DNP 801 Explain what the difference is between a citation and reference, how using these properly will help you avoid the consequences of plagiarizing, and why a summary is preferred

DNP 801 Explain what the difference is between a citation and reference, how using these properly will help you avoid the consequences of plagiarizing, and why a summary is preferred

Plagiarism and how to avoid plagiarism include knowing when you need to cite, use of effective quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing, avoiding copying and pasting from your source, citing as you write, and using citation management tools such as EndNote. (University of Louisville, nd)

Writers must cite each time another person’s words, ideas, or images are used in writing. If the words are used verbatim, it must be in quotation marks around the words. Citing must also accompany also when using another person’s ideas. (University of Louisville, nd) One way to think of when to use a quote is by determining if using a direct quote is important in supporting your claim and or you want to be exact in demonstrating the author’s position. (University of Louisville, nd).

Summaries and paraphrasing are similar. A summary condenses a large work into a shorter text and allows the writer to focus on his/her description of what is relevant to what is being discussed. (University of Louisville, nd). Paraphrasing shows you understand the literature and provides evidence that supports your work in a straightforward manner and allows the writer to set the tone. (University of Louisville, nd)

Reference as defined by Merriam-Webster, as a verb is to supply with references, cite a reference that leads the person to other sources of information. For example, put in a form, for example, a bibliography or table. (Merriam-Webster). Citations are in the body of writing and contain the author’s name, publication year. The page number should be included in a direct quote. (Merriam-Webster)

LopesWrite is a useful tool provided through Grand Canyon University for students to use to avoid plagiarism. (Grand Canyon University, 2021).  I’ve been procrastinating and not getting my assignment to this tool in a timely manner to review mistakes and correct mistakes. Again, I’m reminded of the importance of planning and time management.  LopesWrite also provides grammar, spelling, and a tool to check for citations. LopesWrite Tool provides word count, similarity score, quoted text, possible citation violations, and grammar details.

The importance of my desired DPI working with health equity and implementing a quality improvement tool to address culturally and linguistically appropriate services (CLAS) is supported through research done by Martino, Mathews, et al in the study National Racial/Ethnic and Geographic Disparities in Experiences with Health Care Among Adult Medicaid Beneficiaries. The objective of the study was to determine if health care experiences varied by different ethnicities and rural and urban areas of those who receive Medicaid benefits. “Improving experience for racial/ethnic minorities in large urban areas should be high priorities for policymakers to improve the value and delivery of care to Medicaid beneficiaries”. (Martino, Mathews, et al, 2019)

References:

LopesWrite. Gcumedia.com. (2021.). https://www.gcumedia.com/lms-resources/student-success-center/v3.1/#/media-element/academic-integrity/lopeswrite?enc=pfQDIOPgUyBq4wWuT%2B0878pua9w2LQe6ZRPv%2BAoz7y59UIZElOJ8AJqTkcMNPkcQZKy9DzVGLsjc3zlJmkzkMk7SSEPWyN8ZjmbxwXxMz3Q%3D

Martino, S. C., Mathews, M., Agniel, D., Orr, N., Wilson, F. S., Ng, J. H., Ormson, A. E., Elliott, M. N., & Wilson-Frederick, S. (2019). National racial/ethnic and geographic disparities in experiences with health care among adult Medicaid beneficiaries. Health Services Research, 54, 287–296.https://doi-org.lopes.idm.oclc.org/10.1111/1475-6773.13106