As a nursing student, you will be required to write all kinds of text with concise and evidence-based information.
We hope that the information below will help you with your writing!
APA 7th ed. was released in October 2019 and is the most current version of APA.
We ❤️ the Reference List: Electronic Sources page @ the Purdue OWL. Go there to find examples+instructions for citing web pages and articles in APA 7th Ed.
When you find articles in these databases, you can pick up auto-generated APA citations while you're there!
Use the instructions in the tabs above to see how.
Please note that auto-generated citations are not guaranteed to be correct, and should be double-checked before submitting them in assignments.
CITATION WARNING: Not all citations in databases are correct.
Please make sure it is formatted correctly and you are not missing any important information.
Step 1: Click on the title of the article you want to look at to access the Tools menu
Step 2: Click on Cite under the Tools menu to get a quick citation from the database
CITATION WARNING: Not all citations in databases are correct.
Please make sure it is formatted correctly and you are not missing any important information.
PubMed offers full-text access through different platforms, so finding the Cite tool differs from database to database.
Step 1: Click on the title to access tools
Step 2: Click on the icons to access full text
Step 3: Most databases have a tool that provides the citation, but the tool may be labeled differently.
Look for a link or button that says "Cite", "Save", "Cite this Article". If you have trouble locating the citation, you can look for it on Google Scholar or contact your librarian.
If you still cannot find the citation button or link, please copy + paste the citation into Google Scholar and find it that way.
CITATION WARNING: Not all citations in databases are correct.
Please make sure it is formatted correctly and you are not missing any important information.
Step 1: Click on the title to access the article's link to full text
Step 2: Find the full text link
Step 3: Head to publisher's website and look for citation button OR copy + paste the title into Google Scholar and acquire the citation there.
CITATION WARNING: Not all citations in databases are correct.
Please make sure it is formatted correctly and you are not missing any important information.
Cochrane use the Harvard citation style, not APA.
Step 1: Click on the title of the article you want to see.
Step 2: Click on Cite this Article
Step 3: This is in Harvard style but you can use it to make your APA citation.
CITATION WARNING: Not all citations in databases are correct.
Please make sure it is formatted correctly and you are not missing any important information.
You will have to create an account before you can use any of the tools on AccessMedicine.
Step 1: Access the citation by click on "Get Citation"
Step 2: Citations are in AMA & MLA! You can create an APA citation with this information.
CITATION WARNING: Not all citations in databases are correct.
Please make sure it is formatted correctly and you are not missing any important information.
Click on the quotation marks at the bottom of each citation to see the citation.
Use the tabs above to see the breakdown of the new changes in APA 7th Edition.
Please note that it is not an exhaustive or detailed list.
For more detailed examples and thorough explanations, please reference the handbook.
All of the information you see in the tabs above was taken from:
Purdue Writing Lab. (2020). Changes in the 7th Edition // Purdue Writing Lab. https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/apa_changes_7th_edition.html
The newest edition of the APA manual recommends different title pages for students and professionals. Professional title pages include:
Students are directed to follow their instructors’ directions with regards to title page formatting. If no directions are given, students may use the APA-specified title page for students, which includes:
Note also that student papers now lack a running head.
Headings are used to help guide the reader through a document. The levels are organized by levels of subordination. In general, each distinct section of an academic paper should start with a level one heading.
The seventh edition changes only levels three, four, and five headings. All headings are now written in title case (important words capitalized) and boldface. Headings are distinguished only by the use of italics, indentation, and periods.
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A handful of additional formatting changes are recommended in the seventh edition. These include the following:
The running head is written in all capital letters. The running head should either be identical to the paper’s title, or a shortened form of the title that conveys the same idea. However, running heads should not exceed 50 characters (including spaces and punctuation).
The most important changes here relate to pronoun usage, though it may bear mentioning that the APA has endorsed the "singular they" on its website for years prior to the release of the new manual:
The seventh edition of the manual updates guidelines for writing about “age, disability, gender, racial and ethnic identity, and sexual orientation” to bring them in line with current best practices. The guidelines are too extensive to reproduce here, but a few of the most important and general instructions are described below. Consult chapter 5 of the APA Publication Manual (7th ed.) for more details.
In terms of mechanics, the seventh edition of the APA Publication Manual contains a variety of minor changes from the sixth edition. Two of the most important are the following:
This chapter also contain expanded guidelines that clarify a variety of mechanical issues, like whether certain proper nouns should be capitalized. The guidelines are too extensive to reproduce here, so consult chapter 6 for additional information.
Though the formatting for tables and figures has not dramatically changed from the sixth edition, a few relevant changes are as follows:
Changes and updates to in-text citation procedure in the seventh edition include the following:
Reference list entries are handled largely the same in the seventh edition as they are in the sixth edition, barring a few important changes. Most pertain to electronic sources.
According to the Purdue OWL, here are three major rules to follow when writing as a professional nurse:
Use the tabs above to learn more.
All of this information was taken from:
Purdue Writing Lab. (2020). Writing as a Professional Nurse // Purdue Writing Lab. https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/subject_specific_writing/healthcare_writing/writing_as_a_professional_nurse/index.html
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