r/crna
A place to discuss Nurse Anesthesia.
How to think about r/crna
This community serves as a dedicated space for discussions surrounding nurse anesthesia, specifically focusing on the experiences, challenges, and education of Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs). Members share insights on clinical practices, educational pathways, and the nuances of the profession, making it a valuable resource for both aspiring and practicing CRNAs. The community's longevity and specialized focus contribute to its depth of knowledge and support.
Confidence 4/5
Audience
Participants in this community predominantly include CRNAs, student registered nurse anesthetists (SRNAs), and nursing professionals interested in anesthesia. The demographic is largely composed of healthcare professionals, often with advanced degrees, who are seeking to share experiences and gain insights. The vibe is collegial and supportive, with members valuing education, mentorship, and professional development.
Posting culture
Content that thrives in this community includes clinical case discussions, educational resources, and personal experiences related to anesthesia practice. Members appreciate detailed, informative posts and are generally supportive of questions from newcomers. However, posts that appear overly promotional or lack substance tend to receive downvotes. The community encourages regular engagement, with members frequently sharing updates and insights.
Brand engagement notes
Brands looking to engage with this community should focus on providing value rather than direct promotion. Sharing educational content, resources, or tools that enhance the practice of anesthesia can resonate well. Authentic engagement through discussions, answering questions, or sponsoring educational events may be well-received. However, overt marketing tactics are likely to be met with skepticism or hostility, so brands should prioritize building trust and credibility within the community.
Top keywords
What r/crna talks about
Weighted by how often each term appears in posts and comments, relative to baseline frequency. The largest words are the strongest signals of community focus.
External signals
Where the community looks
Top external domains linked from posts and comments — a quick read on the sources of truth this audience trusts.
Top contributors
Who shapes the conversation
The most active and most-upvoted posters and commenters in this community. Useful when planning outreach or studying a community's tastemakers.
Top posters
By post count
- u/fbgm0516
- u/MacKinnon911
- u/TDLCRNA
- u/[deleted]
- u/retrogameresource
- u/Rxd2mad
- u/thedavecan
- u/piper4hire
- u/PapayaAcrobatic873
- u/rn253
- u/nowhereman86
- u/Kooky_Teacher1531
- u/michaelya123
- u/PurplePrincezz
- u/TheBigBonanza
- u/okeskes
- u/Affectionate_Table_3
- u/Rage_Rage_ATDOTL
- u/Crossfitbae1313
- u/lunarsolstix
- u/Zestyclose-Net-3662
- u/EmergencyAnxiety5228
- u/Heyanesteeja
- u/halfpintofbutter
- u/NatoDuro
- u/Inner-Zombie1699
- u/archeologist2011
- u/shooters-shoot3
- u/AFreshStart2022
- u/lurknomoretoday
- u/life_is_g00d
- u/SCC-87
- u/stormyskies7777
- u/Chain_Gang_lia
- u/kpinpdx
- u/Anesthesia94
- u/psychoactiveavocado
- u/Accomplished-Noise19
- u/SouthernFloss
- u/cricoidpressure25
- u/Any_Adhesiveness_316
- u/SevoBlaster
- u/K8e118
- u/tobern
- u/JumpFinancial4940
- u/jdrn7
- u/lgmjon64
- u/See-Are-En-Ayeeee
- u/taway122020
- u/royv24
- u/Rcdude33
- u/SmoothGrapefruit917
- u/Cjh62us
- u/Nrt33507
- u/anesthesiapilot
- u/squirrellyhehefeind
- u/AussieMomRN
- u/Just_a_polar_bear
- u/six_ward_dumaine
- u/icecreamfiesta
