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APA Citation Guides
Not only do you need to cite your sources, but you need to format them according to a particular style. Your instructor will often ask you to use a certain style in your paper. For this course, you will use APA (American Psychological Association) format.
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APA Style 7th Edition Reference Quick Guidean overview of formatting citations in APA 7 from the APA Style team
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APA Style - Style & Grammar Guidelines for Referencesfrom APA Style website
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Basics of Seventh Edition APA Stylefrom the APA Style Tutorials and Webinars
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APA Style - Clinical Practice ReferencesCitation examples for specific tools nurses use like UpToDate and Cochrane reviews.
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APA Citation Style Guidefrom Purdue University
Guide in print:
Du Bois Library: UM Reference Desk / BF76.7 .P83 2010
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Science & Engineering Library: UM Science Reference / BF76.7 .P83 2010 / Reference
Citation/Reference Managers
If creating citations has you stressed, there are several different tools out there that will help you with formatting. To learn more about what citation managers can do and to see a handy chart comparing the tools UMass Amherst Libraries support, click the link below!
You can also check out the page on this guide for Zotero to learn more about it.
Writing a Lit Review?
Healthcare Writing Resources
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Writing as a Professional Nurse from Purdue OWLThe menu on the left of the page has entries for additional types of healthcare writing
Books on Writing & Research
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Writing in Nursing by Thomas Lawrence Long; Cheryl Tatano Beck
Call Number: UM W.E.B. Du Bois / RT24 .L66 2017ISBN: 9780190202231Publication Date: 2017 -
A Nurse's Step-By-Step Guide to Writing Your Dissertation or Capstone
Call Number: E-bookISBN: 9781940446080Publication Date: 2015 -
Basic Steps in Planning Nursing Research by Marilynn J. Wood; Janet C. Ross-Kerr
Call Number: E-BookISBN: 9781449611477Publication Date: 2011 -
Writing for Publication in Nursing by Marilyn H. Oermann & Judith C. Hays
Call Number: E-bookISBN: 9780826119926Publication Date: 20163rd Edition -
Proposal Writing for Nursing Capstones and Clinical Projects by Wanda E. Bonnel & Katharine Vogel Smith
Call Number: E-bookISBN: 9780826108630Publication Date: 2013 -
Writing for Publication in Nursing and Healthcare by Karen Holland (Editor); Roger Watson (Editor)
Call Number: E-bookISBN: 9781118302453Publication Date: 2012 -
APA Style Simplified by Bernard C. Beins
Call Number: BF76.7 .B447 2012ISBN: 9780470672327Publication Date: 2012 -
Mastering Scientific and Medical Writing by Silvia M. Rogers
Call Number: E-BookISBN: 9783642394461Publication Date: 2014 -
Writing Dissertation and Grant Proposals: Epidemiology, Preventative Medicine, and Biostatistics by Lisa Chasan-Taber
Call Number: E-book R853.P75 C48 2014ISBN: 9781466512078Publication Date: 2014 -
Qualitative and Mixed Methods in Public Health by Deborah K. Padgett
Call Number: RA440.85 .P335 2012ISBN: 9781412990332Publication Date: 2012 -
News & Numbers: A Writer's Guide to Statistics by Lewis Cope; Victor Cohn; Deborah Cohn Runkle
Call Number: E-bookISBN: 9781405160964Publication Date: 2012 -
Writing a Proposal for Your Dissertation by Steven R. Terrell
Call Number: LB2369 .T39 2016ISBN: 9781462523023Publication Date: 2016 -
Successful Grant Writing: Strategies for Health and Human Service Professionals by Laura N. Gitlin; Kevin J. Lyons
Call Number: E-BookISBN: 9780826101037Publication Date: 2014 -
Writing Science in Plain English by Anne E. Greene
Call Number: T11 .G6814 2013ISBN: 9780226026374Publication Date: 2013
Academic Honesty & Plagiarism
There are several types of Academic Dishonesty listed in the UMass Amherst Academic Integrity Policy. The one that comes up most often in writing assignments is plagiarism, which the policy defines as:
"knowingly representing the words, ideas, art, and/or creative works of another, including generative AI tools, as one's own work in any academic exercise. This includes submitting without citation, in whole or in part, prewritten term papers, research, art, or other creative works by others, including but not limited to commercial vendors who sell or distribute such materials."
Here are some links for more information about avoiding academic dishonesty:
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Academic IntegrityGives specific examples of academic dishonesty and links to an overview of the policy, the full policy and helpful resources if accused of academic dishonesty.
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Avoiding PlagiarismFrom the Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL)
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