Give the authors' last names to begin your in-text citation. You can do this either by writing it in your sentence itself or by placing it in parentheses following your sentence. If there are more than three authors, write the name of the first author followed by the abbreviation "et al."
For example:
Mason et al. suggested that nurse practitioners can help to educate patients about hypertriglyceridemia.
or
Nurse practitioners have helped to educate patients about hypertriglyceridemia (Mason et al.).
Enclose in parentheses the year the journal published the article you are citing to complete your in-text citation. If the year follows an author's name in parentheses, place a comma before it.
Mason et al. suggested that nurse practitioners can help to educate patients about hypertriglyceridemia (2011).
or
Nurse practitioners have helped to educate patients about hypertriglyceridemia (Mason et al., 2011).
Give the page number you are quoting from if you use a direct quotation.
"Nurse practitioners play an important role in the treatment of severe hypertriglyceridemia and in the education of patients about lifestyle and diet changes that can greatly impact patients' health" (Mason et al., 2011, p. 290).
List the authors' last names and initials to begin your reference list entry. Separate the names with commas and place an ampersand (&) before the last name if there are three or more authors.
Mason, C. M., Long, J., & Conroy, C.
Place the year the journal published the article in parentheses.
Mason, C. M., Long, J., & Conroy, C. (2011).
Write the name of the article, capitalizing only the first word of the title and any proper nouns or adjectives. If the article title contains a subtitle, capitalize the first word of the subtitle as well.
Mason, C. M., Long, J., & Conroy, C. (2011). Prescription omega-3s: An overview for nurse practitioners.
Give publication information related to article, including the name of the journal and the volume number in italics and the pages you found the article on.
Mason, C. M., Long, J., & Conroy, C. (2011). Prescription omega-3s: An overview for nurse practitioners. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 26. 290-297.