NURS-FPX6112 is one of the most applied courses in the Nurse Educator specialization pathway -- it moves students beyond theoretical discussion into the practical work of selecting, evaluating, and implementing educational technology in nursing settings. Building on prerequisite courses NURS-FPX6020 and NURS-FPX6026, this course requires 50 practicum hours and produces five assessments that span from practicum planning through virtual simulation evaluation, technology comparison, and a full implementation plan for a new simulation product. Students who succeed are those who combine pedagogical understanding with technical specificity -- evaluating technology not just for its features but for its educational effectiveness and feasibility in real settings. This guide explains what each assessment requires and how expert support for NURS-FPX6112 helps you produce rigorous, evidence-based deliverables.
Course Overview
NURS-FPX6112 focuses on the intersection of technology and nursing education. Students explore how simulation technologies, virtual learning environments, and educational software can be selected, evaluated, and integrated into nursing education programs and healthcare training settings. The course requires students to critically analyze available technologies rather than simply describing them -- evaluating effectiveness against pedagogical frameworks, comparing product capabilities, and developing realistic implementation plans that account for cost, training, infrastructure, and measurable outcomes. The 50 practicum hours provide direct exposure to technology integration in practice settings, grounding the academic work in real-world application.
Key Assessments
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1Conference Call Scheduling and Notes
Schedule and document conference communications with instructors and preceptors related to practicum planning. This foundational assessment establishes the practicum framework, requiring students to demonstrate professional communication, goal-setting for their 50 practicum hours, and alignment between their practicum activities and the course's technology integration competencies.
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2Evaluation of a Virtual Simulation Scenario
Critically evaluate a virtual simulation used in nursing education, analyzing its effectiveness and pedagogical design. Students must move beyond surface-level description to assess the simulation against established educational frameworks -- examining fidelity levels, learning objective alignment, debriefing integration, accessibility considerations, and evidence of learning outcomes. The evaluation must be grounded in both educational theory and technical understanding of the simulation platform.
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3Comparison of Types of Simulation Technology
Compare and contrast different simulation technologies available for nursing education settings. This assessment requires systematic comparison across multiple dimensions -- including fidelity levels (low, medium, high), cost-effectiveness, evidence base for learning outcomes, faculty training requirements, infrastructure needs, and applicability to different nursing competency domains. Students must demonstrate analytical depth rather than creating a simple feature checklist.
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4Implementation Plan for a New Simulation Product
Develop a comprehensive implementation plan and evaluation framework for integrating a new simulation product into an educational or healthcare setting. The plan must include realistic timelines, budget projections, stakeholder engagement strategies, faculty development requirements, technical infrastructure needs, pilot testing protocols, and measurable evaluation criteria to assess the implementation's success against defined educational outcomes.
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5Description of Practicum Hours
Document and reflect on the 50 required practicum hours related to technology integration. This assessment requires more than an activity log -- students must demonstrate how their practicum experiences connect to specific technology integration competencies, reflect on lessons learned about implementing educational technology in real settings, and articulate how the practicum informed their understanding of the practical challenges and opportunities in nursing education technology.
How We Help With NURS-FPX6112
- Structuring practicum documentation that clearly connects logged hours to technology integration competencies and course learning outcomes
- Evaluating virtual simulations against established pedagogical frameworks including INACSL Standards of Best Practice and NLN simulation design criteria
- Comparing simulation technologies using evidence-based criteria with systematic analysis across fidelity, cost, outcomes, and infrastructure dimensions
- Building implementation plans with realistic timelines, detailed budget considerations, stakeholder analysis, and measurable evaluation outcomes
- APA 7 formatting and integration of current nursing education technology scholarship throughout all assessments
Common Challenges in This Course
Students often struggle with Assessment 2 because evaluating a virtual simulation requires both educational theory and technical understanding -- many students describe the simulation's features without analyzing whether those features actually produce the intended learning outcomes or align with pedagogical best practices. Assessment 4's implementation plan is where students most frequently lose marks: realistic timelines, detailed budget considerations, faculty training schedules, and measurable evaluation criteria are elements students frequently omit or treat superficially, producing plans that read as aspirational rather than actionable. The practicum documentation in Assessment 5 requires specific reflection on how logged hours connect to technology integration competencies -- a chronological activity log without competency-linked reflection does not meet the assessment requirements.
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NURS-FPX6112 FAQ
The practicum hours must be related to technology integration in nursing education or healthcare settings. Students work with a preceptor and log hours spent on activities such as observing simulation sessions, participating in technology implementation projects, attending training on educational platforms, or evaluating technology tools in practice. Assessment 1 establishes the practicum plan with your instructor and preceptor, and Assessment 5 documents and reflects on the completed hours with explicit connections to technology integration competencies.
Your evaluation should address pedagogical design elements including learning objective clarity, fidelity level appropriateness, scenario complexity and branching logic, debriefing structure, feedback mechanisms, and accessibility. Use established frameworks such as the INACSL Standards of Best Practice for Simulation or the NLN Jeffries Simulation Theory to structure your analysis. The evaluation must go beyond describing features to analyzing whether the simulation achieves its intended educational outcomes based on available evidence.
NURS-FPX6020 (Advanced Nursing Practice 1: Biopsychosocial Concepts) and NURS-FPX6026 (Biopsychosocial Concepts for Advanced Nursing Practice 2) provide the clinical knowledge foundation that informs technology evaluation in this course. Understanding biopsychosocial frameworks helps students assess whether simulation technologies accurately represent clinical scenarios and whether educational technology tools address the complexity of nursing practice that students need to learn.
The implementation plan should be comprehensive and realistic. It must include a needs assessment justifying the selected simulation product, a phased implementation timeline, detailed budget projections (acquisition, installation, training, maintenance), a stakeholder engagement plan, a faculty development schedule, technical infrastructure requirements, a pilot testing protocol, and an evaluation framework with specific measurable criteria tied to educational outcomes. Plans that omit budget detail or use vague timelines typically do not meet rubric expectations.
The course centers on simulation technologies used in nursing education -- including high-fidelity mannequin simulators, screen-based virtual simulations, virtual reality and augmented reality platforms, standardized patient programs, and hybrid simulation approaches. It also addresses broader educational technologies such as learning management systems, audience response systems, and multimedia instructional tools as they relate to nursing education delivery and assessment.