Krystle Maynard, DNP, MSN, RN, SANE-A

Krystle Maynard, DNP, MSN, RN, SANE-A, is the creator of Innovative Nurse Solutions and has been a nurse for over a decade. She has specialized in medical-surgical and critical care nursing, in addition to having a long-standing history as an adjunct faculty member for a college of nursing. Innovative Nurse Solutions focuses on healthcare content writing (such as blogs, E-books, emails, academic coursework, and educational content for healthcare personnel and patients). Krystle also offers tutoring and mentor services for undergraduate and graduate nurses. She lives in Kentucky with her husband and children, and her two favorite hobbies are traveling to various destinations (mainly beaches) and concerts.

A great nurse patient relationship is the true reward.

Rewards Vs. Challenges: Nursing Edition

If you were to ask what was the most challenging and rewarding career path, the answer would be a no-brainer: Nursing…

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Nurse providing support to her patient.

Sexual Assault Awareness: The Nurse’s Role

Sexual violence has been noted to be a public health concern, with the traumatic effects being numerous. A sexual assault occurs every 68 seconds in the United States…

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Caring for a victim

Nursing Notes: Domestic Violence

Domestic violence is a massive problem in the United States. On any given day during a nursing shift, you might encounter someone who is in an abusive relationship…

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Exhausted nurse close to breaking down.

Suicide in Nurses: A Cause for Alarm

With the strain and pressure our healthcare system has been under the past few years, nurses have serious cause for concern…

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Nurse listing goals and plans for the coming year.

Nursing Plans & Goals

The start of a new year always brings newfound motivation with a heightened focus on New Year’s resolutions, nursing plans, and goal-setting for the future…

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Nurse treating her fellow nurse for an illness.

Nurses As Patients (or family members): A Look from the Other Side

Nurses are a special breed—generous, selfless, and strong—notorious for ignoring their physical and mental health. Some may joke that nurses make the “worst” patients…

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Stressed nurse holds her head in her hands

Short-Staffed Nursing, High Workloads, and Long Hours

Nursing is one of the most challenging and rewarding career paths. But working as a nurse can be exhausting due to understaffing, long working hours, and being overworked…

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Choosing between becoming a RN or LPN.

Nursing Programs: RN vs. LPN

Do you want to enter nursing but aren’t sure which program to pursue? Let’s look more closely at the licensed practical nurse (LPN) route and the registered nurse (RN) route. The reason for choosing one over the other will depend on you…

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