r/nursing is a subreddit with 1.1M members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and opportunities, and the community frequently discusses nurse, nursing, new grad, frustrating, and looking for a job, and they frequently recommend/review nursing shoes, hand cream, and stethoscope.
Popular Themes in r/nursing
#1
Advice Requests
: "Nursing Career Advice"
7 posts
#2
Opportunities
: "New grad nurse dying to transition to ED"
2 posts
#3
Self-Promotion
: "RN-Owned Vascular Access Startup — How Do You Get Your First Nursing Facility Contracts?"
2 posts
#4
Pain & Anger
: "Working 5 days a week as a nurse is slowly draining my soul"
1 post
#5
News
: "Found in residency subreddit"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/nursing
#1
Nurse
: "Do you have to be a Nurse to do lip filler/injections in Texas?"
40 posts
#2
Nursing
21 posts
#3
New Grad
: "Facility flaw or New Grad error?"
11 posts
#4
Frustrating
11 posts
#5
Looking For A Job
8 posts
#6
Job
8 posts
#7
Looking For A New Job
6 posts
#8
Career Change
4 posts
#9
Nursing Job
4 posts
#10
Rn
4 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
: "RFK Jr. thinks AI will free us from the "tyranny" of medical facts, expertise"
25 posts
#2
Seeking Advice
: "Future Nurse looking for PCA job in Columbus"
25 posts
#3
Question
: "CVICU vs TICU?"
17 posts
#4
Serious
: "Home health and unsafe conditions"
5 posts
#5
Burnout
: "the people who hand out the care can't get in line for it"
4 posts
#6
Rant
: "Quitting"
3 posts
#7
Nursing Hacks
: "Nursing in bosnia (need help)"
3 posts
#8
News
: "This fucking hero"
2 posts
#9
Image
: "I stumbled upon this great deal on facebook marketplace :)"
1 post
#10
Gratitude
: "Hey, chat maybe we should use our "paid time off""
1 post
Member Growth in r/nursing
Yearly
+70k members(6.5%)
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Last updated: October 1, 2026