APA question (please, I'm tired)

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I know I can probably look this up but I have not found the answer so far. Please help me out with this simple question. I am to the point of almost being done with the paper and I'm tired. Have some sympathy. ;)

I'm talking about a nursing theorist (our favorite topic, right?) and analyzing it to death.

Which of these is correct?

A) Smith's (1999) Theory of Tiredness states, "Blah blah blah" (p. 1).

* this one seems awkward with the apostrophe s and then the parenthesis

B) Smith's Theory of Tiredness (1999) states, "Blah blah blah" (p. 1).

* this one seems wrong because the date is too far after the author's name.

C) Smith's Theory of Tiredness states, "Blah blah blah" (1999, p. 1).

* this one just looks wrong but flows the best.

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Specializes in Family Practice, Mental Health.

Download PERRLA. It will drop your reference right in with the correct format and save you time and headache reduction.

I will not do a research paper without it.

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Thanks! My brain is empty right now. LOL!

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Download PERRLA. It will drop your reference right in with the correct format and save you time and headache reduction.

I will not do a research paper without it.

I have a Mac and when I tried to get PERRLA they didn't have it for Macs. I found a cheaper tool that works for Macs that at least makes a great reference page.

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Specializes in Hospice Nursing.
I have a Mac and when I tried to get PERRLA they didn't have it for Macs. I found a cheaper tool that works for Macs that at least makes a great reference page.

I had to purchase Word for Mac in order to download PERRLA. Great investment!

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Specializes in Mental Health, Emergency, Surgical.

Seconding that it is the 1st one.

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(This are totally made-up examples, so don't go searching for them :) )

From an article:

In the body of the text:

Blah blah blah (Waters, 2011).

Waters (2011) states that blah blah blah.

In the Bib/References at the end:

Waters, CM (2011) Understanding and supporting patients with a life-threatening diagnosis. American Journal of Thanatology, 12(3), 245-248

From a resource quoted in a website:

"..and now the old boy's in command of the fleet / Cuz he went and married Lidia!" (Arlen and Harburg, 1939)

Reference: Arlen and Harburg (1939), "Lidia the Tattooed Lady," www.clownministry.com, retrieved 1/21/11

Used with permission.

or

..The best wickets in the world...”

(WorldWide Wicket Company, 1955)

Reference:

WorldWide Wicket Company (1956) http://tinyurl.com/2e8c38, retrieved 1/21/11

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I had to purchase Word for Mac in order to download PERRLA. Great investment!

I have Open Office for free already and remember thinking that Word for Mac was a luxury. But if this continues I may have to invest in something better. I only have another year of BSN so I'm trying to hold out.

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(This are totally made-up examples, so don't go searching for them :) )

From an article:

In the body of the text:

Blah blah blah (Waters, 2011).

Waters (2011) states that blah blah blah.

In the Bib/References at the end:

Waters, CM (2011) Understanding and supporting patients with a life-threatening diagnosis. American Journal of Thanatology, 12(3), 245-248

From a resource quoted in a website:

"..and now the old boy's in command of the fleet / Cuz he went and married Lidia!" (Arlen and Harburg, 1939)

Reference: Arlen and Harburg (1939), "Lidia the Tattooed Lady," www.clownministry.com, retrieved 1/21/11

Used with permission.

or

..The best wickets in the world...”

(WorldWide Wicket Company, 1955)

Reference:

WorldWide Wicket Company (1956) http://tinyurl.com/2e8c38, retrieved 1/21/11

Thanks!

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Specializes in High-risk OB.

It's the first one, but I don't believe you capitalize the name of the theory.

For example….Erikson's (date) theory of psychosocial development states that….

I struggled with this for a paper I had to write last year, but learned that you don't capitalize theories, laws, models, etc. in APA format.

Good luck on your paper!

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