APA format template nursing paper
The purpose of this assignment is to provide students with the opportunity to set up a personalized American Psychological Association (APA) template to use for written assignments in courses taken at United States University. This assignment also provides practice in utilizing a word processing program.
Directions:
Access the APA Form template https://drive.google.com/open?id=0Bx0Nd-eS9Gr9UWhXQXFibWQ3emM
Personalize the template with your information.
Review the manual and materials on APA 6th ed. formatting.
View the YouTube video – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pbUoNa5tyY (posted above)
Design the cover page to include: page number, running head, assignment title, student name and university affiliation with correct spacing and format.
Design an abstract page and include a placeholder for keywords.
Design a “first page” to include: an introduction paragraph, running head, and at least two sub-headings (remember to properly shorten title your running heading).
Design a reference page to include: one electronic reference, one hard copy paper reference, one web reference, and one reference with a doi.
You do not need to put any content in the template. This assignment is for you to create a template you can use for future APA papers.
Save the document as “Last Name_First Name_APA”
Example: Nancy_Nurse_APA
