APA manuscript for dummies?

You should write your own manuscript, but it is perfectly acceptable to hire an editor to edit your written work for a thesis. If your school has a learning resource center where you can obtain assistance with writing, I recommend doing that- it's usually free.

Here is a pretty good guideline for writing an APA case study: http://www.healthmad.com/Nursing/How...se-study..2301

For good examples of case studies inserted into articles, you may want to look at some concept analyses (Walker & Avant method).

Your school should also have strict guidelines, regarding thesis format. Sometimes, they include an example thesis. Have you checked into that yet?