For this assignment, you will calculate the average reading level necessary to comprehend the content on a Medline Plus website about a term/topic that interests you. Pick any topic associated with nursing.
Before you begin, review the following:
Flesch Reading Ease and the Flesch Kincaid Grade Level for additional information on readability scores and how to interpret your results.
Show Readability Statics in Microsoft O365 [DOCX] Click for more options Show Readability Statics in Microsoft O365 [DOCX] – Alternative Formats for setting guidance in Microsoft Word documents. Review the Understanding Readability Scores Scoring Guide [DOCX] Click for more options Understanding Readability Scores Scoring Guide [DOCX] – Alternative Formats for information regarding the scoring of contributions. Refer to the Course Schedule for the due date. Follow the instructions below to complete this assignment.
Visit Medline Plus Health Topics and search for a term or topic of interest to you or your clinical setting.
Copy and paste a paragraph from each of the first five results into a new Word document. Cite and reference each paragraph in APA format.
For each paragraph you copied:
Enter your readability calculations.
Evaluate your results to decide if the paragraphs are written at an appropriate level for the patient population.
Justify your rationale.