Note: this list is in single spacing instead of the normal reference list double spacing to save space.
Edited Books with chapter authors
Author, A. A. (2024). Title of chapter. In D. Brown, T. Buckley, R. L. Aitken, & H. Edwards (Eds.), Lewis’s medical surgical nursing: Assessment and management of clinical problems (6th Australia and New Zealand ed., pp. xxx–xxx). Elsevier Australia.
Author, A. A. (2024). Title of chapter. In R. A. Bryant & D. P. Nix (Eds.), Acute and chronic wounds: Intraprofessionals from novice to expert (6th ed., pp. xxx–xxx). Elsevier.
Author, A. A. (2025). Title of chapter. In T.M. Buttaro, P. Polgar-Bailey, J. Sandberg-Cook, K.L. Dick, & J.B. Montgomery (Eds.), Primary care: Interprofessional collaborative practice (7th ed., pp. xxx–xxx). Elsevier.
Author, A. A. (2022). Title of chapter. In E. Chang & A. Johnson (Eds.), Living with chronic illness and disability (4th ed., pp. xxx–xxx). Elsevier Australia.
Author, A. A. (2023). Title of chapter. In J. A. Craft, C. J. Gordon, S. E. Huether, K. L. McCance, & V. L. Brashers (Eds.), Understanding pathophysiology (4th Australia and New Zealand ed., pp. xxx–xxx). Elsevier Australia.
Author, A. A. (2021). Title of chapter. In J. Crisp, C. Douglas, G. Rebeiro, & D. Waters (Eds.), Potter & Perry’s fundamentals of nursing (6th Australia and New Zealand ed., pp. xxx–xxx). Elsevier Australia.
Author, A. A. (2025). Title of chapter. In K. Foster, P. Marks, A. J. O'Brien, & Hurley, J. (Eds.). Mental health in nursing: Theory and practice for clinical settings (6th ed., pp. xxx–xxx). Elsevier Australia.
Author, A. A. (2023). Title of chapter. In N. E. Goldstein, C. D. Woodrell, & R. S. Morrison (Eds.), Evidence-based practice of palliative medicine (2nd ed., pp. xxx–xxx). Elsevier.
Author, A. A. (2023). Title of chapter. In D. Jackson, E. Halcomb, & T. Raeburn (Eds.), Navigating the maze of research: Enhancing and midwifery practice (6th ed., pp. xxx–xxx).Elsevier Australia.
Author, A. A. (2018). Title of chapter. In K. Scott, M. Webb, & C. Kostelnick (Eds.), Long-term caring: Residential, home and community aged care (4th Australian and New Zealand ed., pp. xxx–xxx). Elsevier Australia.
Author, A. A. (2021). Title of chapter. In G. Koutoukidis & K. Stainton (Eds.), Tabbner's nursing care: Theory and practice (8th ed., pp. xxx–xxx). Elsevier Australia.
Author, A. A. (2025). Title of chapter. In G. Koutoukidis & K. Stainton (Eds.), Tabbner's nursing care: Theory and practice (9th ed., pp. xxx–xxx). Elsevier Australia.
Author, A. A. (2022). Title of chapter. In G. LoBiondo-Wood & J. Haber (Eds.). Nursing Research: Methods and critical appraisal for evidence-based practice (10th ed., pp. xxx–xxx). Elsevier.
Author, A. A. (2024). Title of chapter. L. Reynolds, D. Debono, & J. Travaglia (Eds.).Understanding the Australian health care system (5th ed., pp. xxx–xxx). Elsevier Australia.
Author, A. A. (2023). Title of chapter. In J.L. Rogers (Ed.). McCance & Huether's pathophysiology: The biologic basis for disease in adults and children (9th ed., pp. xxx–xxx). Elsevier.
Author, A. A. (2020). Title of chapter. In V. Sweet & A. Foley (Eds.), Sheehy's emergency nursing: Principles and practice (7th ed., pp. xxx–xxx). Elsevier.
Author, A. A. (2020). Title of chapter. In Whitehead, D., Ferguson, C., LoBiondo-Wood, G., & Haber, J. (Eds.), Nursing and midwifery research: Methods and appraisal for evidence based practice (6th ed., pp. xxx–xxx). Elsevier Australia.
