Category Instructor Communications

Before teaching a S.T.A.B.L.E. Learner Course, remember to review the post-test questions that will be administered.  That way, you and your teaching team can be sure to cover the content that will be tested.

An updated PowerPoint presentation that reviews infant mortality in the U.S. has been added to the Resource Center. Dr. Karlsen often teaches this content in our Instructor courses. You are free to use any of these slides to augment your presentations and you may add or delete slides as desired. 

Dear S.T.A.B.L.E Instructors,

We would like to announce that the Orientation to Support Instructor process has been updated for the 7^th edition.

The basic process is similar to the 6^th edition, with some notable exceptions:    

• All Instructors teaching the course must have taught two 7^th edition Learner courses, prior to assisting with the Orientation process.
• The Lead instructor responsible for the course will be required to submit an electronic application PRIOR to the course.
• Support Instructor candidates must meet our Instructor qualifications and testing requirements.
• All Instructors and Support Instructor candidates must utilize a 7^th edition Instructor manual during the course.

If you want to train a S.T.A.B.L.E. Support Instructor be sure to review the Orientation to Support link in the Instructor portal, to ensure your candidate is accepted.

Thank you,

Kris Karlsen PhD, NNP-BC, FAAN

Program Author/Director

Periodically, we will need to change test questions. This change does not affect the post-test answer key. Please discard any previously printed Sugar module Post Test B and use this updated one. In addition, going forward, we will add a date in the footer of any test that is updated. In this case, you will see the following: 7^th Edition Curriculum. Jul.01.25  

Sugar Module 

Post Test B – question 3.

Rationale: Item b was changed from a Heart rate of 175 beats per minute at rest (which, at rest, may be a neurogenic response to hypoglycemia and we wanted to avoid confusion by having two correct answers) to 160 beats per minute at rest (which is the upper limit of normal). The correct answer, a, is mild hypothermia, which is listed as a sign of hypoglycemia in Sugar Module on page 42, Table 1.4. Signs of hypoglycemia.

Thank you,

Kris Karlsen PhD, NNP-BC, FAAN

Program Author/Director

Hello! Dr. Kris Karlsen gave a webinar about the new 7^th edition on October 24, 2024. Here are the questions and answers from that webinar.

The post-test answer KEY was replaced on January 13, 2025, updating the Sugar Module Test B, question 3, which was mis-keyed as answer B. The correct answer is A.

Thanks to Instructor Dr. Lindsay Huckabee for bringing this to our attention.

Tests Replaced December 18 – Please Read

At times, tests are replaced because of valuable feedback from our Instructors. The following 7^th edition post-tests were replaced on December 18, 2025. These exchanges do not affect the post-test answer keys. If you have printed either of these two tests before December 18, please discard those tests and use the new ones.

Sugar Module Post-Test A – question 7 was changed.

Temperature Module Post-Test D – question 8 was changed.

Please follow the link below to view the October 24, 2024 webinar discussing the 7th edition transition.

Recording of the October 24, 2024, 7th ed Webinar w/ Kris Karlsen PhD, APRN, FAAN

We recently made some minor changes to the 7^th edition course slides and have uploaded new files to the website. If you previously opened a slide module and now it won’t open, then the first step is to clear your cache because your browser may be looking for an older version. The process to clear your cache varies by browser type (Safari, Firefox, Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome) so search for instructions as needed.

• If using Google Chrome, these steps worked for us: Go to the 3 small dots in the upper right, then select Delete browsing data. Change the Time range to: All time. Then, place a checkmark on “cached images and files.” If you don’t want to delete your Browsing history, uncheck that item.
• Restart your computer, then login to the Instructor Portal. Try opening the slide module(s) again.

If you still can’t open one or more modules after clearing your cache, then please provide a detailed summary of the steps you took and the problem you encountered so we can help. Use the Contact Us form on the website to send us an email.