LibGuides: APA 7th Edition Referencing Guide1: Health book chapters

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The below book chapters are referenced no differently than normal book chapters. However, some of the information is difficult to locate or missing, so examples have been provided for you.

To reference book chapters not on this list, check Health Books, or refer to the main APA Guide page on Chapter in an Edited Book.

What is an edited book?

An edited book is a book where the chapters have been written by different authors and then collated or put together by an editor. The book could be a collection of essays or journal articles, or chapters written specifically for the book. You need to reference the chapter(s) you used and the author(s) rather than the book as a whole.

Referencing a chapter in an edited book

Author Surname(s) of chapter, A. (Date). Title of chapter in sentence case. In E. Editor Surname(s) of book (Ed(s).), Title of book in italic sentence case (edition information., pp. page range of chapter). Name of Publisher(s).

Sturgess, A. (2011). Celebrating the square peg: Twice-exceptional learners. In R. Moltzen (Ed.), Gifted and talented: New Zealand perspectives (3rd ed., pp. 379-403). Pearson.

Cultural safety in New Zealand (book chapter)

Reference list entry print book

Kearns, R., & Dyck, I. (2015). Being a culturally safe researcher. In D. Wepa (Ed.), Cultural safety in Aotearoa New Zealand (2nd ed., pp. 125–138). Cambridge University Press.

In-text citations

Page/paragraph numbers are optional for paraphrased information.

Narrative
Kearns and Dyck (2015) argue... (p. 128).

Parenthetical
... (Kearns & Dyck, 2015, p. 128).

Reference list entry eBook

Kearns, R., & Dyck, I. (2015). Being a culturally safe researcher. In D. Wepa (Ed.), Cultural safety in Aotearoa New Zealand [eBook] (2nd ed.). Cambridge University Press.

In-text citations for paraphrasing

Narrative
Kearns and Dyck (2015) argue...

Parenthetical
... (Kearns & Dyck, 2015).

In-text citations for quoting

As the eBook does not contain page numbers, you will need to provide your reader with a reference point to the quoted information. We recommend providing in-text citations that are formatted the same as referencing a section from a website.

Jarvis's physical examination & health assessment (book chapter)

Reference list entry

Keithly, J. K. (2021). Nutritional and metabolic assessment (T. Burton, Adapter). In C. Jarvis, H. Forbes, & E. Watt (Eds.), Jarvis's physical examination & health assessment (3rd Australian and New Zealand ed., pp. 565–599). Elsevier.

In-text citations

Page/paragraph numbers are optional for paraphrased information.

Narrative
Keithly (2021) describes ... (p. 576).

Parenthetical
... (Keithly, 2021, p. 576).

Kozier and Erb's fundamentals of nursing

Reference list entry

Hales, M. (2021). Community health. In A. Berman, G. Frandsen, S. Snyder, T. Levett-Jones, A. Burston, T. Dwyer, M. Hales, N. Harvey, T. Langtree, L. Moxham, K. Reid-Searl, F. Rolf, & D. Stanley (Eds.), Kozier and Erb's fundamentals of nursing: Concepts, process and practice (5th Australian ed., Vol. 1, pp. 131–142). Pearson.

In-text citations

Page/paragraph numbers are optional for paraphrased information.

Narrative
Hales (2021) suggests ... (p. 136).

Parenthetical
... (Hales, 2021, p. 136).

Lewis's medical-surgical nursing (book chapter)

Reference list entry

Goldberg, J. I., & Rosa, W. E. (2023). Pain management (S. Grant & M. Freeling, Adapters). In D. Brown, T. Buckley, R. L. Aitken, H. Edwards, M. M. Harding, J. Kwong, D. Hagler, & C. Reinisch (Eds.), Lewis’s medical-surgical nursing: Assessment and management of clinical problems (6th Australia and New Zealand ed., pp. 92–126). Elsevier.

In-text citations

Page/paragraph numbers are optional for paraphrased information.

Narrative
Goldberg and Rosa (2023) define ... (p. 101).

Parenthetical
... (Goldberg & Rosa, 2023, p. 101).

Lewis and Foley's health assessment in nursing (book chapter)

The information on the title page is confusing. The original (5th) US edition by Weber and Kelly has been extensively re-written by various people, listed on page v, and Lewis and Foley have edited the entire book. Therefore Weber and Kelly's names are not included in the reference.

Reference list entry

Conroy, T. (2020). Abdomen. In P. Lewis & D. Foley (Eds.), Health assessment in nursing (3rd Australian and New Zealand ed., pp. 454–487). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

In-text citations

Page/paragraph numbers are optional for paraphrased information.

