FAQ: Nursing School APA Writing Style for Nursing Programs
Most nursing schools have adapted the APA writing style as the format for all papers and homework. APA stands for the American Psychological Association. APA is a specific format with a strict set of rules for how papers are prepared, written and organized. APA is typically the format that will be used for all of your nursing courses. Having a basic understanding of what APA is will help you when passing in papers. Some college and university will have the APA manual as a required text for your program. This text can be expensive and very confusing to actually understand. There are many online resources available that can help with basic APA formatting. Most up-to-date versions of Word have a template for APA formatting. You can also try searching YouTube for specific APA videos or try Googling APA style and you will see many resources on this topic.
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Meredith Scannell CNM, MSN, MPH, PhD-student has extensive experience in critical care nursing and women’s health. She is a certified nurse-midwife, earned a diploma in nursing in 1995 received a Master’s Degree in Public Health and became a Certified Nurse Midwife in 2006, earned a Master’s Degree in Nursing in 2008 and currently perusing a PhD. She has extensive background working in critical care areas internationally in Boston, London, UK and Melbourne, AU. As a certified nurse midwife she has worked and the North Shore birth center delivering babies in a home like setting and at Beverly hospital. She has extensive educational background including specialized legal training and preparation to prepare as expert testimony. She holds two Masters degrees: a Masters degree in Nursing from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey and a Masters degree in Public Health from Boston University School of Public Health. She has presented as an expert panelist at the International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare.
