Module 2 APA Assignment N4325 Nursing Research APA Guidelines for Scientific Writing in Nursing Research

Module 2 APA Assignment N4325 Nursing Research APA Guidelines for Scientific Writing in Nursing Research

APA Guidelinesfor Scientific Writing in Nursing Research Your assignment is to complete this multiple choice activity on APA style using any of the APA resources listed in the course. Then, enter your answers for the questions below to the assignment submission link for this assignment in Module Two. Good luck! 1. APA guidelines require that documents are to be aligned . a. Left b. Right 2. Margins should be set at a minimum of . a. 1 inch b. 0.5 inch c. 0.75 inch d. 1 inch at the top and bottom of the page and 0.5 to the left and right margins 3. The prefered font in APA style is: a. Calibri b. Times New Roman c. Garamond d. Verdana 4. The maximum length of the running head is: a. 50 characters (including spaces) b. 50 characters (not including spaces) 5. APA requires that font size to be 14 points. a. True b.False 6. 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. a.True b. False 7. Which of the following is the correct example of a running head? a. Running head: APA MADE EASY 1 b. Running Head: APA Made Easy c. RUNNING HEAD: APA MADE EASY d. Running Head: APA MADE EASY 8. Where should page numbers appear on an APA document? a. Toprightinthe header b. Top centered in the header c. Lower right corner of the page d. Center bottom of the page 9. What is the recommended maximum number of words in the title of an APA style paper? a. Twelve b. Ten c. Six d. Five or less 10. When should the ampersand be used? (select all that apply) a. In text citations with two or more authors used inside parentheses b. Between the last two authors in a reference page c. In the body of the paper in place of the word and d. In the title of a manuscript 11. What is the name of the shortened title used at the top of each page of a manuscript? a. Runninghead b. Title page c. Abstract d. Heading 12. A correct in-text citation with one author would be: a. (Cauble,2014) b. (R. Urban, 2014) c. (Urban, R. 2014) d. (Denise Cauble, 2014) 13. The correct in-text citation with two or more authors would be: (select all that apply) a. (Cauble &Urban, 2014) b. (Cauble, Urban, & Behan, 2014) c. (D. Cauble &R. Urban, 2014) d. (Cauble, D., Urban, R., &Behan, B., 2014) 14. In APA style, direct quotes that are 40 words or longer should: a. Be in a free-standing block with quotation marks before and after the quote b. Beinafree-standingblockwithnoquotationmarks c. Be placed in italics d. Never be used.