Nursing
APA Examples
Article from a Library Database that Does Not use DOI
Journal Article:
Nielsen, G. L., Møller, M., & Sørensen, H. T. (2006). HbA1c in early diabetic pregnancy and pregnancy outcomes : A Danish population-based cohort study of 573 pregnancies in women with type 1 diabetes. Diabetes Care, 29(12), 2612–2616.
Magazine Article:
Forbes, S. (2022). Big deal decision for liberty. Forbes, 205(4), 17.
Article from a Library Catalog
Johnstone, Lindsay, R. S., & Steel, J. (2006). Type 1 diabetes and pregnancy - Trends in birth weight over 40 years at a single clinic. Obstetrics and Gynecology 107(6), 1297–1302. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.AOG.0000218706.38886.10
Article from CINAHL
Howland, W. A. (2021). How to publish a case study without violating confidentiality. Nursing, 51(12), 16. https://journals.lww.com/nursing/citation/2021/12000/how_to_publish_a_case_study_without_violating.5.aspx
Article from Journals@Ovid Complete
Zhong, Y., & Yu, P. B. (2022). Decoding the link between inflammation and pulmonary arterial hypertension. Circulation, 146, 1023-1025. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.122.059949
Books & E-Books
Books (Entire Book, Single Author)
Salkind. N. J. (2006). Encyclopedia of human development. Sage Publications.
Books (Entire Book, Multiple Authors) – if you have more than 4 authors, use et al.
Thompson, J., Manore, M., & Sheeshka, J. (2014). Nutrition: A functional approach (3rd Canadian ed.). Pearson Canada.
Book Chapters
Landis, C.A., & Heitkemper, M.M. (2014). Sleep and sleep disorders. In S.L. Lewis, S.R. Dirksen, M.M. Heitkemper, & L. Bucher (Eds.), Medical-surgical nursing (9th ed., pp. 99-113). Elsevier.
E-Books
Jabbour, E., Stephens, E. A., & Hirsch, I. B. (2008). Type 1 diabetes in adults : Principles and practice. New York: Informa Healthcare. https://doi.org/10.3109/9780849326233
E-Book Chapter
Murphy, H.R. (2012). Pregestational (type 1 and type 2) diabetes: Care and complications during pregnancy. In Diabetes in Pregnancy. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/med/9780199593033.003.0017
Web Sites
Web page citation follows this basic format:
Author, A. (date). Title of document. URL
Web page:
Tanzi, A. (2022). Seattle overtakes Boston as third-richest US city by household income. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-10-05/seattle-overtakes-boston-in-league-table-of-us-household-incomes
Web page where no author or date is identified:
Health information form the government. https://www.usa.gov/health-resources#item-214238
Web page where no date is identified:
AORN. (n.d.) Guidelines and clinical resources. https://www.aorn.org/guidelines