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1 Abstract
2 (200 words or fewer)

3 (Do not indent first line of Abstract) Purpose: (include significance & aims )Lorem ipsum

4 dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Maecenas porttitor congue massa. Fusce posuere,

5 magna sed pulvinar ultricies, purus lectus malesuada libero, sit amet commodo magna eros quis

6 urna. Design: (include sample size, population, setting, methodology, instruments used,

7 interventions if applicable) Nunc viverra imperdiet enim. Fusce est. Vivamus a tellus.

8 Pellentesque habitant morbi tristique senectus et netus et malesuada fames ac turpis egestas.

9 Proin pharetra nonummy pede. Mauris et orci. Aenean nec lorem. In porttitor. Findings/Results:

10 Include specific themes, findings and significant statistical values as applicable.Donec laoreet

11 nonummy augue. Suspendisse dui purus, scelerisque at, vulputate vitae, pretium mattis, nunc.

12 Mauris eget neque at sem venenatis eleifend. Discussion/Conclusions: (derived from the data)

13 nonummy. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet,consectetuer adipiscing elit. Ut nonummy. Lorem ipsum

14 dolor sit. Implications for further research and practice: Vivamus a tellus. Pellentesque habitant

15 morbi tristique senectus et netus et malesuada fames ac turpis egestas. Mauris eget neque at sem

16 venenatis eleifend.

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18 KEYWORDS: (List them here as shown in this example). Nunc viverra, imperdiet enim,

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20 Introduction
21 (Include significance)

22 (Do not indent first paragraph of introduction). Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer

23 adipiscing elit. Maecenas porttitor congue massa. Fusce posuere, magna sed pulvinar ultricies,

24 purus lectus malesuada libero, sit amet commodo magna eros quis urna. Nunc viverra imperdiet

25 enim. Fusce est. Vivamus a tellus. Pellentesque habitant morbi tristique senectus et netus et

26 malesuada fames ac turpis egestas. Proin pharetra nonummy pede. Mauris et orci. Aenean nec

27 lorem. In porttitor. Donec laoreet nonummy augue. Suspendisse dui purus, scelerisque at,

28 vulputate vitae, pretium mattis, nunc. Mauris eget neque at sem venenatis eleifend. Ut nonummy.

29 Fusce aliquet pede non pede. Suspendisse dapibus lorem pellentesque magna. Integer nulla.

30 Review of the Literature (or Background)

31 (For all paragraphs after introdution, indent .5 inches, [default tab setting]). Donec

32 blandit feugiat ligula. Donec hendrerit, felis et imperdiet euismod, purus ipsum pretium metus, in

33 lacinia nulla nisl eget sapien. Donec ut est in lectus consequat consequat. Etiam eget dui.

34 Aliquam erat volutpat. Sed at lorem in nunc porta tristique.

35 Proin nec augue. Quisque aliquam tempor magna. Pellentesque habitant morbi tristique

36 senectus et netus et malesuada fames ac turpis egestas. Nunc ac magna. Maecenas odio dolor,

37 vulputate vel, auctor ac, accumsan id, felis. Pellentesque cursus sagittis felis. Pellentesque

38 porttitor, velit lacinia egestas auctor, diam eros tempus arcu, nec vulputate augue magna vel

39 risus. Cras non magna vel ante adipiscing rhoncus. Vivamus a mi.

40 Morbi neque. Aliquam erat volutpat. Integer ultrices lobortis eros. Pellentesque habitant

41 morbi tristique senectus et netus et malesuada fames ac turpis egestas. Nunc ac magna. Maecenas

42 odio dolor, vulputate vel, auctor ac, accumsan id, felis. Pellentesque cursus sagittis felis.Proin

43 semper, ante vitae sollicitudin posuere, metus quam iaculis nibh, vitae scelerisque nunc massa

44 eget pede. Sed velit urna, interdum vel, ultricies vel, faucibus at, quam.

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45 Methodology

46 Design

47 Donec elit est, consectetuer eget, consequat quis, tempus quis, wisi. In in nunc. Class

48 aptent taciti sociosqu ad litora torquent per conubia nostra, per inceptos hymenaeos. Ut tincidunt

49 volutpat urna. Mauris eleifend nulla eget mauris.

50 Sample. Donec ullamcorper fringilla eros. Fusce in sapien eu purus dapibus commodo.

51 Cum sociis natoque penatibus et magnis dis parturient montes, nascetur ridiculus mus. Cras

52 faucibus condimentum odio. Sed ac ligula. Aliquam at eros. Etiam at ligula et tellus ullamcorper

53 ultrices. In fermentum, lorem non cursus porttitor, diam urna accumsan lacus, sed interdum wisi

54 nibh nec nisl. Ut tincidunt volutpat urna. Mauris eleifend nulla eget mauris. Sed cursus quam id

55 felis. Curabitur posuere quam vel nibh.

