LibGuides: Doctor of Nursing Practice: Reports

Government & Agency Reports

Reports fall into the category of gray literature. They often include research and primary source information/data, but they are not peer-reviewed. Often, no person author is listed. The agency, business, or organization is often both the author and publisher. You may describe the nature of the document in brackets

Author	Date	Title	Publisher/agency	DOI/URL
Author, A. A., & Author, B., B. Group Name.	(2020). (2021, January 3).	Title of report. Title of report (Report No. 123). Title of gray literature [Description].	Publisher Name. Organization Name.	https://doi.org/xxx http://www.zyz.org
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.	(2021, February 12).	COVID data tracker weekly review.		https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/covid-data/covidview/index.html
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.	(2020).	Taking care of your behavioral health - Tips for social distancing, quarantine, and isolation during an infectious disease outbreak.	U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.	https://store.samhsa.gov/product/Taking-Care-of-Your-Behavioral-Health-Tips-for-Social-Distancing-Quarantine-and-Isolation-During-an-Infectious-Disease-Outbreak/PEP20-01-01-007

Government Report

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2019). Antibiotic resistance threats in the United States. https://www.cdc.gov/drugresistance/pdf/threats-report/2019-ar-threats-report-508.pdf

In-text reference:

(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2019, p. 6)

A report from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) states that "while the burden of antibiotic-resistance threats in the United States was greater than initially understood, deaths are decreasing since the 2013 report" (2019, p. vii).

Press Release or Briefing

Below we have to two examples: a standard press release from the CDC and a transcript of a press briefing. They are treated similar, however, the bracketed description changes.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2021, February 12). CDC food safety alert: CDC investigating fast-moving outbreak of Listeria infections [Press release]. https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2021/p0212-listeria-linked-to-cheese.html

vs.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2021, February 12). CDC update on COVID-19 [Transcript]. https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2021/t0212-cdc-update-covid-19.html

If you are using the audio of a press briefing, your descriptor will reflect the change, and your URL should be to the audio file (if possible).

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2021, February 12). CDC update on COVID-19 [Audio recording]. https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2021/t0212-COVID-19-telebrief.mp3

Legislative Documents

Transcript from a committee session:

Judiciary committee hearing transcript, LR295. (2015, October 9). Retrieved from https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/104/PDF/Transcripts/Judiciary/2015-10-09.pdf