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, hate, struggling, job, and frustrating, and they frequently recommend/review nursing shoes, hand cream, and stethoscope.
Popular Themes in r/nursing
#1
Pain & Anger
: "I cant take it anymore"
21 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "I’ve been a nurse in Puerto Rico, the US, and Quebec, Canada here’s the brutally honest comparison nobody gave me"
5 posts
#3
Money Talk
: "Job offer comparisons"
5 posts
#4
News
: "12 NY nurses fired, replaced by AI"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/nursing
#1
Nursing
: "They say don't do Nursing for the "Money" but do you think?"
34 posts
#2
Hate
14 posts
#3
Struggling
14 posts
#4
Job
14 posts
#5
Frustrating
14 posts
#6
Looking For A Job
9 posts
#7
New Grad
9 posts
#8
Nurse
7 posts
#9
Looking For A New Job
6 posts
#10
Tired
6 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
: "For anyone asking if they’re too old to start nursing school"
63 posts
#2
Seeking Advice
: "To my fellow athiest/agnostic/nonreligious nurses"
38 posts
#3
Rant
: "Rapid called on patient three times in 24 hours, what does management do?"
27 posts
#4
Question
: "My engraved L.L. Bean tote arrived. Thoughts?"
26 posts
#5
Serious
: "I cant take it anymore"
15 posts
#6
Image
: "Drugs + heat = not a good time"
8 posts
#7
Meme
: "Haha, Thanks Trump"
6 posts
#8
Gratitude
: "Moving to Oregon made me enjoy nursing again"
4 posts
#9
Nursing Hacks
: "Don’t sleep with the doctors"
3 posts
#10
Nursing Win
: "The Grass is Greener"
3 posts
Member Growth in r/nursing
Yearly
+64k members(6.0%)
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Last updated: July 23, 2026