56 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

57 Insert Table 1 about here

58 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

59 (Within the paragraph, reference should be made to each table. For example: Demographic
60 characteristic of subjects are listed in Table 1.)
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62 Setting(s). Cras dapibus dapibus nisl. Vestibulum quis dolor a felis congue vehicula.

63 Maecenas pede purus, tristique ac, tempus eget, egestas quis, mauris. Curabitur non eros. Nullam

64 hendrerit bibendum justo. Fusce iaculis, est quis lacinia pretium, pede metus molestie lacus, at

65 gravida wisi ante at libero. Quisque ornare placerat risus. Ut molestie magna at mi. Integer

66 aliquet mauris et nibh. Ut mattis ligula posuere velit. Nunc sagittis. Curabitur varius fringilla nisl.

67 Duis pretium mi euismod erat. Maecenas id augue. Nam vulputate. Duis a quam non neque

68 lobortis malesuada. Praesent euismod. Donec nulla augue, venenatis scelerisque, dapibus a,

69 consequat at, leo. Pellentesque libero lectus, tristique ac, consectetuer sit amet, imperdiet ut,

70 justo. Sed aliquam odio vitae tortor. Proin hendrerit tempus arcu.

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71 Human Subjects approval.

72 Quisque ornare placerat risus. Ut molestie magna at mi. Integer aliquet mauris et nibh. Ut

73 mattis ligula posuere velit. Nunc sagittis. Curabitur varius fringilla nisl. Duis pretium mi euismod

74 erat. Maecenas id augue. Nam vulputate. Duis a quam non neque lobortis malesuada. Praesent

75 euismod. Donec nulla augue, venenatis scelerisque, dapibus a, consequat at, leo.

76 Intervention.

77 In hac habitasse platea dictumst. Suspendisse potenti. Vivamus vitae massa adipiscing

78 est lacinia sodales. Donec metus massa, mollis vel, tempus placerat, vestibulum condimentum,

79 ligula. Nunc lacus metus, posuere eget, lacinia eu, varius quis, libero. Aliquam nonummy

80 adipiscing augue. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Maecenas porttitor

81 congue massa. Fusce posuere, magna sed pulvinar ultricies, purus lectus malesuada libero, sit

82 amet commodo magna eros quis urna.

83 Nunc viverra imperdiet enim. Fusce est. Vivamus a tellus. Pellentesque habitant morbi

84 tristique senectus et netus et malesuada fames ac turpis egestas. Proin pharetra nonummy pede.

85 Mauris et orci. Aenean nec lorem. In porttitor. Donec laoreet nonummy augue. Suspendisse dui

86 purus, scelerisque at, vulputate vitae, pretium mattis, nunc. Mauris eget neque at sem venenatis

87 eleifend. Ut nonummy. Fusce aliquet pede non pede. Suspendisse dapibus lorem pellentesque

88 magna. Integer nulla.

89 Method of Analysis.

90 Donec blandit feugiat ligula. Donec hendrerit, felis et imperdiet euismod, purus ipsum

91 pretium metus, in lacinia nulla nisl eget sapien. Donec ut est in lectus consequat consequat.

92 Etiam eget dui. Aliquam erat volutpat. Sed at lorem in nunc porta tristique. Proin pharetra

93 nonummy pede. Mauris et orci. Aenean nec lorem. In porttitor. Donec laoreet nonummy augue.

94 Pellentesque habitant morbi tristique senectus et netus et malesuada fames ac turpis egestas.

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95 Curabitur varius fringilla nisl. Duis pretium mi euismod erat. Maecenas id augue. Nam vulputate.

96 Duis a quam non neque lobortis malesuada.

97 Findings or Results

98 Proin nec augue. Quisque aliquam tempor magna. Pellentesque habitant morbi tristique

99 senectus et netus et malesuada fames ac turpis egestas. Cras non magna vel ante adipiscing

100 rhoncus. Vivamus a mi. Morbi neque.

101 Theme 1 (or concept/variable)

102 Pellentesque cursus sagittis felis. Pellentesque porttitor, velit lacinia egestas auctor, diam

103 eros tempus arcu, nec vulputate augue magna vel risus. Cras non magna vel ante adipiscing

104 rhoncus. Vivamus a mi. Morbi neque. Aliquam erat volutpat. Integer ultrices lobortis eros.

