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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