook

Advanced Practice Nursing Roles: Core Concepts for Professional Development by Kathryn A. Blair (Editor)
Publication Date: 2019; 6th ed

**Single user ebook
Nurse Practitioner's Business Practice and Legal Guide by Carolyn Buppert
Publication Date: 2023; 8th ed.

*Single user ebook
Role Development for the Nurse Practitioner by Susan M. DeNisco
Publication Date: 2021; 3rd ed

**Single user ebook

Advanced Practice Nursing Procedures by Margaret R. Colyar
Publication Date: 2020; 2nd ed

**Single user ebook
The Essential Guide to Primary Care Procedures by E. J. Mayeaux
Publication Date: 2015

**Single user ebook

Contraceptive Technology by Robert A. Hatcher
Publication Date: 2018; 21st ed.

**Single user ebook
CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment Pediatrics by Maya Bunik; William W. Hay; Myron J. Levin; Mark J. Abzug
Publication Date: 2022; 26th ed

Unlimited user ebook
CURRENT Medical Diagnosis and Treatment 2024 by Monica Gandhi; Maxine A. Papadakis; Stephen J. McPhee; Michael W. Rabow; Kenneth R. McQuaid
Publication Date: 2024; 63rd ed.

*Unlimited user ebook
Family Practice Guidelines by Jill C. Cash (Editor)
Publication Date: 2024; 6th ed.

*Single user ebook.
Fischbach's A Manual of Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests by Frances Talaska Fischbach; Margaret A. Fischbach
Publication Date: 2018; 10th ed.

Unlimited user ebook.
Fitzpatrick's Color Atlas and Synopsis of Clinical Dermatology by Arturo P. Saavedra; Ellen K. Roh; Anar Mikailov
Publication Date: 2023; 9th ed.

Unlimited user access
Gynecologic Health Care: With an Introduction to Prenatal and Postpartum Care by Frances E. Likis; Kerri Durnell Schuiling
Publication Date: 2020-0; 4th ed.

*Single user ebook
Varney's Midwifery by Tekoa L. King; Mary C. Brucker; Kathryn Osborne; Cecilia Jevitt
Publication Date: 2019; 6th ed

**Single user ebook
Varney's Midwifery by Julia C. Phillippi; Ira Kantrowitz-Gordon
Publication Date: 2023; 7th ed.

*Single user ebook
Wallach's Interpretation of Diagnostic Tests by Charlotte Wyche
Publication Date: 2020; 11th ed.

*Single user ebook

NUR 7000, 7500, etc. eBooks
NUR 7000, 7200, 7500, etc. ebooks can be found on the DNP page. See the appropriate course tab.

Recommended eBooks, Articles, & eResource links

AccessMedicine
AccessMedicine provides access to various titles from the best minds in medicine, updated content, images and illustrations, interactive self-assessment, case files, and diagnostic tools.

Adult-Gerontology Practice Guidelines by Jill C. Cash (Editor)
Publication Date: 2023; 3rd ed.

*Single user ebook

Harrison's Podclass
Discussions on key principles of internal medicine, around board-style case vignettes from the acclaimed Harrison’s Self Assessment and Board Review.

Advanced Practice Nursing Roles: Core Concepts for Professional Development by Kathryn A. Blair (Editor)
Publication Date: 2019; 6th ed

**Single user ebook
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nursing, Second Edition by Kathleen Tusaie (Editor); Joyce J. Fitzpatrick (Editor)
Publication Date: 2017; 2nd ed.

**Single user ebook
Bates' Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking by Lynn S. Bickley; Peter G. Szilagyi; Richard M. Hoffman; Rainier P. Soriano
Publication Date: 2021; 13th ed.

* 3-user ebook
Code of Ethics for Nurses by American Nurses Association
Publication Date: 2025

*2-user ebook.
Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements by American Nurses Association
Publication Date: 2015

**Single user ebook
CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment in Family Medicine by Samuel C. Matheny; Evelyn L. Lewis; Jeannette E. South-Paul
Publication Date: 2020; 5th ed.

Unlimited user ebook
CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment Pediatrics by Maya Bunik; Myron J. Levin; Mark J. Abzug; Teri L. Schreiner
Publication Date: 2025; 27th ed.

Unlimited user ebook
CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment Psychiatry by Michael H. Ebert; James F. Leckman; Ismene Petrakis
Publication Date: 2018; 3rd ed.

Unlimited user ebook
CURRENT Medical Diagnosis and Treatment 2024 by Monica Gandhi; Maxine A. Papadakis; Stephen J. McPhee; Michael W. Rabow; Kenneth R. McQuaid
Publication Date: 2024; 63rd ed.

