Here you will find examples of nursing specific citations. Please note, you will still need to use the other tabs to assist you in citing books, journal articles, webpages, etc.
* You may use the acronym of a corporate author in your assignment in most cases, after first introducing the full name in your first citation within square brackets.
For example
First in-text citation:
(Australian Medicines Handbook [AMH], 2019).
Subsequent citations:
(AMH, 2019)
Registered nurses standards for practice
Reference List | In-text Citation |
Corporate author name. (Year). Title. URL | |
Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia. (2016). Registered nurses standards for practice. https://www.nursingmidwiferyboard.gov.au/codes-guidelines-statements/professional-standards/registered-nurse-standards-for-practice.aspx |
First in-text citation: (Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia [NMBA], 2016, Standard 5.3) Subsequent citations: * You may use the acronym after introducing the full name in your first citation e.g. (NMBA, 2016, Standard 5.3) |
National safety and quality health service standards
Reference List | In-text Citation |
Corporate author name. (Year). Title. URL | |
Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care. (2012). National safety and quality health service standards. https://www.safetyandquality.gov.au/sites/default/files/migrated/NSQHS-Standards-Sept-2012.pdf |
First in-text citation: (Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care [ACSQHC], 2012, Standard 2.4.1) Subsequent citations: (ACSQHC, 2012, Standard 2.4.1)
* As above, you may use the acronym after introducing the full name in your first citation |
Code of conduct for nurses
Reference List | In-text Citation |
Corporate author name. (Year). Title. URL | |
Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia. (2018). Code of conduct for nurses. https://www.nursingmidwiferyboard.gov.au/documents/default.aspx?record=WD17%2f23847&dbid=AP&chksum=BIvAWN0iQspBLSXlDBR1pQ%3d%3d |
First in-text citation: (Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia [NMBA], 2018, Standard 1.2) Subsequent citations: * You may use the acronym after introducing the full name in your first citation e.g. (NMBA, 2018, Standard 1.2) |
Note: To access the correct URL, right click on the hyperlinked text and select Copy link address. Copy and paste this URL into your citation.
ICN code of ethics for nurses
Reference List | In-text Citation |
Corporate author name. (Year). Title. URL | |
International Council of Nurses. (2012). The ICN code of ethics for nurses. https://www.icn.ch/sites/default/files/inline-files/2012_ICN_Codeofethicsfornurses_%20eng.pdf |
First in-text citation: (International Council of Nurses [ICN], 2012, p. 8) Subsequent citations: * You may use the acronym after introducing the full name in your first citation e.g. (ICN, 2012, p. 8) |
Article in a nursing database
Reference List | In-text Citation |
Surname, Initial. (Year). Title. Title of Database. URL | |
Komusky, J., & Schub, T. (2013). Abdominal aortic aneurysm. CINAHL Nursing Guide. http://ezproxy.rasmussen.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.c om/login.aspx?direct=true&db=nup&AN=T704248&site=eds-live | (Komusky & Schub, 2013) |
Article in database with an Unique Article Number
Reference List | In-text Citation |
Surname, Initial. (Year). Title. Title of Journal, volume(issue), Unique article number. URL or DOI | |
Jayaweera, M., Perera, H., Gunawardana, B., & Manatunge, J. (2020). Transmission of COVID-19 virus by droplets and aerosols: A critical review on the unresolved dichotomy. Environmental Research, 188(9), 109819. doi:10.1016/j.envres.2020.109819 |
(Jayaweera, et al., 2020) |
Guideline with PDF
Reference List | In-text Citation |
Author. (Year). Title. Publisher if different to author. URL | |
Guideline Adaption Committee. (2016). Clinical practice guidelines and principles of care for people with dementia. NHMRC Partnership Centre for Dealing with Cognitive and Related Function Decline in Older People. https://cdpc.sydney.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/CDPC-Dementia-Guidelines_WEB.pdf | (Guideline Adaptation Committee, 2016) |
Online Guideline, regularly updated
Reference List | In-text Citation |
Author. (Year). Title. Retrieved Month Day, Year, from URL | |
Stroke Foundation. (n.d.). Clinical guidelines for stroke management. Retrieved July 16, 2020, from https://informme.org.au/en/Guidelines/Clinical-Guidelines-for-Stroke-Management-2017 | (Stroke Foundation, n.d.) |
Note: A retrieval date is needed in the above example as the content of the website is regularly updated.
