Health Sciences @ Melbourne Campus

Basic Medical-Surgical Nursing 

Core Assignment: Plan & Create an Educational Video 

Research 

The assignment specifies using "scholarly" or "peer-reviewed"  articles.  These "articles are written by experts and reviewed by other experts in the field before being published journal in order to ensure the article’s quality."

NURC 2241 Advanced Medical-Surgical Nursing

Core Assignment: Locating Research Topic Articles

1. Go to CINAHL Ultimate

Core Assignment: Writing an Article Summary

How to Write a Summary - Guide & Examples (from Scribbr.com)

Writing a Summary (from The University of Arizona Global Campus Writing Center)

Core Assignment: APA Style and Grammar Guidelines

Paper Format (Font, Headings, Line Spacing, Margins, Title Page Setup…)

In-Text Citations Basics of Citation, Paraphrasing, Plagiarism, Quotations, Secondary Sources…)

Mechanics of Style  (Capitalization, Italics and Quotation Marks, Punctuation…)

Bias-Free Language (Age, Disability, Gender, Reducing Bias, Identity, Orientation…)

References  (Basic Reference List, Elements of Reference List Entries, Reference Examples…)

Grammar (Active and Passive Voice, First Person Pronouns, Verb Tense…)

APA Sample Professional Paper

EFSC Library's APA Citation Guide - 7th Ed. -- Citing Database Journal Articles (Example 1)

NUR 2463 Maternal, Newborn, Pediatric Nursing

Research 

See "Research Sources" > Click "Articles" tab

Note: Peer-reviewed Articles

Your instructor may ask you to use "Peer-reviewed" articles for your research assignment.  

Peer-reviewed "articles are written by experts and are reviewed by several other experts in the field before the article is published in the journal in order to ensure the article’s quality. (The article is more likely to be scientifically valid, reach reasonable conclusions, etc.)" 

Transcultural and Community Health Nursing 

Research Article Sources

Databases:

• CINAHL Ultimate (for Nursing Journals - Limit first by Search Terms - Dates- Peer-Reviewed – Research Article –  Journal Subset) 
• Health Sciences eBooks and Journals (for Nursing Journals - Enter search terms - Check Journals box - Limit by Years)
• Health and Medicine (Limit Peer-Reviewed Journals - Publication dates, After - Be sure articles are primary research.
• Journal of Transcultural Nursing: (Limit by years - Be sure articles are primary research - Access through Eastern Florida State College)

Websites: 

• PubMed (for Nursing Journals - Limit by teach terms and "evidence-based nursing [Mesh] - Dates - Free Full Text)
• Florida Health Charts

Article Requirements:

• Peer Reviewed Articles: articles written and reviewed by experts before publication
• Primary Research: original research (look for type of research, quantitative, qualitative or case study in the abstract)

Writing Resources

• Formal Writing Video [4:44]
• Paper Mechanics: Sample APA Student paper from Purdue Owl