Transcript APA Formatting - College of Nursing

APA Formatting
The University of Arizona
College of Nursing
Components of a Paper
Title Page
 Abstract
 Body
 References
 Appendix
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The University of Arizona
College of Nursing
Title Page
Include: :the following:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Running Head and Page Number
Title
Your name
Affiliation
Abstract
 Concise,
comprehensive
summary of the paper
 120 words maximum
In-text Citations
• You MUST cite the source for every
sentence containing non-original, noncommon knowledge information.
• Citation should include author name
and year of publication.
In-text Citations Continued
Examples:
Smith, Jones, and Allen (2001) compared study
time with test scores and found…
OR
Increased study time has been shown to be
positively correlated with test scores (Smith,
Jones, & Allen, 2001).
 Book
References
Aamodt, A. M. (1997). A history of the College of Nursing. Tucson,
AZ: University of Arizona.
 Journal Article
Yeh, M. (1996). The "cult of poetry" in contemporary
China. Journal of Asian Studies, 55(2), 51-80.
 Journal Article (DOI)
Wilens, T. E., & Biederman, J. (2006). Alcohol, drugs, and
attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: A model for the study
of addictions in youth. Journal of Psychopharmacology,
20, 580-588. doi:10.1177/0269881105058776
Appendix
 Detailed information that would be
inappropriate in body of the paper
 Example: Pharmacological charts:
medication, doses, indications, etc.
 Labeled Appendix A, B, C…
Tables
Table 1
Normal Respiratory Rates by Age
Age
Rate (breaths per minute)
Preterm
40-60
Term
30-40
5 years
25
10 years
20
Note. From “Health Education, Assessment and Well-Child Care” by M. A.
Brady, 1998 in V. R. Bowden, S. B. Dickey, and C. S. Greenberg (Eds.),
Children and Their Families: The Continuum of Care, p. 352.
Resources
 U of A Library Citation Guide:
http://www.library.arizona.edu/search/reference/citation.
html
 APA Manual (6th Edition)
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association
(6th ed.). (2010). Washington, DC: American
Psychological Association.
Additional Recommended
Resources
• http://www.nursing.arizona.edu/Academic
StudentSupport.htm
• www.apastyle.org
• http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/
• http://sites.google.com/site/nahrsnursingre
sources/apa