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Nursing Library Guide

Guide to library resources for nursing students showing how to find information in books and journals, referencing and essay writing.

Components of a book reference

Author, A. B. (Date). Title in italics (only first word of title is capitalized) (Edition). (if not the first) Publisher.

Example:

In List of References

Polit, D.F., & Beck, C.T. (2012). Nursing research: Generating and

    assessing evidence for  nursing practice (9th ed). Wolters Kluwer Health.

In-text

(Polit & Beck, 2012)

(Polit & Beck, 2012, p. 19) direct quote

Online Book

In List of References

Warady, B. A., Schaefer, F., & Alexander, S. (2012). Pediatric dialysis.  Springer.

In-text

(Warady et al., 2012)

 

 

In List of References

University of Iowa Children’s Hospital. (2015). PICU handbook.

     Retrieved from http://www.uichildrens.org/PICUHandbook

In-text

 (University of Iowa Children's Hospital, 2015)

Thesis

 

Author, A. A. (2019). Title of thesis [Master's thesis, Name of Institution] Database Name. Archive name. URL

In list of Refences:

Docrat, S. (2020).  Economic costs, impacts and financing strategies for mental health in South Africa [PhD thesis, University of Cape Town]. OpenUCT. Theses and Dissertations. https://open.uct.ac.za/handle/11427/32242 

In-text:

(Docrat, 2020)

Edited book

In List of References

Dixon, M., Crawford, D., Teasdale, D., & Murphy, J. (Eds.).

    (2009). Nursing the highly dependent child or infant: 

   A manual of care. Wiley-Blackwell.   

In-text

(Dixon et al., 2009) - all cites

Corporate or group author

Book produced by a group, corporation or organization will appear as follows:

In List of References

Soweto Trust for Nurse Clinical Training. (2005). Primary clinical

    care handbook (4th ed.). Jacana.

In-text Citation

(Soweto Trust for Nurse Clinical Training, 2005).

No author?

Where there is no author (e.g. Dictionaries) item will be listed under title.

In List of References

  Radiation. (2010). Concise medical dictionary (8th ed.). Oxford University Press.

In-text Citation

(“Radiation”, 2010, p. 218)

In List of References

Heuristic. (n.d.). Merriam-Webster.  Retrieved from

      http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heuristic

In-text Citation

(“Heuristic”, n.d.) - (n.d.) = date unknown