New and seasoned travel nurses alike are continuously looking for online communities to build relationships, learn about new advances in their field and seek advice on topics related to professional and personal development within their field. There are many online communities for travel nursing professionals, but which are the best and why?

One of the most common and highly trafficked places on the internet is Reddit. Reddit is an online social aggregator that takes news, web content and user discussions and organizes it into topic-focused communities or subreddits. The beauty of it is, Reddit has something for everyone. As a travel nurse, there is no lack of communities on Reddit that offer whatever you might be looking for. We’ve scoured Reddit to find the top subreddits that will help expand your nursing expertise. Here are our favorite eight:

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r/TravelNursing

The only subreddit dedicated specifically to travel nursing. This subreddit has 1,500 members with daily discussions. The most popular posts in the last month included:

This subreddit is for you if you’re looking to have conversations specifically about travel nursing with others who have been through similar challenges.

r/travelnursingjobs

This subreddit was created specifically to find travel nursing jobs. While this subreddit isn’t active, there are some good articles to read over if you’re in the market for a new job as a travel nurse.

r/nursepractitioner

This subreddit was designed to inform and unite the Nurse Practitioner community. Their description reads, “Asking advice, practice information, the job market and general banter is encouraged.” With 2.6K members, here are the top posts in the last month:

This subreddit is for you if you’re a nurse practitioner looking to learn from other practitioners. This is the only community dedicated to this branch of nursing. The group is fairly active with almost daily posts.

r/medicine

This is the epicenter for all medical related professionals. This subreddit has over 200,000 members and is the most active on Reddit. The most popular posts in the last month included:

This subreddit is for you if you’re looking to have conversations with medical professionals from every spectrum. This community is a good place for memes, discussions about current topics and general advice.This subreddit is for you if you're a nurse practitioner looking to learn from other practitioners. This is the only community dedicated to this branch of nursing.

r/nursing

With over 82,000 members, this is the most active subreddit dedicated to the nursing profession. There is a lot of practical advice shared as well as related news articles for the profession as a whole. Here are the most popular posts in the last month:

r/StudentNurse

This subreddit is filled with memes and success stories [or failures] as it relates to medical school. With over 23,000 members, here are the top posts in the past month:

This subreddit is for medical students and is active daily.

r/medical_news

The only subreddit dedicated strictly to medical news. The subreddit has over 4,000 members and the top posts in the past month are:

This subreddit is for those who are looking to stay up-to-date on medical news or have interesting news to share.

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r/Nurse

A subreddit for nurses. Posts are daily and focus around a wide range of topics from witty banter to nursing-related topics. Here are the top posts in the last month:

While Reddit might not be for everyone these subreddits focus on a wide range of topics. Are you a Redditor? What’s your favorite subreddit as a nursing professional? After perusing these subreddits, check out our travel nursing jobs portal for all the best locations from across the country in your specialty. Find your next adventure today!

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