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References

American Nurses Association. (2025). Code of ethics for nurses. https://codeofethics.ana.org/provisions

This entry comes first because references are alphabetized by the first word of the reference, and "American" comes first here.

Bultas, M. W., Taylor, J., Rubbelke, C., Schmuke, A. D., & Jackson, J. (2023). Anxiety and answer-changing behavior in nursing students. Journal of Nursing Education, 62(6), 351–354. https://doi.org/10.3928/01484834-20230418-01

Five authors. In the text this is cited as Bultas et al. (2023): for three or more authors, only the first author's name plus "et al." is used, even in the first citation.

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. (2019). Hypertension in adults: Diagnosis and management (NICE Guideline NG136). https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng136

A group author. The reference list always spells the name out in full; only the in-text citation may shorten it to an abbreviation like NICE.

Novo Nordisk. (2025, January 2). Ozempic—semaglutide injection, solution [Drug information]. DailyMed. https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/drugInfo.cfm?setid=adec4fd2-6858-4c99-91d4-531f5f2a2d79

Every entry in a reference list takes a 0.5-in. hanging indent and double spacing in your paper.

World Health Organization. (2023). World health statistics 2023: Monitoring health for the SDGs, sustainable development goals. https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240074323

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