Narrative
Conroy (2020) gives details of ... (p. 467).

Parenthetical
... (Conroy, 2020, p. 467).

Midwifery: Preparation for practice (book chapter)

Reference list entry

Tupara, H., Tahere, M, & Kupenga-Tamarama, K. (2023). Locating Māori as tangata whenua of Aotearoa (New Zealand) in the midwifery partnership. In S. Pairman, S. K. Tracy, H. G. Dahlen, & L. Dixon (Eds.), Midwifery: Preparation for practice (5th ed., Book 1, pp. 210-230). Elsevier.

In-text citations

Page/paragraph numbers are optional for paraphrased information.

Narrative
Tupara et al. (2023) describe ... (p. 212).

Parenthetical
... (Tupara et al., 2023, p. 212).

Note

Date: Date of publication may vary between physical books and ebooks. Make sure to check.

Book number: Midwifery: Preparation for practice may be published as one 'normal' book, or in a two book set. The above example is for a two book set. If you are using a normal book, exclude the information about book number.

Pillitteri's child and family health nursing in Australia and New Zealand (book chapter)
The original US edition by Adele Pillitteri has been extensively rewritten and adapted for Australasia by various authors. To find the author of the chapter you used, you will need to look through the list on pages iv-v to see which chapters were written by which author (Christine Haley is the editor of the entire book).

Reference list entry

Bull, A. (2016). Nursing care of a postnatal family. In C. Haley (Ed.), Pillitteri's child and family health nursing in Australia and New Zealand (2nd ed., pp. 235–296). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

In-text citations

Page/paragraph numbers are optional for paraphrased information.

Narrative
Bull (2016) discusses... (p. 266).

Parenthetical
... (Bull, 2016, p. 266).

Potter & Perry's fundamentals of nursing (book chapter)

Reference list entry

Frotjold, A., & Bloomfield, J. (2021). Ensuring medication safety. In J. Crisp, C. Douglas, G. Rebeiro, & D. Waters (Eds.), Potter & Perry’s fundamentals of nursing (6th ANZ ed., pp. 547-637). Elsevier.

In-text citations

Page/paragraph numbers are optional for paraphrased information.

Narrative
Frotjold and Bloomfield (2021) detail ... (p. 549).

Parenthetical
... (Frotjold & Bloomfield, 2021, p. 549).

Psychiatric and mental health nursing (book chapter)
The people listed on the title page are not the authors of all the chapters; each chapter has separate authors listed. On page vii, the people named on the title page are listed as editors, so this is, in fact, an edited book with chapters by individual authors.

Reference list entry

Nizette, D., & Barkway, P. (2016). Mental health theory and influence across the lifespan. In K. Evans, D. Nizette, & A. O’Brien (Eds.), Psychiatric and mental health nursing (4th ed., pp. 121–147). Elsevier.

In-text citations

Page/paragraph numbers are optional for paraphrased information.

Narrative
Nizette and Barkway (2016) note ... (p. 133).

Parenthetical
... (Nizette & Barkway, 2016, p. 133).

Rolfe's framework: chapter from Critical reflections in practice

Rolfe's framework is replicated in a number of sources. The following reference is from a book chapter in the Wintec library.

Reference list entry

Rolfe, G. (2011). Models and frameworks for critical reflection. In G. Rolfe, M. Jasper, & D. Freshwater (Eds.), Critical reflection in practice: Generating knowledge for care (2nd ed., pp. 31-51). Red Globe Press.

In-text citations

Page/paragraph numbers are optional for paraphrased information.

Narrative
Rolfe (2011) describes ... (p. 42).

Parenthetical
... (Rolfe, 2011, p. 42).

StatPearls

Entries from StatPearls are referenced in the same way as chapters in an edited, online book. However, they have a lot of editors. You can copy and paste the below example, altering the authors, date, chapter title and URL as necessary.

Author Surname(s) of Chapter, A. (Year). Title of chapter in sentence case: Subtitle in sentence case. In E. Editor Surname(s) of book (Ed. or Eds.), Title of book in italic sentence case. Name of Publisher. URL

Ngo, V. T. H., & Bajaj, T. (2023). Ibuprofen. In W. B. Ackley, T. S. Adolphe, T. C. Aeby, N. R. Aeddula, S. Agadi, P. Agasthi, S. Ahmad, A. Ahmed, F. W. Ahmed, I. Ahmed, R. A. Ahmed, S. W. Ahmed, A. M. Akanmode, R. Akella, S. M. Akram, Y. Al Khalili, E. Al Zaabi, M. H. Alahmadi, G. Alexander, … H. Zulfiqar (Eds.), StatPearls. StatPearls Publishing. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK542299/

