/r/Nurse/

r/Nurse

96k members
r/Nurse is a subreddit with 96k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses nurse, job, new grad, nurses, and struggling, and they frequently recommend/review nursing shoes and nursing shoe.
A sub for discussion and witty banter on nursing related topics.

Popular Themes in r/Nurse

#1
Advice Requests
: "Feeling so depressed and unqualified as a new grad RN. I’m not sure if I can do this. Help."
24 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Depression setting in. I’m trying to heal with art after all the tragic illness and death I saw in the ICU this past year. “Tired” by me, digital, 2021"
18 posts
#3
Money Talk
: "Start pay"
2 posts

Popular Topics in r/Nurse

#1

Nurse

: "Are there cities and states where Nurses feel rich? I live near DC, where I feel poor."
80 posts
#2

Job

: "I decided I hate my Job but I feel stuck"
30 posts
#3

New Grad

: "Feeling so depressed and unqualified as a New Grad RN. I’m not sure if I can do this. Help."
24 posts
#4

Nurses

: "During a protest in Arizona three Nurses showed up to counter-protest the Liberate Rally.."
17 posts
#5

Struggling

13 posts
#6

Career

: "Could I survive nursing school and in a Career as a nurse if I’m not good with math?"
11 posts
#7

Covid

9 posts
#8

Icu

: "Depression setting in. I’m trying to heal with art after all the tragic illness and death I saw in the Icu this past year. “Tired” by me, digital, 2021"
9 posts
#9

Advice

: "Advice"
8 posts
#10

Hate

8 posts

Products Discussed in r/Nurse

Nursing Shoes

101 reviews
#1
Dansko
4.5 from 8 reviews
#2
Skechers
4.4 from 8 reviews
#3
Crocs
5.0 from 6 reviews

Nursing Shoe

11 reviews
#1
Crocs
4.0 from 2 reviews
#2
Dansko
4.5 from 2 reviews
#3
Montrail
4.0 from 1 review

Flair Used in r/Nurse

#1
Serious
: "I’ve never understood or condoned the toxic mentality of ‘nurses eat their young’"
16 posts
#2
New Grad
: "How many of you go to therapy?"
13 posts
#3
Education
: "What is a medication you DEFINITELY don’t want to push too fast and why?"
11 posts
#4
Venting
: "Why are people getting “go back to work bonuses” when we’ve been in the thick of this crap, no choice but to work, and get told by politicians. “They should be glad we let them keep their jobs” and no appreciation!"
8 posts
#5
Uplifting
: "Tastes funny"
4 posts
#6
Jobs & Interviews
: "Calling all aesthetic nurses?"
4 posts
#7
Self-Care
: "Depression setting in. I’m trying to heal with art after all the tragic illness and death I saw in the ICU this past year. “Tired” by me, digital, 2021"
3 posts
#8
Research
: "What Do Nurses Enjoy About the Profession?"
2 posts

Member Growth in r/Nurse

Yearly
+5k members(5.1%)

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Last updated: July 23, 2026