Guides: Nursing: APA Style

Why use APA?

As a nursing major, you will most likely use APA.

APA (American Psychological Association) is generally used by Education, Psychology, and the Sciences.

APA - Purdue OWL
Purdue's Online Writing Lab resources will help you learn to cite using the American Psychological Association (APA) style.
APA Style
The official APA Style site

Citation Management Software - Zotero
Zotero is a free, open source desktop application that allows you to collect, organize, cite, and share research. It works on Windows, Mac, and Linux operating systems. This guide has information on how to get started with using Zotero, from installing the application and its plugins, to adding books, articles, websites and more to your personal library, to generating in-text citations and reference lists.

Zotero also offers ZBib.org, a free citation generation app, which can help you quickly create a bibliography in any citation style without having to download the citation management software.