r/Nurses

52k members
r/Nurses is a subreddit with 52k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses nurse, job, new grad, job search, and abroad, and they frequently recommend/review scrubs, nclex, and hand cream.
A community for nurses.

Popular Themes in r/Nurses

#1
Advice Requests
: "Burnout is real, how do you cope?"
21 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "I’m so sad"
11 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Code blue app"
2 posts

Popular Topics in r/Nurses

#1

Nurse

: "New Grad Nurse Struggling to Keep Up on Med-Surg Nights"
21 posts
#2

Job

7 posts
#3

New Grad

: "Pregnant New Grad"
5 posts
#4

Job Search

: "Hard Time Finding a Job"
4 posts
#5

Abroad

4 posts
#6

Rn

: "Rn to BSN online"
4 posts
#7

Change

3 posts
#8

Relocation

: "Thinking about relocating to the USVI as an ER nurse—looking for honest advice"
3 posts
#9

New Nurse

: "Gift ideas for New Nurse"
3 posts
#10

Burnout

: "Nursing Burnout"
3 posts

Products Discussed in r/Nurses

Scrubs

23 reviews
#1
FIGS
4.8 from 5 reviews
#2
Cherokee
4.5 from 4 reviews
#3
Uniform Advantage
4.5 from 2 reviews

Nclex

17 reviews
#1
UWorld
4.9 from 12 reviews
#2
Archer
4.0 from 2 reviews
#3
Kaplan
4.0 from 2 reviews

Hand Cream

15 reviews
#1
Gold Bond
5.0 from 4 reviews
#2
Kiehl’s
5.0 from 2 reviews
#3
Super Salve
4.0 from 1 review

Flair Used in r/Nurses

#1
US
: "an MD reported me to my DON after hanging up on him"
166 posts
#2
Philippines
: "Dear Seniors"
8 posts
#3
Canada
: "New Grad Nurse Struggling to Keep Up on Med-Surg Nights"
5 posts
#4
Other Country
: "25F nurse considering leaving nursing – feeling burned out and unappreciated"
5 posts
#5
Aus/NZ
: "baby nurse, sexually harassed by a pt. just a rant, say something kind?"
4 posts
#6
UK
: "Cried at work today"
2 posts
#7
Europe
: "Does anyone else have experiences with male nurses getting praise for bare minimum?"
2 posts

Member Growth in r/Nurses

Yearly
+8k members(17.7%)

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Last updated: July 15, 2026