Joanna Briggs Institute [Best practice: Evidence based information sheet]
Reference List | In-text Citation |
Author. (Year). Title. Source, Volume(Issue), Page number/s. URL | |
Joanna Briggs Institute. (2020). Effectiveness of interventions to reduce emergency department staff occupational stress and/or burnout. Best Practice: Evidence based information sheets for health professionals, 22(5), 1-4. http://joannabriggs.org/ | (Joanna Briggs Institute, 2020) |
Joanna Briggs Institute [Evidence Summaries]
Reference List | In-text Citation |
Author. (Year). Title (Accession Number: ****) [Evidence Summaries]. Database. URL | |
Fong, E. (2019). Acute gout: Systematic corticosteroids (AN: JBI16908) [Evidence Summaries]. Joanna Briggs Institute. http://joannabriggs.org/ | (Fong, 2019) |
CINAHL [Evidence-based care sheet]
Reference List | In-text Citation |
Author. (Year). Title [Evidence-based care sheet]. Name of database. URL | |
Schub, T., & Cabrera, G. (2018). Bites: Head lice [Evidence-based care sheet]. CINAHL Nursing Guide. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=T701321&scope=site | (Schub & Cabrera, 2018) |
BMJ Best Practice
Reference List | In-text Citation |
Author. (Year). Title. Publisher. URL | |
Goldfarb, S., & Josephson, M. (2020). Cystic fibrosis. BMJ Best Practice. https://bestpractice.bmj.com/ | (Goldfarb & Josephson, 2020) |
The Cochrane Library [Systematic Reviews]
Reference List | In-text Citation |
Author. (Year). Title. Database. URL | |
Singh, J., Kour, K., & Jayaram Mahesh, B. (2012). Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors for schizophrenia. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. https//doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD007967.pub2 | (Singh, Kour & Jayaram Mahesh, 2012) |
Australian Medicines Handbook (AMH)
Reference List | In-text Citation |
Author. (Year). Title of entry. In Title of work. URL | |
Australian Medicines Handbook. (2019, July). Insulins. In Australian medicines handbook. https://amholine.amh.net.au/chapters/endocrine-drugs/drugs-diabetes/other-drugs-diabetes/insulins | (AMH, 2019) |
Drug database
Reference List | In-text Citation |
Author. (Year). Title of section. In Database name. URL | |
MIMS. (n.d.). Keflex. In MIMS. http://www.mims.com.au | (MIMS, n.d.) |
Nursing Reference Center
Reference List | In-text Citation |
Author. (Year). Title. Title of database. Retrieved Month Day, Year, from URL | |
Capel, C., & Pravikoff, D. (2019). Wound care: Performing chemical debridement. Nursing Reference Center. Retrieved January 15, 2020, from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=nrc&AN=T706160&site=nrc-live | (Capel & Pravikoff, 2019) |
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5)
Reference List | In-text Citation |
Author. (Year). Title (Edition). URL | |
American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.books.9780890425596 |
First in-text citation: The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM–5; American Psychiatric Association [APA], 2013) does not ..... Subsequent mentions of the manual use: DSM-5 e.g. The DSM-5 is intended to be used by clinical....... (APA, 2013). |
Australian Bureau of Statistics
Reference List | In-text Citation |
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (Year). Title of page (No. of stat). URL | |
Australia Bureau of Statistics. (2017). Recorded crime: Victims (No. 4510.0). http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@. nsf/mf/4510.0 |
(ABS, 2017) * You may use the acronym after introducing the full name in your first citation |
NSW Mental Health Act
Reference List | In-text Citation |
Title Year (Jurisdiction). | Title Year (Jurdiction) pinpoint reference. |
Mental Health Act 2007 (NSW). |
Mental Health Act 2007 (NSW) s 18. Mental Health Act 2007 (NSW) s 2.3.5. Mental Health Act 2007 (NSW) pt III div 18. |
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