In text, refer to your citations by the author(s) and publication date. APA reference citations have four elements: author, publication date, title, and source. The example is color-coded for your reference:
Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year). Title of the article. Name of the Periodical, volume(issue), #-#,
https://doi.org/xxxx (if available)
Rawlings, D., & Tieman, J. (2015). Patient and care information: Can they read and understand it?
An example from palliative care. Australian Nursing & Midwifery Journal, 58(2), 43-52.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2011.08.021
For more on APA, see our Citing Your Sources guide.