About r/StudentNurse
Practically anything and everything related to nursing school.
The community at a glance
r/StudentNurse is a Subreddit for Students and Med School Students with roughly 194K members. It has been around since 2012. It uses a forum format for communication. On the Hive Index it ranks #8 in the Medical School communities list.
Roughly 17K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Struggling, School, and Nursing. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests and Pain & Anger. Product recommendations often mention shoes, school, and software purchases.
Community Topics
Community Features
This community has a forum
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchMember growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2013: 2K members
- 2014: 3K members
- 2015: 3K members
- 2016: 4K members
- 2017: 5K members
- 2018: 7K members
- 2019: 17K members
- 2020: 36K members
- 2021: 32K members
- 2023: 36K members
- 2024: 22K members
- 2025: 17K members
- 2026: 11K members
Past year (monthly)
- Sep: 925 members
- Oct: 950 members
- Nov: 2K members
- Dec: 1K members
- Jan: 2K members
- Feb: 2K members
- Mar: 2K members
- Apr: 2K members
- May: 2K members
- Jun: 1K members
- Jul: 1K members
- Aug: 84 members
Themes
- Advice Requests38 posts in the past month
- Should I go into nursing at 38, or should I continue growing my current business? I need honest advice.
- Should I drop out of nursing school ..
- How difficult is it to get hired with an ADN in SoCal?
#138Advice RequestsShould I go into nursing at 38, or should I continue growing my current business? I need honest advice. · Should I drop out of nursing school .. · How difficult is it to get hired with an ADN in SoCal? - Pain & Anger8 posts in the past month
- I am so incompetent on the floor it's genuinely ridiculous.
- I am gonna be delayed
- Nursing School Burn Out
#28Pain & AngerI am so incompetent on the floor it's genuinely ridiculous. · I am gonna be delayed · Nursing School Burn Out - Self-Promotion1 post in the past month
- New grad job secured 😭🩷
#31Self-PromotionNew grad job secured 😭🩷
Topics
- Struggling49 posts in the past month#149Struggling
- School16 posts in the past month#216School
- Nursing12 posts in the past month#312Nursing
- Hate10 posts in the past month#410Hate
- Clinical7 posts in the past month#57Clinical
Flair
- Discussion49 posts in the past month
- Rn-BSN is quite literally just a money grab scam
- Why are you becoming a nurse if you don’t want to work with patients?
- Nobody warned me how weird it is to go from a Code Blue to writing a normal med pass note 20 minutes later.
#149DiscussionRn-BSN is quite literally just a money grab scam · Why are you becoming a nurse if you don’t want to work with patients? · Nobody warned me how weird it is to go from a Code Blue to writing a normal med pass note 20 minutes later. - Complaint (open to advice)19 posts in the past month
- Nurses can't diagnose patients, so why do half our test questions ask us to diagnose patients?
- Getting through nursing school during a break up
- I worry I’m not meant for nursing school anymore.
#219Complaint (open to advice)Nurses can't diagnose patients, so why do half our test questions ask us to diagnose patients? · Getting through nursing school during a break up · I worry I’m not meant for nursing school anymore. - Prenursing15 posts in the past month
- arrested after background check
- Career change at 30: LPN first or go straight to RN if my goal is the OR
- Big transitions for nursing school
#315Prenursingarrested after background check · Career change at 30: LPN first or go straight to RN if my goal is the OR · Big transitions for nursing school - homework / studying help needed12 posts in the past month
- What should I do in the meantime?
- Need a mid-high 80s on 4th exam, anxious
- Rest or push through?
#412homework / studying help neededWhat should I do in the meantime? · Need a mid-high 80s on 4th exam, anxious · Rest or push through? - Clinicals11 posts in the past month
- I am so incompetent on the floor it's genuinely ridiculous.
- How are nurses treating students during clinicals?
- Starting my first clinical in 2 days!! Any last-minute advice/must-have supplies?
#511ClinicalsI am so incompetent on the floor it's genuinely ridiculous. · How are nurses treating students during clinicals? · Starting my first clinical in 2 days!! Any last-minute advice/must-have supplies?
Product recommendations
- shoes7 posts in the past month
- Best all white sneakers for nursing school ?
- Best shoes for 12 hour shifts?
- Best shoes for nursing
#17shoesBest all white sneakers for nursing school ? · Best shoes for 12 hour shifts? · Best shoes for nursing - school4 posts in the past month
- Can anyone recommend a private school in NYC area?
- Can anyone recommend a private school in NYC area?
- help please: what school would you recommend?
#24schoolCan anyone recommend a private school in NYC area? · Can anyone recommend a private school in NYC area? · help please: what school would you recommend? - software purchases3 posts in the past month
- Best software purchases you made/bought in nursing school
- Best software purchases you made/bought in nursing school
- Best software purchases you made/bought in nursing school
#33software purchasesBest software purchases you made/bought in nursing school · Best software purchases you made/bought in nursing school · Best software purchases you made/bought in nursing school - ipad2 posts in the past month
- Which iPad do you recommend for nursing?
- Which iPad do you recommend for nursing?
#42ipadWhich iPad do you recommend for nursing? · Which iPad do you recommend for nursing?
Community Reviews
Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/StudentNurse for?
- Best for Students and Med School Students enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
- Is r/StudentNurse free to join?
- This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
- How many members does r/StudentNurse have?
- Roughly 194K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/StudentNurse on?
- r/StudentNurse runs on Reddit. Reddit communities (or "subreddits") are forum-based groups on the popular social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website Reddit. Reddit is commonly known as "the front page of the internet". Users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down and discussed by other members. From investing Reddit communities, to professional ones, to ones just for laughs, you're likely to find a community for you on Reddit.
- What topics does r/StudentNurse cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/StudentNurse is organized under Students, Med School Students.
- How do I join r/StudentNurse?
- You can join r/StudentNurse by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
- What are the Students communities like?
- Communities for students at high school, university, and graduate level, covering study skills, campus life, career prep, and mental health. Discord hosts massive study communities with focus rooms and accountability systems, while Reddit has subreddits for specific schools, programs, and academic disciplines.
Added 10/21/2021
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