Author, A. A. (2021). Title of chapter. In J Zerwekh & A. Zerwekh Garneau (Eds.). Nursing today: Transitions and trends (10th ed., pp. xxx–xxx). Elsevier.
Edited book with no chapter authors
Harris, P., Vardaxis, N., & Purtell, L. (Eds.). (2025). Mosby's dictionary of medicine, nursing and health professions (4th Australia and New Zealand ed.). Elsevier Australia.
Authored books
Balzer Riley, J. (2024). Communication in nursing (10th ed.). Elsevier.
Gulanick, M., & Myers, J. L. (2022). Nursing care plans: Diagnoses, interventions, & outcomes (10th ed.). Elsevier.
Koutoukidis, G., & Stainton, K. (2021). Tabbner's nursing care: Theory and practice (8th ed.). Elsevier Australia.
Meiner, S. E., & Yeager, J. J. (2019). Gerontologic nursing (6th ed.). Elsevier.
Nay, R., Garratt, S., & Fetherstonhaugh, D. (2014). Older people: Issues and innovations in care (4th ed.). Elsevier Australia.
Staunton, P. J., & Chiarella, M. (2024). Law for nursing and midwives (10th ed.). Elsevier Australia.
Tiziani, A. (2022). Harvard's nursing guide to drugs (11th ed.). Elsevier Australia.
Waugh, A., & Grant, A. (2023). Ross & Wilson anatomy and physiology in health and illness (14th ed.). Elsevier.
There are two types of formats for referencing a book:
1. An authored book.
This is where the whole book has same author or authors.
If this is the case, then you reference the book as a single source regardless of how many different chapters you use.
See examples Authored Book.
2. As a chapter in an edited book.
This when a book has an editor or editors who have compiled the book, but the majority of the chapters are written by contributors not the editors whose names are on the cover of the book. If this is the case, you need to reference each chapter as a separate source.
See examples in the Book - Chapter in an edited book section.
How can you tell the Difference?
Ideally the introductory pages in the front section of the book will identify that the names on the cover of the book are editors, however this is not always the case.
Note the introductory page can include the following: front matter, title page, copyright page, about the editors or authors, forward, preface and contributors.
Use the following principle to guide you:
"If the majority of the chapters are not written by the names on the cover of the book then use the referencing format a chapter in an edited book".
ClinicalKey Books
eBooks in ClinicalKey for Nursing are a treated the same as physical book, you do not need to acknowledge that the book an eBook from Clinical Key. This is because in APA if the book is available in multiple formats, you don't need to specify the format that you accessed. Books in Clinical Key also do not have a DOI thus you can leave this out.
Note:
Tabbner’s Nursing Care, 8th ed. by G. Koutoukidis & K. Stainton are author/editors, so either version can apply. Check with your teacher to see if they have preference.
While in the 9th ed. there are references to Gabrielle Koutoukidis and Kate Stainton being editors in the preface and acknowledgement pages.
Find Examples of ClinicalKey Books References at the top of this page.
Direct quoting in ClinicalKey
Books accessed through ClinicalKey are provided in a webpage format, therefore page numbers are not available when quoting. When quoting from books in ClinicalKey, provide the chapter and section for authored books and just the section for edited books for the in-text citation.
In text citation
Direct quote Authored Book: (Author, Year, title of chapter, name of section).
(Balzer Riley, 2024, “Being specific”, “Never assume, clarify!”)
Direct quote Edited Book: (Author, Year, name of section). The chapter author is used for in-text for an edited book.
(Stein-Parbury, 2021, “Forms of communication”).
Paraphrasing in ClinicalKey
When you are paraphrasing content from ClinicalKey eBooks you only need include the Author and the date after the content you have paraphrased in-text.
In text citation
(Author, Year).
(Balzer Riley, 2024).
(Stein-Parbury, 2021). The chapter author is used for in-text for an edited book.
Reference List
Authored Book
Author, A. A. (Copyright year). Title of book (Xth ed.). Publisher.
Balzer Riley, J. (2024). Communication in nursing (10th ed.). Elsevier.
Chapter in an edited book
Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of chapter. In C. C. Editor (Ed.), Title of book (xth ed., pp. xxx–xxx). Publisher.
Stein-Parbury, J. (2021). Placing communication at the heart of person-centred care. In J. Crisp, C. Douglas, G. Rebeiro, & D. Waters (Eds.), Potter & Perry’s fundamentals of nursing (6th Australia and New Zealand ed., pp. 275-299). Elsevier Australia.
