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NURS 1121 (Term 1): Library Basics

APA citation examples for sources commonly used in Term 1

Chapter or section from Potter & Perry that has one author "with" another author

References:

Taylor, C. (with Stockert, P. A.). (2024). Sleep. In B. J. Astle, W. Duggleby, P. A. Potter, P. A. Stockert, A. G. Perry, & A. M. Hall (Eds.), Potter and Perry's Canadian fundamentals of nursing (7th ed., pp. 1073-1096). Elsevier.

  • In-Text:
    (Taylor, 2024)
    (Taylor, 2024, p. 1076) - when quoting directly
     

 

Chapter or section from Potter & Perry that has two authors

References:

Jakubec, S.L. &  Astle, B.J. (2024). Communication and relational practice. In B. J. Astle, W. Duggleby, P. A. Potter, P. A. Stockert, A. G. Perry, & A. M. Hall (Eds.), Potter and Perry's Canadian fundamentals of nursing (7th ed., pp. 272-291). Elsevier.

  • In-Text:
    (Jakubec & Astle, 2024)
    (Jakubec & Astle, 2024, pp. 274-275) - when quoting directly

 

Entire Potter & Perry book (which has more than 3 editors)

References:

Astle, B. J., Duggleby, W., Potter, P. A., Stockert, P. A., Perry, A. G., & Hall, A. M. (Eds.). (2024). Potter and Perry's Canadian fundamentals of nursing (7th ed.). Elsevier.

  • In-Text:
    (Astle et al., 2024)

 

Book with two authors, ebook from a library database or print version  

References:

Vallerand, A.H., & Sanoski, C.A. (2025). Davis's drug guide for nurses (19th ed.). F.A. Davis.

  • In-Text:
    Parenthetical: (Vallerand & Sanoski, 2025)
    Narrative: Vallerand and Sanoski (2025) 

 

Chapter from an ebook from a library database (e.g. Proquest Ebook Central) 

References:

Raphael, D. (2016). Social structure, living conditions, and health. In D. Raphael (Ed.), Social determinants of health: Canadian perspectives (3rd ed., pp. 32-56). Canadian Scholars Press.

  • In-Text:
    (Raphael, 2016)

 

Online journal article with DOI

References:

Rankin, J. M. (2015). The rhetoric of patient and family centred care: An institutional ethnography into what actually happens. Journal of Advanced Nursing71(3), 526-534. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.12575

Vidal, E. M., & Wickramage, K. P. (2024). Tracking migration and health inequities. Bulletin of the World Health Organization102(2), 143–145. https://doi.org/10.2471/BLT.23.290776

  • In-Text:
    (Rankin, 2015)
    (Vidal & Wickramage, 2024)

 

Magazine, newsletter or newspaper article without DOI found on the web

References:

Durant, E. Solutions to tackle the nursing shortage and burnout immediately: A review of the literature. (2023, April 17). Canadian Nurse. https://www.canadian-nurse.com/blogs/cn-content/2023/04/17/solutions-to-tackle-nursing-shortage 

  • In-Text:
    (Durant, 2023)

 

Section of the CNA Code of Ethics

References:

Canadian Nurses Association. (2017). Honouring dignity. In Code of ethics for registered nurses (Part I D, pp. 12-13). https://www.cna-aiic.ca/en/nursing/regulated-nursing-in-canada/nursing-ethics 

  • In-Text, parenthetical style:
    First citation --> (Canadian Nurses Association [CNA], 2017)
    Subsequent citation --> (CNA, 2017)
  • In-Text, narrative style:
    First citation --> According to the Canadian Nurses Association (CNA, 2017) ...
    Subsequent citation --> The CNA (2017) further reports that...

 

Entire CNA Code of Ethics

References:

Canadian Nurses Association. (2017). Code of ethics for registered nurses. https://www.cna-aiic.ca/en/nursing/regulated-nursing-in-canada/nursing-ethics

  • In-Text, parenthetical style:
    First citation --> (Canadian Nurses Association [CNA], 2017)
    Subsequent citation --> (CNA, 2017)
  • In-Text, narrative style:
    First citation --> According to the Canadian Nurses Association (CNA, 2017) ...
    Subsequent citation --> The CNA (2017) further reports that...