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NURS: Nursing

Guide to library resources to support Nursing courses

APA Handout for LCCC Health Classes

Citation Format from EBSCO Databases

Use the Cite option from the Tools (right side of screen). Select APA style, then copy, paste and EDIT the citation.

CAUTION! Known formatting problems with APA citations:

  • if citation is shaded when you paste it into your word processor, select the Merge Formatting Paste option.
  • Check capitalization
    • Title of the article: Capitalize first word, first word of a subtitle and proper nouns within the title.
    • Title of Journal: Capitalize all major words. Un-capitalize minor words
  • total number of pages is incorrectly included (delete the "4p")
  • format for hanging indent and double-spaced

In-Text Citation

Every work cited in a paper has two parts:  an in-text citation and a corresponding reference.

  • The in-text citation leads the reader to the full citation in the References list so that the reader can identify and retrieve the work.
  • In-text citations always include author and date and sometimes include page numbers (see specifics in APA Style Guide).
  • In-text citations contain author's last names, but not initials. 

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