- The first line of the reference is indented.
- All lines of the reference are indented.
- The first line of the reference is flush left, and all subsequent lines are indented.
- It is a type of font style.
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- Use long, block quotes for most of your evidence.
- Paraphrase the source's ideas to show you understand them.
- "Drop" a quote into your text without any introduction.
- Use as many quotes as possible to fill the page.
- A passionate plea based on emotion.
- A balanced presentation of a claim supported by logical reasoning and credible evidence.
- A summary of one expert's opinion.
- A list of facts without any analysis.
- The specific results of a 2023 clinical trial.
- Islamabad is the capital of Pakistan.
- A direct quote from a nursing theorist.
- A statistic about nurse staffing ratios from a recent journal article.
- A short title that appears at the top of every page of the paper.
- The main title of the paper.
- A list of headings used within the paper.
- The author's last name and page number.
- The patient's concerns were listened to by the nurse.
- The medication was administered at 09:00.
- The nurse listened to the patient's concerns.
- The decision was made by the healthcare team.
- "In this paper, I am going to…"
- "The purpose of this paper is to…" or "This paper examines…"
- "Let me tell you about…"
- "Here are some thoughts on…"
- The author's name is incorrect.
- The year is in the wrong place.
- The journal title should not be in italics.
- The title of the article should be in sentence case, not title case.
- Group articles by common themes, such as "barriers to communication" and "effective communication strategies."
- Critically evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the studies reviewed.
- Write a separate paragraph summarizing each of the ten articles she read.
- Identify a gap in the literature that her own research could fill.
- "Patient drank some water."
- "Patient drank an adequate amount of fluid."
- "Patient consumed approx. 200mL of water at 10:00."
- "Patient was thirsty and had a drink."
- A statement that doctors agree with this idea.
- Evidence demonstrating how funding nursing research leads to improved public health outcomes.
- A sentence saying that this is a very important issue.
- A more emotional and passionate tone.
- Use the patient's full name and medical record number.
- Remove all identifying information (e.g., use a pseudonym, change dates, omit specific locations).
- Ask the patient for permission to use their name in her paper.
- Only show the report to her friends.
- The act of upholding honesty and avoiding plagiarism, cheating, or data fabrication in academic work.
- The physical structure of the university building.
- The process of getting good grades.
- The ability to write very quickly.
- To introduce the topic of the next paragraph.
- To summarize the paragraph's main point and link it back to the thesis statement.
- To present a new piece of evidence.
- To ask the reader a rhetorical question.
- The patient was stable; however, he remained on the monitor.
- The patient was stable, however; he remained on the monitor.
- The patient was stable; and he remained on the monitor.
- The patient was stable; because he remained on the monitor.
- Is the longest section of the essay.
- Moves from a broad, general topic to a specific thesis statement.
- Filters out all unnecessary information.
- Is narrow at the beginning and wide at the end.
- "The study found a 15% reduction in infection rates after the intervention."
- "Hand hygiene is the most important aspect of nursing care."
- "According to WHO (2023), proper hand hygiene can prevent up to 50% of avoidable infections."
- "The sample size for the study was 250 patients."
- Two authors
- Three or more authors
- No author
- An unknown publication date
- A collection of abstracts from different articles.
- A series of summaries of individual articles.
- A critical synthesis of the existing research on a topic, identifying themes, gaps, and controversies.
- A personal opinion piece about the topic.
