The references page is a list of all the sources you've used to write your paper. On the first line center and bold "References" for your heading. Continue your double-spacing onto the references page. Each entry is formatted with a hanging indent. This means that for each entry the first line is at the left margin, and all following lines are indented half an inch.
Books:
Author, A. A. (Year). Title of work: Capital letter also for subtitle. Publisher.
Doenges, M. E. (2019). Nursing care plans: Guidelines for individualizing client care across the life span (10th ed.). F.A. Davis.
Chapter in an Edited Book:
Author, A. A. (Date). Title of the book chapter. In A. A. Editor & B.B. Editor (Eds.), Title of the book: Capital letter also for subtitle. (Edition, page numbers). Publisher.
Kirsner, S. (2014). Gene therapies have the potential to improve human health. In L. I. Gerdes (Ed.), Human genetics. (pp. 25-30). Greenhaven Press.
Book with a volume number: (when both volumes have the same title):
Author, A., & Researcher, R. (Year). Title of book: Subtitle (1st ed., Vol. 1). Publisher.
Bennett, J. E., Dolin, R., & Blaser, M. J. (Eds.). (2019). Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett’s principles and practice of infectious diseases (9th ed., Vol. 1). Elsevier.
Book with a volume number: (when both volumes have a different title):
Author, A., & Researcher, R. (Year). Title of book: Vol. 1. Title of the volume(1st ed.). Publisher.
Wilkinson, J. M., Treas, L. S., Barnett, K. L., & Smith, M. H. (2015). Fundamentals of nursing: Vol. 1. Theory, concepts, and applications (3rd ed.). F. A. Davis.
eBooks:
Author, A. A. (Year). Title of work: Capital letter also for subtitle. Publisher. https://doi.org/10.00000000
Rabinowitz, F. E. (2019). Deepening group psychotherapy with men: Stories and insights for the journey. American Psychological Association. https://doi.org/10.1037/0000132-000
If no DOI is available, end the citation at the publisher.
Journal Articles:
Author, A. A. (Year). Title of article: Capital letter also for subtitle. Title of Journal, volume number(issue number), pages. https://doi.org/000000000
de Vos-Kerkhof, E., Geurts, D. H. F., Steyerberg, E. W., Lakhanpaul, M., Moll, H. A., & Oostenbrink, R. (2018). Characteristics of revisits of children at risk for serious infections in pediatric emergency care. European Journal of Pediatrics, 177(4), 617-624. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-018-3095-0
Websites:
When the publisher of the website is also the author, omit the publisher to avoid repetition.
Used Retrieved by: Month, Day, Year for websites with information that is likely or designed to change, such as a wiki, blog, Twitter profile, etc.
Author, A. A. (Date). Title of article: Capital letter also for subtitle. Publisher of the website. http://www.website.com/page/546.html
Mayo Clinic. (2018, September 13). Asthma.
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/asthma/DS00021
Author, A. A. (Date). Title of article: Capital letter also for subtitle. Publisher of the website. Retrieved on: January 1, 2020. http://www.website.com/page/546.html
Kusterbeck, S. (October 26, 2022). Mental health nursing fast-growing field with diverse possibilities.Nurse.com. Retrieved on: December 1, 2022. https://www.nurse.com/blog/mental-health-nursing-fast-growing/
Personal Communication
Personal communication is only cited in-text. You do not need a reference page entry as there is no document to look up.
Published Dissertation:
Author, A. A. (Year). Title of dissertation: Subtitle . (Publication No. 00000000) [Doctoral dissertation, University Awarding the Degree]. Database or Archive Name.
Cohen, C. C. (2016). Isolation precautions use for multidrug-resistant organism infection in nursing homes: Evidence for decision-making (Publication No. 10007601) [Doctoral dissertation, Columbia University]. ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health.