105 Pellentesque habitant morbi tristique senectus et netus et malesuada fames ac turpis egestas.

106 Theme 2 (or concept/variable)

107 Nunc ac magna. Maecenas odio dolor, vulputate vel, auctor ac, accumsan id, felis.

108 Pellentesque cursus sagittis felis. Proin semper, ante vitae sollicitudin posuere, metus quam

109 iaculis nibh, vitae scelerisque nunc massa eget pede. Proin semper, ante vitae sollicitudin

110 posuere, metus quam iaculis nibh, vitae scelerisque nunc massa eget pede.

111 Discussion and Conclusions

112 Pellentesque porttitor, velit lacinia egestas auctor, diam eros tempus arcu, nec vulputate

113 augue magna vel risus. Cras non magna vel ante adipiscing rhoncus. Vivamus a mi. Donec metus

114 massa, mollis vel, tempus placerat, vestibulum condimentum, ligula. Nunc lacus metus, posuere

115 eget, lacinia eu, varius quis, libero. Aliquam nonummy adipiscing augue. Lorem ipsum dolor sit

116 amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit.

117 Morbi neque. Aliquam erat volutpat. Integer ultrices lobortis eros. Pellentesque habitant

118 morbi tristique senectus et netus et malesuada fames ac turpis egestas. Proin semper, ante vitae

119 sollicitudin posuere, metus quam iaculis nibh, vitae scelerisque nunc massa eget pede. Sed velit
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120 urna, interdum vel, ultricies vel, faucibus at, quam. Donec elit est, consectetuer eget, consequat

121 quis, tempus quis, wisi. In in nunc. Class aptent taciti sociosqu ad litora torquent per conubia

122 nostra, per inceptos hymenaeos.

123 Implications for Future Research and Clinical Practice

124 Donec ullamcorper fringilla eros. Fusce in sapien eu purus dapibus commodo. Cum sociis

125 natoque penatibus et magnis dis parturient montes, nascetur ridiculus mus. Mauris eleifend nulla

126 eget mauris. Sed cursus quam id felis. Curabitur posuere quam vel nibh. Cras dapibus dapibus

127 nisl. Vestibulum quis dolor a felis congue vehicula. Maecenas pede purus, tristique ac, tempus

128 eget, egestas quis, mauris. Curabitur non eros.

129 Cras faucibus condimentum odio. Sed ac ligula. Aliquam at eros. Etiam at ligula et tellus

130 ullamcorper ultrices. In fermentum, lorem non cursus porttitor, diam urna accumsan lacus, sed

131 interdum wisi nibh nec nisl. Ut tincidunt volutpat urna. Cras dapibus dapibus nisl. Vestibulum

132 quis dolor a felis congue vehicula. Maecenas pede purus, tristique ac, tempus eget, egestas quis,

133 mauris. Curabitur non eros. Nullam hendrerit bibendum justo. Fusce iaculis, est quis lacinia

134 pretium, pede metus molestie lacus, at gravida wisi ante at libero.

135 Summary

136 Quisque ornare placerat risus. Ut molestie magna at mi. Integer aliquet mauris et nibh. Ut

137 mattis ligula posuere velit. Nunc sagittis. Curabitur varius fringilla nisl. Duis pretium mi euismod

138 erat. Maecenas id augue. Nam vulputate. Etiam at ligula et tellus ullamcorper ultrices. In

139 fermentum, lorem non cursus porttitor, diam urna accumsan lacus, sed interdum wisi nibh nec

140 nisl. Ut tincidunt volutpat urna. Mauris eleifend nulla eget mauris. Sed cursus quam id felis.

141 Curabitur posuere quam vel nibh.

142

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144 References
145 (Refer to Publication Manual of Amer. Psychological Assoc., 5th edition)
146
147 Bernhardt, E., Goldscheider, F., Goldscheider, C., & Bjerén, G. (2005). Entering adulthood in

148 Sweden: Gender, family, and immigrant origins. Stockholm University, Centre for

149 Gender Studies, Stockholm.

150 Beyer, P. (2003). Social forms of religion and religions in contemporary global society. In M

151 Dillon (ed.). Handbook of the sociology of religion, (pp. 45-60). Cambridge University

152 press, Cambridge.

153 Cheraghi, M.A., Payne, S.H., & Salsali, M. (2005). Spiritual aspects of end of life care for

154 Muslim patients, experiences from Iran. International Journal of Palliative Nursing, 11,

155 468-479.

