r/nursing is a subreddit with 1.1M members. The most common kinds of discussions are pain & anger and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses nursing, job, nurse, nurses, and struggling, and they frequently recommend/review nursing shoes, hand cream, and stethoscope.
Popular Themes in r/nursing
#1
Pain & Anger
: "This makes my blood BOIL."
14 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Help me decide please, med surg or ICU?"
9 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "….new nurse, new to charge role, possible diversion. Help."
1 post
#4
Ideas
: "Had a good idea to help a patient- told no. When doc suggested it, yes!"
1 post
#5
Money Talk
: "Guys I actually like when we get pizza"
1 post
#6
Opportunities
: "Seems like Northern Illinois Nurses are having some momentum."
1 post
#7
News
: "I Left Bedside Nursing Traumatized by What Understaffing Did to My Patients"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/nursing
#1
Nursing
: "Just Lost My 1st Nursing Job"
102 posts
#2
Job
: "Got fired and moving forward to Job application"
53 posts
#3
Nurse
: "How do you feel about California introducing a bill to ban former ICE agents from serving as Nurses or teachers?"
50 posts
#4
Nurses
: "Nurses lift up their young"
32 posts
#5
Struggling
31 posts
#6
Frustrating
29 posts
#7
New Grad
: "It’s looking likely I may be let go at the end of my New Grad orientation"
27 posts
#8
Hate
24 posts
#9
Rn
: "Update: Me and my sister live at the same address, work for the same hospital system, and have the same name."
19 posts
#10
Career
: "Graduating soon but enjoying working in a homeless shelter. Are there any RN jobs that might give me a similar vibe?"
18 posts
Products Discussed in r/nursing
Nursing Shoes
144 reviews
#1
Hoka
4.6★ from 18 reviews
#2
Brooks
4.8★ from 11 reviews
#3
Dansko
4.1★ from 7 reviews
Hand Cream
134 reviews
#1
O'Keeffe's
4.9★ from 14 reviews
#2
CeraVe
4.6★ from 9 reviews
#3
Aquaphor
4.7★ from 9 reviews
Stethoscope
109 reviews
#1
Littmann
4.6★ from 28 reviews
#2
3M Littmann
4.5★ from 28 reviews
#3
MDF
4.3★ from 18 reviews
Flair Used in r/nursing
#1
Discussion
: "550 nurses in Orange County voted *91%* in favor of forming a union last night"
67 posts
#2
Question
: "What’s the most dilaudid you’ve given in a shift?"
32 posts
#3
Seeking Advice
: "Help me decide please, med surg or ICU?"
27 posts
#4
Rant
: "This makes my blood BOIL."
19 posts
#5
Serious
: "She came in talking and left with the medical examiner."
19 posts
#6
Image
: "* Allegedly * Ventilator explodes leaving ICU patient dead"
15 posts
#7
Meme
: "Guys I actually like when we get pizza"
12 posts
#8
Gratitude
: "Nurses lift up their young"
3 posts
#9
Nursing Win
: "Had a wholesome moment out in the wild yesterday."
2 posts
#10
News
: "At a Tennessee Hospital AI Missed 4 Months of Fentanyl Diversion. Coworkers Didn't."
1 post
Member Growth in r/nursing
Yearly
+62k members(5.8%)
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Last updated: June 11, 2026