Example

Reference list entry

Gerriets, V., Anderson, J., Patel, P., & Nappe, T. M. (2024). Acetaminophen. In W. B. Ackley, T. S. Adolphe, T. C. Aeby, N. R. Aeddula, S. Agadi, P. Agasthi, S. Ahmad, A. Ahmed, F. W. Ahmed, I. Ahmed, R. A. Ahmed, S. W. Ahmed, A. M. Akanmode, R. Akella, S. M. Akram, Y. Al Khalili, E. Al Zaabi, M. H. Alahmadi, G. Alexander, … H. Zulfiqar (Eds.), StatPearls. StatPearls Publishing. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK482369/

In-text citations

Section and paragraph numbers are optional for paraphrased information.

Narrative
Gerriets et al. (2024) describe...(Monitoring section, para. 2).

Parenthetical
... (Gerriets et al., 2024, Monitoring section, para. 2).

Where to find information

Author: Use the named authors, from the top of the webpage entry beneath the title

Date: Use the 'last update' date, from the same place as above

Title: Use the title of the webage entry, below the StatPearls logo

Editors: StatPearls has a LOT of editors. You can copy and paste the editors from the above examples.

URL: Use the URL of the specific page you accessed

Page numbers: Use the section heading and paragraph number in place of a page number

Note

A retrieval date is not needed for StatPearls as it is referenced an a chapter in an edited book online.

Tabbner's nursing care (book chapter)

Reference list entry

Monsiegneur, U., Moloney, A., & Wighton, A. (2025). Cultural competence, safety and diversity. In G. Koutoukidis, & K. Stainton (Eds.), Tabbner's nursing care (9th ed., pp. 309-347). Elsevier.

In-text citations

Page/paragraph numbers are optional for paraphrased information.

Narrative
Monsiegneur et al. (2025) describe ... (p. 317).

Parenthetical
... (Monsiegneur et al., 2025, p. 317).

Understanding pathophysiology (book chapter)

Reference list entry

Gordon, C., & Craft, J. (2023). Altered cell function. 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. 57–76). Mosby.

In-text citations

Page/paragraph numbers are optional for paraphrased information.

Narrative
Gordon and Craft (2023) describe ... (p. 69).

Parenthetical
... (Gordon & Craft, 2023, p. 69).

Books from Clinical Key

Books from Clinical Key are referenced like any other book or chapter in an edited book. It can be difficult to tell which is which, so always check.

Click on the links below to see expanded examples of how to reference the following in the main APA guide:

If you are referencing an image from a book in Clinical Key, see Images from Clinical Key.

Where to find information

Locating referencing information in Clinical Key can be a challenge. The best way to do this is to click "Add to bookshelf" on the book landing page, and then "View in bookshelf".

To use the citation tool when viewing the book in the bookshelf, click the "..." at the top left of the screen beside the book title and then "Citation".

If you have difficulties, it is recommended you locate a physical copy of the same book and check the referencing information there.

Author: Use the name(s) beneath the chapter title. If there are none, use the names given in the citation tool.

Date: Refer to the citation tool

Chapter title: If unsure, refer to the contents list. You do not need to include chapter numbers.

Editors: Refer to the citation tool

Book title: See the top of book landing page or the citation tool. Check for subtitles. If you are unsure, check the book image, front matter pages, or in the library catalogue.

Edition number: Refer to the citation tool

Page range: See the bottom right corner of the screen when viewing the book in the bookshelf

Publisher: Refer to the citation tool. You do not need to include words like "Ltd/Limited".

Note

The citation function in Clinical Key is not always accurate. Use it as a starting point, but always check if your book has different authors for different chapters (chapter in an edited book) before referencing.

To find page numbers: Save the book to your bookshelf, then launch your bookshelf. The version here will give you page numbers.

Books with global/ANZ/New Zealand etc editions

If a book is an edition that is specific to a geographical area, or has made the distinction of being an international edition, include the information in your reference. The information should be clearly stated on the book's cover.

Surname, initial of first name. (Copyright date). Title in italic sentence case: Subtitle in italic sentence case (edition information.). Publisher.

Marieb, E. N., & Hoehn, K. (2023). Human anatomy and physiology (12th global ed.). Pearson.

Note
An edition number is only necessary from the second edition onwards.

The word "global" or "international" does not have a capital, but keep capitals for proper nouns like New Zealand and Australia, or acronyms like ANZ.

APA 7th Edition Referencing Guide1

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Referencing a chapter in an edited book

Books from Clinical Key