APA 7th edition

Format:

Surname, A. A. (Year). Title in italics: Subtitle if there is one. Publisher name. https://doi.org/10.xxxxxxx

Example:

Toki, V. (2018). Indigenous courts, self-determination and criminal justice. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781351239622

Format:

Surname, A. A. (Year Published). Title of books in italics: Subtitle. Publisher.

Example:

Balzer-Riley, J. W. (2012). Communication in nursing. Elsevier/Mosby. 

Include all authors/editors:

Format:

Surname, A.A., Surname, B.B., Surname, C.C., Surname, D.D., & Surname, E.E. (Year of Publication). Title of books in italics: Subtitle. Publisher. 

Example:

Doenges, M. E., Moorhouse, M. F., & Murr, A. C. (2015). Nurse's pocket guide: Diagnoses, prioritized interventions, and rationales (3rd ed.). F.A. Davis. 

Include the first 19 authors, use ellipses, and then the last author on the list.

Format:

Surname, A., Surname, B., Surname, C., Surname, D., Surname, E., Surname, F., Surname, G., Surname, H., Surname, I., Surname, J., Surname, K., Surname, L., Surname, M., Surname, N., Surname, O., Surname, P., Surname, Q., Surname, R., Surname, S.,  ... Surname, Z. (Year). Title of the book in italics: Subtitle if there is one. Publisher.

Format:

Title in italics: Subtitle if there is one (xx ed.). (Year). Publisher. 

Example:

Mosby's dictionary of medicine, nursing & health professions (10th ed.). (2017). Elsevier. 

List up to 20 editors, acknowledge their role with (Eds.). If there are more than 20 editors: list first 19, use ellipses, final editor, and then (Eds.)

Format:

Surname, A.A., Surname, B.B., Surname, C.C., Surname, D.D. & Surname, E.E. (Eds.). (Year of Publication). Title of books in italics: Subtitle if there is one (Edition). Publisher. 

Example: 

Potter, P. A., Perry, A. G., Stockert, P. A., Hall, A. M., Astle, B. J., & Duggleby, W. (Eds.). (2019). Canadian fundamentals of nursing (9th ed.). Mosby/Elsevier Canada.

Include Author information as Author, A. A. (Surname, Initials) and Editor information as B. B. Editor (Initials, Surname):

Format:

Author, A. A. (Year). Title in italics: Subtitle if there is one. A. Editor (Ed.). Publisher. 

Example:

Graff, G. (2015). "They say/I say": Moves that matter in academic writing, with readings. C. Birkenstein & R. K Russell (Eds.). W. W. Norton & Company.

Author name written in Surname, A. format. Editor information in A. Surname format.

Format:

Author, A., Author, B., & Author, C. (Year). Title of chapter. In E.E. Editor & F.F. Editor (Eds.), Title of book in italics (x ed., pp. x-xx). Publisher Name. 

Example: 

McCance, K. L., Grey, T. C., & Rodway, G. (2014). Altered cellular and tissue biology. In K. L. McCance, S. E. Huether, V. L. Brashers, & N. S. Rote (Eds.), Pathophysiology: The biologic basis for disease in adults and children (7th ed., pp. 49-102). Mosby Elsevier.

Format

Author, A. (Year). Title of reprinted material: Include subtitle if there is one. In E. Editor (Ed.), Title of collection in italics: Subtitle if there is one (x ed., pp. xx-xx). (Reprinted from Magazine in italics, Year, source information)

Example:

Gladwell, M. (2017). None of the above: What I.Q. doesn't tell you about race. In L. Buzzard, D. LePan, N. Ruddock, & A. Stuart (Eds.), The Broadview anthology of expository prose (3rd Canadian ed., pp. 412-419). Broadview Press. (Reprinted from The New Yorker Magazine, 2007, December 17)

Format

Author, A. (Year). Title of reprinted material: Include subtitle if there is one. In E. Editor (Ed.), Title of collection in italics: Subtitle if there is one (x ed., pp. xx-xx). (Reprinted from Journal name in italics, Year, source information)

Example

Milgram, S. (2017). Behavioral study of obedience. In L. Buzzard, D. LePan, N. Ruddock, & A. Stuart (Eds.), The Broadview anthology of expository prose (3rd Canadian ed., pp. 137-147). Broadview Press. (Reprinted from Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology, 1963, 67[4])

Format

Author, A. (Year). Title of reprinted material: Include subtitle if there is one. In E. Editor (Ed.), Title of collection in italics: Subtitle if there is one (x ed., pp. xx-xx). (Reprinted from Book title in italics, Year, source information)

Example

Showalter, E. (2017). Representing Ophelia: Women, madness, and the responsibilities of feminist criticism. In L. Buzzard, D. LePan, N. Ruddock, & A. Stuart (Eds.), The Broadview anthology of expository prose (3rd Canadian ed., pp. 250-265). Broadview Press. (Reprinted from Shakespeare and the question of theory, 1985, Methuen & Co.)

