N4325 MODULE 2 APA Guidelines for Scientific Writing in Nursing Research

Module 2 APA Assignment
N4325 Nursing Research


N4325 MODULE 2 APA Guidelines for Scientific Writing in Nursing
Research
Your assignment is to complete this multiple choice activity on APA style using any of the
APA resources listed in the course. Then, enter your answers for the questions below to
the assignment submission link for this assignment in Module Two. Good luck!

1. APA guidelines require that documents are to be aligned:
a. Left b. Right

2. Margins should be set at a minimum of:
a. 1 inch
b.0.5 inch
c.0.75 inch
d.1 inch at the top and bottom of the page and 0.5 to the left and right margins

3. The prefered font in APA style is:
a.Calibri
b. Times New Roman
c.Garamond
d.Verdana

4. The maximum length of the running head is:
a. 50 characters (including spaces)
b.50 characters (not including spaces)

5. APA requires that font size to be 14 points:
a.True b. False

6. When there are six or more authors in an in-text citation, use only the last name of
the first author followed by et al. and the year of publication.
a. True b. False

7. Which of the following is the correct example of a running head?
a. Running head: APA MADE EASY
b.Running Head: APA Made Easy
c.RUNNING HEAD: APA MADE EASY
d.Running Head: APA MADE EASY
8. Where should page numbers appear on an APA document?
a. Top right in the header
b.Top centered in the header
c.Lower right corner of the page
d.Center bottom of the page

9. What is the recommended maximum number of words in the title of an APA style paper?
a. Twelve b. Ten c. Six d. Five or less