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NURS 3318: Nurse as Therapeutic Communicator: Citing Your Sources

Citing Your Sources

The CASA Writing Center has citation and documentation handouts on their webpage, and can be consulted for assistance with citations.

Scroll down the page and look for the Documentation Styles & Formatting heading to access .pdf handouts in popular styles.

The Writing Center can also help with other writing, too:

  • Feedback on drafts
  • Formatting
  • Business letters
  • Résumé/CV help
  • Lab Reports
  • Theses & Dissertations
  • And more!

Visit their website for location, hours and consultation information.

OTHER ONLINE RESOURCES

CINAHL is a core nursing database that has a citation generator. ALWAYS PROOFREAD GENERATED CITATIONS! Access the CINAHL citation generator at the result list level from the vertical three dots submenu located to the right and above each citation, then click the Cite choice, then choose your preferred style from the menu, and then download or copy and paste.

This image demonstrates the "cite" button that can be accessed in the CINAHL database search result list from the vertical three dot submenu on the upper right side above each citation.

Or look for the quotation mark icon to access the citation generator when reading the .pdf file of an article in CINAHL. 

This image shows how to access the citation generator feature in CINAHL when reading a pdf article. Look for the quotation mark icon to activate the Cite feature, then choose your preferred citation style.

To proofread content created using the citation generator in CINAHL, use the Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL) or consult TAMU-CC's Writing Center handouts. 

Google Scholar has a citation generator. Be sure to proofread the generated citation for errors! Look for the quotation mark icon and Cite link at the bottom of Google Scholar's short article display.

This image shows an example of an article in a Google Scholar result list, with an arrow pointing to the Cite quotation mark icon next to the word Cite at the bottom of the article information. Click on the Cite Icon or text to get to the citation generator display with multiple citation styles shown.

Click on the Cite icon or text to view a pop-up screen with examples of the same article cited in several different popular citation styles. Copy and paste into your document, then proofread.

This image shows the first three citations in Google Scholar's citation generator pop up screen demonstrating how to cite the article in different formats. Please proofread before using!

To proofread content created using the citation generator in Google Scholar , use the Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL) or consult TAMU-CC's Writing Center handouts.