For more examples refer to Book - Chapter in an edited book section.
Dorland's medical dictionary definitions appear in a grey box on ClinicalKey content.
In text citation
(Entry name, Year).
Dorland’s Medical Dictionary states that a myocardial infarct is “gross necrosis ....” (Myocardial infarct, n.d.).
Reference List
Entry name. (Year). In Monograph name. Retrieved Month Day, Year, from https://xxxxx
Myocardial infarct. (n.d.). In Dorland’s Medical Dictionary. Retrieved September 2, 2024, from https://www-clinicalkey-com-au.tafeqld.idm.oclc.org/nursing/#!/search/myocardial%20infarct
Drug information in Clinical Key is the same format as per eMIMSelete online.
In-text citation
(Product name, Year).
(Abacavir, 2024).
Reference List
Product name. (Year). In Monograph name. Retrieved Month Day, Year, from https://xxxxx
The year is the copyright date directly under the product name at the top of the page.
The date retrieved needs to be included when information is regularly updated.
In-text citation
(Title, Year).
(Abdominal binder- CE/NCPD, 2024).
Reference list
Title [Clinical skills]. (Year). In Database name. Retrieved Month Day, Year, from http://xxxxx
Abdominal binder- CE/NCPD [Clinical skills]. (2024). In ClinicalKey for nursing. Retrieved May 14, 2024, from https://www-clinicalkey.com.au.tafeqld.idm.oclc.org/nursing/#!/content/nursing_skills/63-s2.0-GN_39_2A
The year is the copyright date directly under the title name at the top of the page.
The date retrieved needs to be included when information is regularly updated.
In-text citation
(Title, Year).
(Acute iron toxicity, 2023).
Reference List
Title [Clinical overview]. (Year). In Database name. Retrieved Month Day, Year, from http://xxxxx
Acute iron toxicity [Clinical Overview]. (2023). In ClinicalKey for nursing. Retrieved May 14, 2024, from https://www-clinicalkey-com-au.tafeqld.idm.oclc.org/nursing/#!/content/clinical_overview/67-s2.0-e3a1097c-07e8-4139-b3de-096cfaf03a29
The year is the copyright date directly under the title name at the top of the page.
The date retrieved needs to be included when information is regularly updated.
In-text citation
(Author, Year).
(Dziedzic, 2022).
Reference List
Author, A. A. (Year). Title [Clinical update]. In Database name. Retrieved Month Day, Year, from http://xxxxx
Dziedzic, M.E. (2022). Medication safety and reconciliation [Clinical update]. In ClinicalKey for nursing. Retrieved May 14, 2024, from https://www-clinicalkey-com-au.tafeqld.idm.oclc.org/nursing/#!/content/clinical_update/54-s2.0-185418
The year is the copyright date directly under the title name at the top of the page.
The date retrieved needs to be included when information is regularly updated.
In-text citation
(Title, Year).
(Sleep apnea, 2024).
Reference List
Title [Patient Education]. (Year). In Database name. Retrieved Month Day, Year, from http://xxxxx
Sleep apnea [Patient Education]. (2024). In ClinicalKey for nursing. Retrieved May 14, 2024, from https://www-clinicalkey-com-au.tafeqld.idm.oclc.org/nursing/#!/content/patient_handout/5-s2.0-pe_f5af973e-cb05-4397-809c-e3353177901b
The year is the copyright date directly under the title name at the top of the page.
The date retrieved needs to be included when information is regularly updated.
Journal articles will have volume and issue numbers. The Journals in ClinicalKey are available via other sources so refer to examples for Journals from an academic database. The DOI can be found within an article's PDF. If there is no DOI for an article leave this section out.
In-text citation
(Author, Year)
(Rostad, et al., 2018)
Reference List
Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of article. Title of Journal, volume(issue), Pages. https://doi
Rostad, H., Utne, I., Grov, E., Smastuen, M., Puts, M., & Halvorsrud, L. (2018). The impact of a pain assessment intervention on pain score and analgesic use in older nursing home residents with severe dementia: A cluster randomised controlled trial. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 84, 52-60. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2018.04.017
Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology. (2008). Post cesarean surgical site infections. AJIC: American Journal of Infection Control, 36(5), E99-E100.