Nursing
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.
- APA Style 7th Edition Reference Quick Guidean overview of formatting citations in APA 7 from the APA Style team
- APA Style - Style & Grammar Guidelines for Referencesfrom APA Style website
- Basics of Seventh Edition APA Stylefrom the APA Style Tutorials and Webinars
- APA Style - Clinical Practice ReferencesCitation examples for specific tools nurses use like UpToDate and Cochrane reviews.
- APA Citation Style Guidefrom Purdue University
Guide in print:
Du Bois Library: UM Reference Desk / BF76.7 .P83 2010
OR
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 pages on this guide for Zotero and Mendeley to learn more about them.
Writing a Lit Review?
Healthcare Writing Resources
- 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
Writing in Nursing by 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 CapstoneCall Number: E-bookISBN: 9781940446080Publication Date: 2015
Basic Steps in Planning Nursing Research by Call Number: E-BookISBN: 9781449611477Publication Date: 2011
Writing for Publication in Nursing by Call Number: E-bookISBN: 9780826119926Publication Date: 20163rd Edition
Proposal Writing for Nursing Capstones and Clinical Projects by Call Number: E-bookISBN: 9780826108630Publication Date: 2013
Writing for Publication in Nursing and Healthcare by Call Number: E-bookISBN: 9781118302453Publication Date: 2012
Mastering Scientific and Medical Writing by Call Number: E-BookISBN: 9783642394461Publication Date: 2014
Writing Dissertation and Grant Proposals: Epidemiology, Preventative Medicine, and Biostatistics by Call Number: E-book R853.P75 C48 2014ISBN: 9781466512078Publication Date: 2014
Qualitative and Mixed Methods in Public Health by Call Number: RA440.85 .P335 2012ISBN: 9781412990332Publication Date: 2012
News & Numbers: A Writer's Guide to Statistics by Call Number: E-bookISBN: 9781405160964Publication Date: 2012
Writing a Proposal for Your Dissertation by Call Number: LB2369 .T39 2016ISBN: 9781462523023Publication Date: 2016
Successful Grant Writing: Strategies for Health and Human Service Professionals by Call Number: E-BookISBN: 9780826101037Publication Date: 2014
Writing Science in Plain English by Call Number: T11 .G6814 2013ISBN: 9780226026374Publication Date: 2013
Academic Honesty & Plagiarism
"Academic dishonesty is prohibited in all programs of the University. Academic dishonesty includes but is not limited to: cheating, fabrication, plagiarism, and facilitating dishonesty." University of Massachusetts Amherst Academic Honesty Policy and Appeal Procedure
Here are some links for more information about avoiding academic dishonesty:
- TurnitinTurnitin is a plagiarism prevention service used by many UMass professors that detects textual matches between student papers and other documents available in electronic form on the Internet, in subscription databases, and in databases of student papers.
- Academic Honesty PolicyGives specific examples of academic dishonesty and links to an overview of the policy, the full policy and helpful resources if accused of academic dishonesty.
- Avoiding PlagiarismFrom the Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL)
