Due 10/11

Dyersburg State Community College

Division of Nursing

Article Critique/Bibliography Card

The article critique/bibliography card is a summary of a full text research article from a referenced professional journal on your assigned topic. Students are expected to utilize the LRC Infotrac when obtaining this information. The research article must have been published within the past 5 years. Article critiques that are from non-professional journals and/or do not meet the criteria listed below will not be graded and will automatically clinical grade of Unsatisfactory.

►Remember, you may access the library & search for articles via www.dscc.edu

►APA Guidelines: www.apastyle.org

The article critique must be typed and utilize the APA format and submitted to the dropbox in Word Document format.

· One full page in length(1000 word min)

· Times New Roman font, size 12

· Double spaced

The following information must be included:

· Student’s Name

· Date

· Article Reference Information (Submit a copy of the article or a copied link to the article with your summary -- the article must be within the past 5 years)

· Summary of Article

· How this information impacts nursing practice

A copy of the article must be submitted in the drop box along with the bib card/article critique or you may include a direct link with your summary.

The article critique is a clinical requirement. A grade of satisfactory or unsatisfactory will be given.

PLAGIARISM WILL NOT BE TOLERATED AND WILL RESULT IN AN UNSATISFACTORY GRADE AND AN AT RISK .

Reference Example:

Smith, J.A. & Jones, M.A. (2005). Twin to twin transfusion. The Female Patient, 24(12),

31-34.