NURS513 Week 6 APA, GCU Library Resources, and Scholarly Research
The correct way to present the information for a book title
in an APA reference page is:
Robbins, S. P., & Judge, T. A. (2010). Essentials of
organizational behavior (10th ed.). Danvers, MA: Prentice Hall.
Robbins, S. P., & Judge, T. A. (2010). Essentials of
Organizational Behavior (10th ed.). Danvers, MA: Prentice Hall.
Robbins, S. P., et al. (2010). Essentials of Organizational
Behavior (10th edition). Danvers, MA: Prentice Hall.
Robbins, S. P., & Judge, T. A. (2010). Essentials of
Organizational Behavior (10th edition). Danvers, MA: Prentice Hall.
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Where can you find APA resources in the GCU Library’s
Nursing & Health Sciences Library Guide?
Find Books
Agencies & Associations
Citing Sources
Contact the Library
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Use the “Find Journals by Title” function to find
the 2014 Nurse Leader article “Using Evidence-Based Advocacy to Improve
the Nation’s Health.” According to the article abstract, which
organization uses evidence-based advocacy to “positively impact the nation’s
health and advance the nursing profession”?
American Academy of Nursing
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
Arizona Academy of Nursing
American Nurses Association
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Caldwell and Hayes published an excellent paper in the 2007
issue of the Journal of Management Development and you would like to summarize
a claim from this resource. Which of the following represents the correct APA
in-text citation format?
Great leaders achieve their success because they understand
who they are.
Great leaders achieve their success because they understand
who they are (Journal of Management Development, 2007).
Great leaders achieve their success because they understand
who they are (2007).
Great leaders achieve their success because they understand
who they are (Caldwell & Hayes, 2007).
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On page 263 of Caldwell and Hayes’ paper published in 2007,
they talked about some ideas they took from Likert’s work. This is the original
excerpt from their paper: “Relationship development behaviors encompass a
people-centered focus on leadership (Likert, 1961).” Which of the below
best represents how this sentence should be quoted in an APA-formatted student
paper?
“Relationship development behaviors encompass a
people-centered focus on leadership (Likert, 1961)”.
“Relationship development behaviors encompass a
people-centered focus on leadership” (Caldwell & Hayes, 2007).
“Relationship development behaviors encompass a
people-centered focus on leadership” (Likert, 1961, p. 263).
“Relationship development behaviors encompass a
people-centered focus on leadership” (Likert as cited in Caldwell &
Hayes, 2007, p. 263).
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When a reference material has three or more authors (for
example, a 2008 article by Smith, Jones, and Johnson):
Use (Smith, Jones, & Johnson, 2008) in-text.
Use (Smith et al., 2008) all the time in the paper and on
the reference list.
Use (Smith et al., 2008) all the time in the paper, but list
all of the authors on the reference list Smith, Jones, & Johnson, 2008).
Use all the authors on the reference list: Smith, A., Jones,
F., & Johnson, J. (2008). Use all the authors when citing for the first
time in the body of the paper (Smith, Jones, & Johnson, 2008). After that,
you can use (Smith et al., 2008) in the body of the paper.
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NURS513 Week 6 APA, GCU Library, and Research
NURS513 Week 6 APA, GCU Library, and Research
In an APA reference page, a book’s title should be presented as follows:
(S. P.) Robbins, et al (2010). Organizational behavior basics (10th ed.). Prentice Hall, Danvers.
(S. P.) Robbins, et al (2010). Organizational Behavior Basics (10th ed.). Prentice Hall, Danvers.
S. P. Robbins et al (2010). Organizational Behavior Basics (10th edition). Prentice Hall, Danvers.
(S. P.) Robbins, et al (2010). Organizational Behavior Basics (10th edition). Prentice Hall, Danvers.
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APA materials in the GCU Nursing & Health Sciences Library Guide
Buy Books
Affiliations
Referencing
Library Contact
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Find the 2014 Nurse Leader article “Using Evidence-Based Advocacy to Improve the Nation’s Health” using the “Find Journals by Title” tool. Which group uses evidence-based advocacy to “benefit the nation’s health and develop the nursing profession”?
ANA
CCNE
Arizona Nurses Academy
ANA
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You’d like to summarize a claim from Caldwell and Hayes’ excellent 2007 Journal of Management Development study. Which is the correct APA in-text citation format?
Great leaders succeed because they know themselves.
Great leaders succeed because they know themselves (Journal of Management Development, 2007).
Great leaders succeed because they know themselves (2007).
Great leaders succeed because they know themselves (Caldwell & Hayes, 2007).
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On page 263 of their 2007 study, Caldwell and Hayes discuss ideas from Likert. This is the original paper’s excerpt: “People-centered leadership” (Likert, 1961). This statement should be quoted in an APA-formatted student paper as follows.
Leadership is a people-centered focus on relationship building (Likert, 1961).
“People-centered leadership is a relationship development behavior” (Caldwell & Hayes, 2007).
“People-centered leadership is a relationship development behavior” (Likert, 1961, p. 263).
“People-centered leadership” (Likert, referenced in Caldwell & Hayes, 2007, p. 263).
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A 2008 essay by Smith, Jones, and Johnson, for example, had three authors.
Smith, Jones, & Johnson (2008)
Always use (Smith et al., 2008) in the text and the reference list.
Use (Smith et al., 2008) throughout the text, but reference all authors (Smith, Jones, & Johnson, 2008).
Cite all authors: Smith, A., F. Jones, and J. Johnson (2008). When citing all authors for the first time in the manuscript (Smith, Jones, & Johnson, 2008). Then use (Smith et al., 2008) in the text.
