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Meet Nurse Stella 🩺❤️—a Canadian RN, educator, mentor, and nurse preceptor passionate about helping nurses build confidence, master clinical skills, prepare for NCLEX, and navigate nursing in Canada.

10/16/2026

🩺 NCLEX CASE STUDY:

Your patient has taken prednisone daily for three months. During assessment, they tell you:

💬 “I stopped taking it two days ago because I felt better.”

Now they have:

* Severe weakness
* Nausea and vomiting
* Dizziness
* Blood pressure: 82/48 mmHg

What should the nurse do FIRST?

A. Encourage oral fluids and reassess in one hour.
B. Activate rapid response and begin emergency assessment for suspected adrenal crisis.
C. Give the next scheduled prednisone dose and continue routine care.
D. Document the symptoms and wait for morning rounds.

👇 What is your answer—and WHY?

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🎉 FREE DOWNLOAD FOR A LIMITED TIME—YAHHHH! 🎉Struggling to understand hypertension and its medications? 🩺 I’ve made it si...
10/16/2026

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Struggling to understand hypertension and its medications? 🩺 I’ve made it simple for you!

My ebook, Antihypertensives Made Simple, covers:

✅ Hypertension pathophysiology—understand what’s happening inside the body.
✅ Drug classes and how they work.
✅ Side effects and red flags to recognize.
✅ Priority nursing actions.
✅ NCLEX review questions with answers.

Created by Nurse Stella, drawing on over six years of bedside nursing experience, for nursing students, new nurses, and internationally educated nurses.

Understand the condition. Know the drug. Recognize the red flags.

🎁 For a limited time, you can download it FREE!

👉 Grab your copy through the link on my page, share this with a nursing friend, and follow Nurse Stella Stories for more practical nursing education!

Dear Nurse, Let’s talk what do you do first ?
10/12/2026

Dear Nurse, Let’s talk what do you do first ?

10/12/2026

🩺 ANTIHYPERTENSIVE PHARMACOLOGY—TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE!

Your patient has started lisinopril for hypertension.

Which findings require nursing follow-up? Select ALL that apply.

A. New swelling of the lips and tongue
B. Potassium level of 5.8 mmol/L
C. Blood pressure of 86/50 mmHg with dizziness
D. Blood pressure of 124/76 mmHg without symptoms
E. A persistent dry cough since starting treatment
F. The patient has started using a potassium-containing salt substitute

👀 Which finding needs the MOST urgent response?

👇 Comment your letters and explain your reasoning!

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For education only. Based on lisinopril prescribing information.

What will you do first ?
10/11/2026

What will you do first ?

I got over 100 reactions on one of my posts last week! Thanks everyone for your support! 🎉
10/10/2026

I got over 100 reactions on one of my posts last week! Thanks everyone for your support! 🎉

⚡ Electrical shock: What would you do FIRST?A nurse witnesses a worker collapse after touching a damaged electrical cabl...
10/08/2026

⚡ Electrical shock: What would you do FIRST?

A nurse witnesses a worker collapse after touching a damaged electrical cable at a construction site. The worker appears unresponsive and remains in contact with the cable. The power is still on.

Which action should the nurse take FIRST?

A. Check the worker’s carotid pulse.
B. Begin chest compressions immediately.
C. Ensure scene safety and have the electrical supply disconnected before approaching.
D. Pull the worker away from the cable using gloved hands.

💬 Choose A, B, C, or D—and explain your priority!

Educational scenario based on Red Cross electrical-injury guidance.

CPR Clinical Reasoning QuestionA nurse is performing chest compressions on an unresponsive, pulseless patient. Another n...
10/07/2026

CPR Clinical Reasoning Question

A nurse is performing chest compressions on an unresponsive, pulseless patient. Another nurse arrives with the AED. When the patient’s gown is removed, the chest is visibly wet with sweat.

What should the nurse do FIRST?

A. Apply the AED pads immediately over the wet chest
B. Quickly dry the chest where the AED pads will be placed
C. Stop CPR and dry the patient’s entire upper body
D. Delay defibrillation until the chest is completely dry

What is your answer: A, B, C, or D?

Let’s talk in the comment section friends

What is your question is this pain medication order ? Check the screen !!!!
10/06/2026

What is your question is this pain medication order ? Check the screen !!!!

What are your thought ? And how will you document this assessment ?
10/05/2026

What are your thought ? And how will you document this assessment ?

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