APA Outline Format HELP please

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(sorry this is a re-post but i really need help. )

hi everyone,

i need to write an apa format style paper in "outline" form.... i have been searching google for 2 days , seriously i have spend hours and hours trying to figure this out. i know how to write the typical apa paper... but i am not sure about this outline apa style.... and being that nursing schools are ocd about all things apa... i am hoping there is someone here that knows what to do.

i have completed the actual interview and have all my notes... so i know what needs to be included... i just am stressing about...spacing.. titles subtitles, bullets,...how to format the interview portion... sn asked "blah blah," pt answered "blah blah" ect....

if anyone has a template or knows where i can find one i will be super excited and forever appreciative.

thanks for taking the time to look over this post.

:)

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Try your schools library, they usually have a refrence book for you to use as a guide.

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http://examples.yourdictionary.com/apa-outline-format-examples.html

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there is no apa outline format. this is something that you are going to have to clarify this with your professor to determine exactly what he or she is looking for. after i read this post, i referred to my apastyle manual (6th edition). the only section which mentions outline is section 3.11, strategies toimprove writing style, where outlining is mentioned as a writing strategy.

however, remembering that there are five levels of paragraph headings in apa style, you could use any five level outline style to draft your section headings. if you wanted to include main ideas you coulddo so by using non numbered paragraphs. i frequently use this method and have attached a copy of how i do this.

in addition to the style manual, the apastyle blog is another useful source, and they have a post addressing the outlineissue: apastyle blog: “my professor says...”.

APA Heading Level Outline.doc

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This refers to American Psychology Association's format for writing scientific papers. Go to American Psychological Association (APA)

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This is excellent for Purdue University and it's free.

Welcome to the Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL)

[h=2]General Format[/h]Summary: APA (American Psychological Association) is most commonly used to cite sources within the social sciences. This resource, revised according to the 6th edition, second printing of the APA manual, offers examples for the general format of APA research papers, in-text citations, endnotes/footnotes, and the reference page. For more information, please consult the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 6th edition, second printing.

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/

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Here's another helpful website. I think it help you format the title page and reference pages.

The Style Wizard

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(sorry this is a re-post but i really need help. )

hi everyone,

i need to write an apa format style paper in "outline" form.... i have been searching google for 2 days , seriously i have spend hours and hours trying to figure this out. i know how to write the typical apa paper... but i am not sure about this outline apa style.... and being that nursing schools are ocd about all things apa... i am hoping there is someone here that knows what to do.

i have completed the actual interview and have all my notes... so i know what needs to be included... i just am stressing about...spacing.. titles subtitles, bullets,...how to format the interview portion... sn asked "blah blah," pt answered "blah blah" ect....

if anyone has a template or knows where i can find one i will be super excited and forever appreciative.

thanks for taking the time to look over this post.

:)

i am in the process of writing an apa outline myself and came across your post. how did you do. i am sure the suggestions everyone posted helped.

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Specializes in Critical Care, ED, Cath lab, CTPAC,Trauma.
I am in the process of writing an APA outline myself and came across your post. How did you do. I am sure the suggestions everyone posted helped.

This is excellent for Purdue University and it's free.

My high schoolers use this site when the do papers.

Welcome to the Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL)

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just for fun, i got this somewhere along the line from someone giving a talk on writing.

apa format for refs: here's a cheat sheet. basically, you need to change the format from footnotes/ endnotes to

"....study showed that nyuk nyuk nyuk (fine, fine, and fine, 1967). this is also important fact fact fact (bozo, 1978), although the author revised his study later to show xyz (bozo et al., 1985). finally, thus and such blah blah (kent and lane, 1956). "

then your references at the end are alphabetized:

references:

bozo, tc (1978) the importance of red rubber noses in children's television, journal of clown studies, 12:345, 26-9

bozo, tc, et al. (1985) beepie noses as a confounding factor in children's television, journal of clown studies, 19:678, 228-49

fine c, fine m, and fine l (1967) eye-poking provokes laugh response in adolescent males, journal of slapstick, 10:80

kent c and lane l (1956) humor while flying in underwear-like garments, dc comics analysis, 2:1, 300-400

for refs you take off the net, please note date:

"..and now the old boy's in command of the fleet/cuz he went and married lidia!" (arlen and harburg, 1939)

"..this terrific gadget..(worldwide widget company, 2011)

references:

arlen and harburg (1939), "lidia the tattooed lady," clown ministry, retrieved 1/21/11

worldwide wicket company (2011) how to succeed in business without really trying - wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, retrieved 1/21/11

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