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APA Scavenger Hunt Answer Key

Reference Entries

  1. Answer:

    American Federation of Teachers. (n.d.). Community schools. http://www.aft.org/issues/schoolreform/commschools/index.cfm
     

  2. Answer:

    McCracken, K., & Phillips, D. A. (2012). Global health: An introduction to current and future trends. Routledge.
     

  3. Answer:

    Steward, M. (2005). Electronic medical records. Journal of Legal Medicine, 26(4), 491–506. https://doi.org/10.1080/01947640500364762
     

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  4. Answer:

    Walden University. (n.d.). Management techniques: Helping employees succeed [Video]. In Theory and Practice in Corporate Management. Walden University Blackboard. http://class.waldenu.edu
     

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Citations

  1. Answer:
    • …(Staw, 2000).
    • According to Staw (2000)…
  2. Answer:
    • Maynard et al. (2012) noted that “psychological empowerment has been operationalized within the literature” (p. 1263).
    • Within the field of management, specifically the area of management theory, “psychological empowerment has been operationalized within the literature” (Maynard et al., 2012, p. 1236).
  3. Answer:
    • (Lange et al., p. 11)
    • (Lange et al., 2009, p. 8)

Formatting

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  2. Answer
     

    Mentorship and Leadership Practices of Nursing Faculty

    Nursing Faculty Job Satisfaction

    Nursing Mentorships

    Formal Mentoring

    Informal Mentoring

    Barriers to Mentoring

    Empowering Mentorship

    Conclusion

    References
  3. Answer:
     
    1. Capitalization:
      • Bandura’s social learning theory incorporates modeling as one of its foundations.
    2. Numbers:
      • The manager surveyed three of his employees, asking that they respond within 2 days.
    3. Serial commas:
      • Based on these theories, instruments, and variables, I was able to pose specific research questions.

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