  Include reference entries for each drug:

Reference:

Vallerand, A. H., & Sanoski, C. A. (Eds.). (2023). Gabapentin. In Davis’s drug guide for nurses (18th ed., pp 623-624). F.A. Davis.

If you are using an eBook with a DOI, include the DOI at the end of the reference.

In-text citation: 

Contraindications of gabapentin include "....." (Vallerand & Sanoski, 2023, p. 623).

  When a drug entry is included as part of a class of drugs, use the drug class name instead.

Reference:

Vallerand, A. H., & Sanoski, C. A. (Eds.). (2023). Angtiotensin-Converting Enzyme (ACE) Inhibitors. In Davis’s drug guide for nurses (18th ed., pp 155-160). F.A. Davis.

In-text citation: 

Captopril dosage for adults is “….” (Vallerand & Sanoski, 2023, p. 156).

  When citing one or two chapters

Reference the chapter(s) and cite the author(s). List up to 20 authors as you see them, beginning with Canadian contributors first.

Reference: 

Luimes, J., Labrecque, M. E., & McConachie, A. (2024). Health assessment and physical examination. In B. J. Astle, W. Duggleby, P. A. Potter, P. A. Stockert, A. G. Perry & A. M. Hall (Eds.), Canadian fundamentals of nursing (7th ed., pp. 605-675). Elsevier.

In-text citation:

"The inner ear contains the cochlea, vestibule, and semicircular canals” (Luimes et al., 2024, p. 628).

  When citing multiple chapters

Reference: Reference the textbook in a single entry.

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

In-text citations refer to the editors of the book, and not the authors or editors of the chapter you cite:

"Evidence-informed nursing deemphasizes ritual, isolated, and unsystematic clinical experiences" (Astle et al., 2024, p. 107).

 When citing one or two sections, include individual reference and cite accordingly:

Reference: 

Coar, J. (2023). Adult Pressure Injury. In M. B. Flynn Makic & M. R. Martinez-Kratz (Eds.), Ackley and Ladwig’s nursing diagnosis handbook: An evidence-based guide to planning care (13th ed., pp. 765-770). Elsevier.

In-text citation:"localized damage to the skin and/or underlying tissue" (Coar, 2023, p. 765).

 When you need to cite multiple sections, cite the section as a secondary source/indirect quote:

1. Refer to book editors in the "as cited in..." portion of the in-text citation.

2. Add specific page numbers in the in-text citation to make it clear what section you are using, regardless of paraphrase or direct quote:

Author (2023) .... (as cited in Editor, 2023, pg number)

3. Write the reference as an edited book so that there is only one reference for this source

In-text citation:

Quinn (2023) .... (as cited in Flynn Makic & Martinez-Kratz, 2023, p. 573).

Sullivan and Cooney (2023) .... (as cited in Flynn Makic & Martinez-Kratz, 2023, p. 712).

Reference:

Flynn Makic, M. B., & Martinez-Kratz, M. R. (Eds.). (2023). Ackley and Ladwig’s nursing diagnosis handbook: An evidence-based guide to planning care (13th ed.). Elsevier.

 Include reference entries for each drug:

Reference

Clavulin. (2022, November 28). In RxTx. https://www.myrxtx.ca/search

In-text:

(Clavulin, 2022)

  When citing one or two sections, include individual reference and cite accordingly:

Reference: 

College of Licensed Practical Nurses of Alberta. (2020a). G: Respiratory. In Competency profile for licensed practical nurses (5th ed., pp. 62-65). https://www.clpna.com/members/continuing-competency-program/competency-profile-for-lpns/

College of Licensed Practical Nurses of Alberta. (2020b). Y: Ophthalmology. In Competency profile for licensed practical nurses (5th ed., pp. 141-142). https://www.clpna.com/members/continuing-competency-program/competency-profile-for-lpns/

  If citing two sections, include a lowercase a behind the date of the reference that appears first in your reference list and a lowercase b behind the date of the second.

In-text citation:

(College of Licensed Practical Nurses of Alberta [CLPNA], 2020a, p. 64) 

(CLPNA, 2020b, p. 141) 

  Only spell the organization's full name for the first in-text citation. Use the abbreviation for all subsequent in-text citations.

  When citing three or more sections from the Competency Profile for Licensed Practical Nurses:

Reference:

College of Licensed Practical Nurses of Alberta. (2020). Competency profile for licensed practical nurses (5th ed.). https://www.clpna.com/members/continuing-competency-program/competency-profile-for-lpns/

In-text citation:

(College of Licensed Practical Nurses of Alberta [CLPNA], 2020, p. 64).