*Unlimited user ebook
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders - DSM-5 by American Psychiatric Association Staff; Kernberg
Publication Date: 2013

Unlimited access ebook
Dossey and Keegan's Holistic Nursing: a Handbook for Practice by Mary A. Blaszko Helming; Deborah A. Shields; Karen M. Avino; William E. Rosa
Publication Date: 2022; 8th ed

**Single user ebook
Essentials of Psychiatry in Primary Care: Behavioral Health in the Medical Setting by Robert C. Smith; Francesca C. Dwamena; Gerald G. Osborn; Dale D'Mello; Laura Freilich; Heather S. Laird-Fick
Publication Date: 2019

Unlimited user ebook
Essential Procedures for Emergency, Urgent, and Primary Care Settings by Theresa M. Campo (Editor); Keith Lafferty (Editor); Jennifer Wilbeck (Other); Jacob Ufberg (Other)
Publication Date: 2020; 3rd ed

**Single user ebook
Evidence-Based Geriatric Nursing Protocols for Best Practice by Marie Boltz (Editor); Elizabeth Capezuti (Editor); DeAnne Zwicker (Editor); Terry T. Fulmer (Editor)
Publication Date: 2020; 6th ed

**Single user ebook.
Family Practice Guidelines by Jill C. Cash (Editor)
Publication Date: 2024; 6th ed.

*Single user ebook.
Fitzpatrick's Color Atlas and Synopsis of Clinical Dermatology by Arturo P. Saavedra; Ellen K. Roh; Anar Mikailov
Publication Date: 2023; 9th ed.

Unlimited user access
Formulating a Differential Diagnosis for the Advanced Practice Provider by Jacqueline Rhoads
Publication Date: 2023; 3rd ed.

*Single user ebook

Geriatric Protocols - ConsultGeri / The Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing
Evidence-based geriatric clinical nursing website that includes: Geriatric protocols for managing over 30 common geriatric syndromes and conditions; Try This Assessment series with over 50 nationally recommended instruments for use with older adults; hospital competencies for older adults for use in nurse orientation and evaluation; opportunities to acquire continuing education contact hours and much more.
Guideline for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines
Whelton PK, Carey RM, Aronow WS, et al. (2017). ACC / AHA / AAPA / ABC / ACPM / AGS / APhA / ASH /ASPC / NMA / PCNA Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2018;71:e127-e248.

Gynecologic Healthcare: With an Introduction to Prenatal and Postpartum Care by Frances E. Likis; Kerri Durnell Schuiling
Publication Date: 2020; 4th ed

**Single user ebook
Hamric and Hanson's Advanced Practice Nursing by Mary Fran Tracy; Eileen T. O'Grady
Publication Date: 2018; 6th ed

**Single user ebook
Hazzard's Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology by Jeffrey B. Halter; Kevin P. High; Christine S. Ritchie; Sanjay Asthana; Joseph G. Ouslander; Stephanie Studenski; Mark A. Supiano
Publication Date: 2016; 7th ed.

Unlimited user ebook

Healthy People 2030
Uses dozens of data sources to set national targets and track progress toward achieving objectives.

Holistic Nursing: A Handbook for Practice by Barbara Montgomery Dossey; Lynn Keegan; Cynthia C. Barrere; Mary A. Blaszko Helming
Publication Date: 2016; 7th ed.

** Single user ebook.
Integrative Nursing by Mary Jo Kreitzer (Editor); Mary Koithan (Editor); Andrew Weil (Series edited by)
Publication Date: 2019; 2nd ed

*Single user ebook
Invitation to Holistic Health a Guide to Living a Balanced Life by Charlotte Eliopoulos
Publication Date: 2018; 4th ed.

*Single user ebook
Nurse Practitioner's Business Practice and Legal Guide by Carolyn Buppert
Publication Date: 2023; 8th ed.

*Single user ebook

Nutrition Guide for Clinicians

Precision Medicine: a Guide to Genomics in Clinical Practice by Jeanette J. McCarthy; Bryce A. Mendelsohn
Publication Date: 2016

Unlimited user ebook
Primary Care: Art and Science of Advanced Practice Nursing by Lynne M. Dunphy; Jill E. Winland-Brown; Brian Porter; Debera J. Thomas
Publication Date: 2015; 4th ed.

** Single user ebook
Primary Care Medicine: Office Evaluation and Management of the Adult Patient by Albert G. Mulley; Allan H. Goroll
Publication Date: 2014; 7th ed.

**Single user ebook.
Red Book 2024: Report of the Committee on Infectious Diseases by David W. Kimberlin (Editor); Ritu Banerjee (Associate Editor); Elizabeth Barnett (Associate Editor); Ruth Lynfield (Associate Editor); Mark H. Sawyer (Associate Editor)
Publication Date: 2024; 33rd ed.

*Singer user ebook
Skin Disease: Diagnosis and Treatment by Thomas P. Habif; M. Shane Chapman; James G. H. Dinulos; Kathryn A. Zug
Publication Date: 2017; 4th ed.

**Single user ebook

Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes - 2018
American Diabetes Association: Diabetes Care: The Journal of Clinical and Applied Research and Education. 2018;41(Suppl. 1).

Symptom to Diagnosis an Evidence Based Guide by Scott D. C. Stern; Adam S. Cifu; Diane Altkorn
Publication Date: 2019; 4th ed.

Unlimited user ebook
Telehealth Essentials for Advanced Practice Nursing by Patricia Schweickert; Carolyn M. Rutledge
Publication Date: 2020; 1st ed.

**Single user ebook

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
The USPSTF conducts scientific evidence reviews of a broad range of clinical preventive health care services (such as screening, counseling, and preventive medications) and develops recommendations for primary care clinicians and health systems. These recommendations are published in the form of "Recommendation Statements."

Varney's Midwifery by Julia C. Phillippi; Ira Kantrowitz-Gordon
Publication Date: 2023; 7th ed.

*Single user ebook

Bates Visual Guide to Examination
Head-to-toe and systems-based physical examination techniques for the (Advanced) Assessment or Introduction to Clinical Medicine course. The site features more than 8 hours of video content. A companion to the classic book, Bates Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking.
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