156 Institute of International Education. (2006) Open Doors 2006. Retrieved March 11, 2007, from

157 http://opendoors.iienetwork.org/file_depot/0-1000000/0-

158 00000/3390/folder/50084/Open+Doors+2006_FastFacts_final.pdf

159

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160 Sample Tables

161 Notes on Tables: See APA Manual, 5th edition, pp. 120 - 141
162 • Everything double-spaced, use tabs rather than space bar to enter values
163 • No vertical lines (horizontal lines only to separate categories)
164 • Each Table and Each Figure is on its separate page
165 • (Use Page or section breaks between each page of tables and/or figures).
166 • For Tables longer than 1 page, REPEAT COLUMN HEADINGS on each page
167

168 Table 1. Comparison of XXXXXX Scores among Four Samples of XXXX in the U.S.

Nationwide 2 Southern States 1 Southwestern state 1 Midwestern State


Number
Subscale/ (Author, year) (Author, year) (Author, year) (Author, year)
of
Variable N = 1983 N = 342 N=155 N = 147
items
Mean (SD) Mean (SD) Mean (SD) Mean (SD)

CXXXXXXX 14 3.74 (1.13) 4.00 (1.39) 4.44 (1.06) 4.20 (1.01)

AXXXXX 10 4.61 (0.77) 4.92 (0.99) 4.99 (0.72) 4.98 (0.66)

PXXXXXX 8 4.48 (0.76) 4.48 (1.15) 4.71 (0.78) 4.68 (0.67)

PXXXXXXX 5 3.60 (1.19) 4.10 (1.30) 4.43 (1.00) 4.13 (1.09)

TXXXXXXX 4 4.26 (1.03) 4.55 (1.06) 4.87 (0.92) 4.79 (0.69)

BXXXXXX 3 5.18 (0 .67) 4.53 (1.27) 4.47 (0.97) 4.61 (1.07)

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Nationwide 2 Southern States 1 Southwestern state 1 Midwestern State


Number
Subscale/ (Author, year) (Author, year) (Author, year) (Author, year)
of
Variable N = 1983 N = 342 N=155 N = 147
items
Mean (SD) Mean (SD) Mean (SD) Mean (SD)

TOTAL SCORE 44 4.20 (0.82)* 4.39 ( 1.21) 4.69 (0.76)*** 4.55 (0.85)**

169 * p< .05. ** p< .01. *** p< .001.


170
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Table 2. Regression of Predictor Variables on xxxxx of xxxxx xxxxxx xxxxxx (N=285)

Source R2 beta sr2 df F p

Overall .70 5,53 25.35 <.001

Predictor Variables
number of xxxxx episodes .027 .001 1,53 .114 .736
number of xxxxxx episodes -.083 .007 1,53 -2.186 .279
xxxxx xxxx volume -.086 .007 1,53 -2.246 .266
number of xxxx .057 .002 1,53 .429 .515
number of xxxxxx withheld -.818 .453 1,53 -18.03 .001

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Table 3. Selected Demographic and XXX Characteristics of the Study Sample (N = 1983)

Characteristic N %
Position

XXXXXX 1577 79.7%

XXXXXX 353 17.8%

XXXXXXX 48 2.4%

Education (highest degree completed)

Associate (AA or AS) 6 0.3%

Bachelor (BSN, BA, BS) 34 1.7%

Master

Nursing (MSN, MA, MS) 1820 92.0%

Non-Nursing (Other) 55 2.8%

Doctorate

Nursing (PhD, DNSc) 42 2.1%

Non-Nursing 21 1.1%

Gender

Female 1797 91.1%

Male 175 8.9%

Ethnicity

Caucasian 1641 83.4%

African-American 158 8.0%

Asian Pacific 80 4.1%

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Characteristic N %
Hispanic 44 2.2%

Other Ethnicity 44 2.3%

XXXXXX XXXXX (N = 1979)

XXXXXX 646 32.6%

XXXXXX 457 23.1%

XXXXXX 379 19.2%

XXXXXX 167 8.4%

XXXXXXX 113 5.7%

XXXXXX 135 6.8%

Other 82 4.1%

XXXXX (N = 1979)

XXXXXXXXX 1256 63.5%

XXXXXX 176 8.9%

XXXXXX 112 5.7%

XXXXXX 83 4.2%

XXXXXX 319 16.1%

XXXXXX 33 1.7%

XXXXXXX (N = 1975)

XXXXXX 791 40.0%

XXXXX 602 30.5%

XXXXXX 277 14.0%

XXXXXX 145 7.3%

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Characteristic N %
XXXXX 72 3.6%

XXXXXX 37 1.9%

XXXXXX 24 1.2%

Other 27 1.4%

Employment Status

Full Time 1821 92.2%

Part Time (.5 to .9) 143 7.2%

Part Time (<.5) 12 0.6%

XXXXXXXXX

XXXXX I 6 0.4%

XXXXX II 228 11.5%

XXXXX III 1701 85.8%

XXXXX IV 34 1.7%

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