Resources

Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature (CINAHL) Guides

• Getting to CINAHL (PDF)
• CINAHL highlights (PDF)
• N1003 CINAHL searching made easier (PDF) 
• CINAHL folder (PDF)
• CINAHL headings (PDF)
• Literary Search Help Session (PDF)

American Psychological Association (APA) Guides and Handouts

• APA style tips (PDF)
• APA Help Session (PDF)
• APA style in PowerPoint presentations and tips to avoid plagiarism (PDF)
• Poster presentation tips (PDF)
• Citation – APA Sessions, scheduled sessions and other tips, CNS, Eastern Health

Essay Writing Guides and Handouts

• Essay Outline Handout-2024
• Critical Analysis Handout-2024
• Canada Healthcare-Similar Handout-2024
• Essay Writing Help Session (PDF)

External Writing Guides

• APA Style and Grammar Guides

The American Psychological Association provides excellent guides on its website for each concept in the APA manual. Including, but not limited to; paper format, in-text citations, mechanics of style, bias-free language, tables and figures, references, and grammar.

• The Purdue University – Writing Lab 

This is a robust resource website maintained by Purdue University’s Online Writing Lab (OWL), where students can find handouts and examples on all aspects of writing papers, from paraphrasing to grammar.

Stat! Ref Guide

• Stat! Ref Instruction Sheet for BN Students (PDF)
• Stat! Ref Instruction Sheet for PN Students (PDF)
• Stat! Ref Mobile App GuideStat! Ref Mobile App Guide (PDF)