Nursing Resources

The Emory School of Nursing uses APA (American Psychological Association) style.  The APA citation style is primarily used by disciplines in the business, social sciences, health, and education fields.

Why Cite?

• Give proper credit to the author(s) of the information you use.
• Avoid plagiarism.
• Allow readers to find your sources.
• Avoid serious academic consequences.

When to Cite?

• When referring to a source, or (re)stating someone else's opinions, thoughts, ideas, research, data/statistics, diagrams, tables, or creation that you did not create.

Options for Citing:

1. Quote the content directly, then cite the work/author in the text and bibliography. 
2. Summarize the content, then cite the work/author in the text and bibliography.
3. Paraphrase the content, then cite the work/author in the text and bibliography.

Researching ethically is also researching efficiently.

• Start your research early; give yourself time to research carefully.
• Note the sources you use when you use them so you don't have to go back later and try to find them. 
• Distinguish between main argument and minor points/examples
• Use your own words (paraphrase)
• Use a Citation Manager, such as EndNote or Zotero, to manage your citations and cite while you write.

See these examples of how to paraphrase at the University of Cambridge's guide on plagiarism.