NURS6003 Week 2 Quiz Latest 2022

Question 1          Which of the following is the correct way to cite a direct quote?

 A.           Jones (2018) found that “nurses are among the most trusted health care professionals.” (p. 34).

 B.           Jones (2018) found that “nurses are among the most trusted health care professionals” (p. 34).

 C.           Jones (2018) found that “nurses are among the most trusted health care professionals (p. 34).”

 D.           Jones (2018) found that “nurses are among the most trusted health care professionals.” (p34).

Question 2          Words should be used to express any number that begins a sentence, title, or text heading.

 True

 False

Question 3A block quote contains:

 A.           10 or more words

 B.           20 or more words

 C.           40 or more words

 D.           50 or more words

Question 4 Based on the URL or web-address, which of the following websites would more likely contain scholarly, research-based resources on heart disease?

 A.           https://gobodly.com/heart-disease

 B.           https://www.cdc.gov/heartdisease/about.htm

Question 5 In APA, numerals should be used to express numbers 10 and above.

 True

 False

Question 6          Below is a reference page listing for a book with two authors. How should the title of the book be formatted?

Jones, A. & Smith, P. (2016). Nursing ethics: Keeping the patient at the center of care (2nd ed). Pearson Education

 A.           The book title should be in quotation marks.

 B.           The book title should be in italics.

 C.           The book title should be listed without special formatting.

 D.           The book title should be in bold.

Question 7 In some papers for APA, an abstract will be required. Abstracts typically are limited to no more than ______ words.

 A.           50

B.            125

 C.           250

 D.           300

Question 8 Which of the following is correct regarding the format of a periodical on the reference page?

 A.           Jones, T. (2018). The legal side of the profession. Legal Nursing, 22(7), 245-250. http://doi.org/ 10.2334/4892-8888.24.3.978

 B.           Jones, T. (2018). The Legal Side of the Profession.Legal Nursing, 22, 245-250. doi: 10.2334/4892-8888.24.3.978

 C.           Jones, T. (2018). The legal side of the profession. Legal Nursing, 22(7), 245-250. https://doi.org/10.2334/4892-8888.24.3.978

 D.           Jones, T. (2018). The legal side of the profession. Legal Nursing, 22, 245-250. doi: 10.2334/4892-8888.24.3.978

Question 9 In APA, the writer should avoid the use of back-to-back parentheses.

 True

 False

Question 10        In APA formatting, the margins should be _________ on all sides.

 A.           one and one-half inches

 B.           one-half inch

 C.           one inch

 D.           author’s choice

Question 11 Which of the following is correct regarding the reference list in APA?

                It should be in alphabetical order by the author’s last name.

                The first line should be indented with the second-and subsequent lines flush with margins.

                All references should appear alike in relation to capitalization and italics regardless of type of reference (book, periodical, etc.).

                The word "References" should be at the top of the list, bold, and centered on the page.

Question 12 When should an author's first initial be included in the citation?

 A.           The author's first initial should never be included in the citation.

 B.           The author's first initial should be included in the citation only if a parenthetical citation is used.

 C.           If there are two authors with the same last name, the first initial of the first author should be included in the citation.

 D.           The author's first initial should be included in the citation only if an in-text citation is used.

Question 13 While 12-point Times New Roman was preferred by APA in the past, the seventh edition of the association’s Publication Manual also allows for the use of other fonts, such as s 11-point Calibri, 11-point Arial, or 10-point Lucida Sans Unicode.

                True

                False

Question 14        Which of the following is correct for a subsequent parenthetical citation for one work by two authors?

 A.           (Jones & Smith, 2016)

 B.           (Jones, et. al, 2016)

 C.           (Jones et al., 2016)

 D.           (Jones and Smith 2016)

Question 15 In relation to comma usage in APA, which of the following follows the correct format?

 A.           Smith Jones and Craig (2016) found......

 B.           Smith, Jones, and Craig (2016) found......

 C.           Smith, Jones and Craig (2016) found......

 D.           Smith Jones, and Craig (2016) found......

Question 16 1.   Which of the following is true regarding the APA elements of a title page in a student paper?

 A.           The title should be in all caps, centered between the left and right margins, and positioned in the upper half of the page.

 B.           The recommended length of the title is no more than 25 words.

 C.           The title of the paper, author's name, author affiliation, course name and number, instructor name, assignment due date, and page number.

 D.           The institutional affiliation should come before the author’s name at the top of the title page.

Question 17        In APA, the paper should be ________ spaced.

 A.           double-

 B.           single-

Question 18        Poetry, novels, and interviews are examples of _____________ sources.

 A.           Primary

 B.           Secondary

Question 19        In APA, a Level 1 heading should appear:

 A.           Flush Left, Bold, Title Case Heading

 B.           Indented, italic, lowercase paragraph heading ending with a period.

 C.           Centered, Bold, Title Case Heading

 D.           Indented, bold, lowercase paragraph heading ending with a period.

Question 20        According to APA, the list of references which appear at the end of the paper is referred to as the:

 A.           Works Cited

 B.           References

 C.           Sources

 D.           Bibliography