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 nurse, nursing, frustrating, job, and struggling, and they frequently recommend/review nursing shoes, hand cream, and stethoscope.
Popular Themes in r/nursing
#1
Pain & Anger
: "I’m so sick of patients and families who think they’re the only people on the unit"
16 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "I'm scared of the hospital and don't know what to do"
11 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Pill package remover rec"
3 posts
#4
Ideas
: "My new career fantasy after tonights shift"
1 post
#5
Opportunities
: "Conflicted between two job offers -- Boarding school nights vs. traditional school nurse?"
1 post
#6
News
: "Workday being sued over AI bias"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/nursing
#1
Nurse
: "What is your least favorite disease/disease process as a bedside Nurse?"
70 posts
#2
Nursing
: "Anyone here planning on switching careers from accounting to Nursing?"
50 posts
#3
Frustrating
35 posts
#4
Job
: "I just resigned my new Job :("
26 posts
#5
Struggling
22 posts
#6
Hate
18 posts
#7
New Grad
: "New Grad nurse & finances"
17 posts
#8
Websites
10 posts
#9
Hard Time
10 posts
#10
Career
: "Career change"
10 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
Seeking Advice
: "AMA Did CPR and got reprimanded for it"
60 posts
#2
Discussion
: "Seen by peds DNP. She introduced herself as "doctor"."
51 posts
#3
Question
: "Can I use the call button?"
26 posts
#4
Rant
: "I’m 89 years old and don’t have a GED, is it too late to become a CRNA?"
19 posts
#5
Serious
: "I Caused Harm Today"
14 posts
#6
Meme
: "That’s so true."
8 posts
#7
Image
: "Message the provider they said , theyre here to help they said"
7 posts
#8
Nursing Hacks
: "To anyone who doesn’t want to be forced to use ai, just say you’re catholic and take a religious exemption. They can’t make you prove you’re catholic"
4 posts
#9
News
: "Judge blocks Trump plan that would limit graduate student loans in nursing and other fields"
3 posts
#10
Nursing Win
: "Officially an RN!"
3 posts
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Yearly
+63k members(5.9%)
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Last updated: June 30, 2026