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Nursing

Welcome to the Library Research Guide for Nursing. This guide will help you to find accurate, reliable sources as you work on your projects.

APA Citation Guide

APA 7th Edition Citation Guide

  • Online guide for formatting in-text citations and references in APA 7th Edition style.

Citing Lippincott Advisor

Citation example for content retrieved from Lippincott Advisor: 

Since Lippincott Advisor articles do not list specific authors, use the organization name as the Author.

Lippincott Advisor articles are updated frequently, so add "Retrieved [Month Day, Year]" between the Website Name and Hyperlink to indicate when you accessed the article.

References Page

Format:
Group or Organization. (Year, Month, Day). Title of entry. Retrieved Date, from URL

Example:
Lippincott Advisor. (2022, July 8). Alopecia. Retrieved October 3, 2022, from https://advisor.lww.com/
         lna/document.do?bid=4&did=909550


In-Text Citations

According to Lippincott Advisor (2022) ...

... (Lippincott Advisor, 2022).

Citing UpToDate

  • Articles in the UpToDate database are available only in that database and have information that changes over time.
  • In the reference list, format UpToDate articles like periodical articles. Italicize the database name in the reference like a periodical title.
  • Use the year of last update in the date element.
  • Include a retrieved from date because the information on UpToDate may be updated frequently.
  • For more information on citing UpToDate review APA Style UpToDate Article References page.

Reference Example:

Bordeaux, B., & Lieberman, H. R. (2020). Benefits and risks of caffeine and caffeinated beverages. UpToDate. Retrieved February 26, 2020, from https://www.uptodate.com/contents/benefits-and-risks-of-caffeine-and-caffeinated-beverages

Parenthetical citation: (Bordeaux & Lieberman, 2020)

Narrative citation: Bordeaux and Lieberman (2020)

Citing StatPearls

Hashmi, M. F., Tariq, M., & Cataletto, M. E. (2023, August 8). Asthma. In StatPearls. StatPearls Publishing. Retrieved February 1, 2024 from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK430901/

Parenthetical citation: (Hashmi et al., 2023)

Narrative citation: Hashmi et al. (2023)

Note: The retrieved from date is used because the information on StatPearls may be updated frequently.