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APA Style Guide: Formatting and Citation Rules, Exams of Nursing

A comprehensive guide on the formatting and citation rules for academic papers using the apa (american psychological association) style. It covers topics such as document alignment, margins, font, running head, page numbers, title length, ampersand usage, in-text citations, direct quotes, personal communications, and reference list formatting.

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Download APA Style Guide: Formatting and Citation Rules and more Exams Nursing in PDF only on Docsity! 1 . Question 1 5 / 5 pts APA guidelines require that documents are to be aligned . Left Right Question 2 5 / 5 pts Margins should be set at a minimum of . 1 inch 0.5 inch 2 0.75 inch 5 Times New Roman Question 4 5 / 5 pts The maximum length of the running head is: 50 characters (including spaces) 50 characters (not including spaces) Question 5 5 / 5 pts APA requires that font size to be 14 points. True 6 False Question 6 5 / 5 pts When there are six or more authors in an in-text citation, use only the last name of the first author followed by et al. and the year of publication. 7 True False When there are six or more authors in an in-text citation, use only the last name of the first author followed by et al. and the year of publication. Question 7 5 / 5 pts Which of the following is the correct example of a running head? Running head: APA MADE EASY Running Head: APA Made Easy RUNNING HEAD: APA MADE EASY 10 Top right in the header Question 9 5 / 5 pts What is the recommended maximum number of words in the title of an APA style paper? 11 Twelve Ten Six Five or less Twelve Question 10 12 5 / 5 pts When should the ampersand be used? (select all that apply) In text citations with two or more authors used inside parentheses Between the last two authors in a reference page 15 Running head Question 12 5 / 5 pts A correct in-text citation with one author would be: (Cauble, 2014) (R. Urban, 2014) (Urban, R. 2014) (Denise Cauble, 2014) (Cauble, 2014) Question 13 16 5 / 5 pts The correct in-text citation with two or more authors would be: (select all that apply) (Cauble & Urban, 2014) (Cauble, Urban, & Behan, 2014) (D. Cauble R. Urban, 2014) (Cauble, D., Urban, R., Behan, B., 2014) For two authors, (Cauble & Urban, 2014); for three authors, (Cauble, Urban, & Behan, 2014). 17 Question 14 5 / 5 pts In APA style, direct quotes that are 40 words or longer should: be in a free-standing block with quotation marks before and after the quote be in a free-standing block without quotation marks be placed in italics never be used Question 15 5 / 5 pts An example of a personal communication reference in a paper is: Talking with R. Urban (personal communication, October 31, 2014)... 20 Question 17 5 / 5 pts Page numbers are always used in citations: When quotations are used 21 In every citation When used in quotations Question 18 5 / 5 pts The complete title of the paper/manuscript appears and . On the title page; at the top of page 2 On the title page; in the page header 22 On the title page; in the page footer On the title page, at the top of page 2. The title is not bolded.
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