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NURS 3360: Evidence-Based Practice

Introduction to the research process as related to nursing.

Why Cite?

Using someone else's words or ideas without giving them credit is called plagiarism. Avoid plagiarism by learning to correctly cite your sources any time you borrow from someone else. Be sure to use the correct citation format for your course. The Student Handbook: Categories of Academic Dishonesty outlines how plagiarism is defined at WT.

What is Style?

Writing styles are sets of standards for:

  • How to format a paper: font, margins, structure
  • How to structure citations, both within the text and for the list of sources at the end of the paper
  • The way a paper will be written: grammar, word usage, etc.
  • What counts as evidence in a discipline

Ask your professor what style you should be using! Use the resources bellow for more information.

APA Style

APA Style is used primarily in the social and behavioral sciences, such as Psychology, Sociology, and similar disciplines.

Additionally, the library service desks have a print copy of the APA manual to view in the library. See below for further information on finding a copy:

For further examples of APA formatting see the following links from the Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL):

  1. APA Paper
  2. Reference List
  3. APA In-text Citations

If you're not sure about how to cite sources, contact the writing center or

 

 

Sample APA Citations: Cornette Library

Look at the APA's Reference Examples page for sample sources cited in APA.

Note that the newspaper example does not have an author (byline). If you are citing a newspaper article that has an author, the pieces of the citation are in the order:

Author, A. A. (Year, Month Day). Title of article. Title of Newspaper, page number.

Schultz, S. (2005, December 28). Calls made to strengthen state energy policies. The Country Today, pp. 1A, 2A.

Citation Manager

You can use Zotero to keep track of your reference, to create in-text citations, and to create a Reference list.

Remember to download both Zotero and the plug-in for Word.