- u/reddeath7
- u/Anesthesia_CRNA
- u/ThrowawayTacoBoi
- u/Numerous_Win_5983
- u/BoldFortunes
- u/MrScrubTheHub
- u/DexmeDreams
- u/DenverBroncos13
- u/C137Andrew
- u/Jb2746627
- u/_Budman
- u/Silver_Cranberry3214
- u/Drbannister2
- u/burnneerrr
- u/SANARN
- u/mr_ellison93
- u/PleasePassTheSevo
- u/AttentionFar5440
- u/Mars_Arbiter
- u/snarkoholicRN
- u/frizzy236
- u/genericarik
- u/BoojooBloost
- u/Jacobnerf
- u/ICU_RN1
- u/D_JGasPass
- u/Careless-Form1746
- u/No_Bet_6703
- u/cookiesandwhiskey
- u/Jen_bot
- u/Interesting-Snow880
- u/Un-Popular-Me
- u/maureeenponderosa
- u/ThereGoesTheSquash
- u/Euphoric_Spell_7185
- u/Nervous_Ad_918
- u/Ok-Volume5327
- u/Bronze-Samurai
- u/Gemini5565
- u/suchbologna
By votes
- u/fbgm0516
- u/MacKinnon911
- u/TDLCRNA
- u/Any_Adhesiveness_316
- u/[deleted]
- u/SevoBlaster
- u/retrogameresource
- u/thedavecan
- u/K8e118
- u/PurplePrincezz
- u/tobern
- u/TheBigBonanza
- u/JumpFinancial4940
- u/lgmjon64
- u/jdrn7
- u/okeskes
- u/Zestyclose-Net-3662
- u/See-Are-En-Ayeeee
- u/taway122020
- u/Rage_Rage_ATDOTL
- u/EmergencyAnxiety5228
- u/piper4hire
- u/Affectionate_Table_3
- u/lunarsolstix
- u/Crossfitbae1313
- u/royv24
- u/Rcdude33
- u/SmoothGrapefruit917
- u/Cjh62us
- u/Nrt33507
- u/squirrellyhehefeind
- u/anesthesiapilot
- u/AussieMomRN
- u/Just_a_polar_bear
- u/six_ward_dumaine
- u/reddeath7
- u/Rxd2mad
- u/icecreamfiesta
- u/Anesthesia_CRNA
- u/halfpintofbutter
- u/shooters-shoot3
- u/ThrowawayTacoBoi
- u/Numerous_Win_5983
- u/BoldFortunes
- u/PapayaAcrobatic873
- u/NatoDuro
- u/MrScrubTheHub
- u/Inner-Zombie1699
- u/DexmeDreams
- u/Jb2746627
- u/_Budman
- u/DenverBroncos13
- u/C137Andrew
- u/Heyanesteeja
- u/Drbannister2
- u/nowhereman86
- u/Silver_Cranberry3214
- u/burnneerrr
- u/SANARN
- u/mr_ellison93
- u/PleasePassTheSevo
- u/Kooky_Teacher1531
- u/Mars_Arbiter
- u/frizzy236
- u/AttentionFar5440
- u/snarkoholicRN
- u/genericarik
- u/rn253
- u/Jacobnerf
- u/ICU_RN1
- u/Un-Popular-Me
- u/BoojooBloost
- u/archeologist2011
- u/D_JGasPass
- u/Careless-Form1746
- u/No_Bet_6703
- u/Interesting-Snow880
- u/lurknomoretoday
- u/cookiesandwhiskey
- u/Jen_bot
- u/maureeenponderosa
- u/ThereGoesTheSquash
- u/AFreshStart2022
- u/life_is_g00d
- u/Euphoric_Spell_7185
- u/Gemini5565
- u/suchbologna
- u/Murphey14
- u/BrunaHilde
- u/Nervous_Ad_918
- u/Ok-Volume5327
- u/Bronze-Samurai
- u/BJ_Orange
- u/DukkhaHappens
- u/spicylikemayonnaise
- u/Miserable_Leg1860
- u/thestokester
- u/FickleDiscipline6025
- u/ulmen24
- u/munchkindestr0yer
Top commenters
By comment count
- u/[deleted]
- u/MacKinnon911
- u/thedavecan
- u/DukkhaHappens
- u/Nole24
- u/fbgm0516
- u/BagelAmpersandLox
- u/Narrow-Garlic-4606
- u/diprivan69
- u/PushRocIntubate
- u/BJ_Orange
- u/One-Mind4814
- u/somelyrical
- u/RarestPepe216
- u/sleepydwarfzzzzzzz
- u/piper4hire
- u/TheBigBonanza
- u/halfpintofbutter
- u/Blockjockcrna
- u/Sandhills84
- u/lemmecsome
- u/Corkey29
- u/Hankipanky
- u/choatec
- u/njmedic2535
- u/alpine_murse
- u/restivepanda
- u/dontlooktothesky
- u/SevoBlaster
- u/popgirletc
- u/huntt252
- u/Anesthesia_CRNA
- u/ThucydidesButthurt
- u/Pizdakotam77
- u/slayhern
- u/barrelageme
- u/UpstateAmerica
- u/harleyjack91
- u/Stonkyouverymuch
- u/OldCrna
- u/blast2008
- u/stpabv
- u/anonymous2292
- u/SouthernFloss
- u/Man_CRNA
- u/PoppaGriff
- u/Go_Chew_Legos
- u/FromTheOR
- u/yellowdamseoul
- u/___buttrdish
- u/lunarsolstix
- u/Every_Papaya_8876
- u/mattydt20
- u/EbagI
- u/RASGAS23
- u/Droopy1592
- u/Shenaniganz08
- u/1hopefulCRNA
- u/MorallyConfused
- u/IntegratedPainTX
- u/justanotherlowbi
- u/sugammadex8
- u/Zestyclose-Net-3662
- u/cricoidpressure25
- u/1234doggy1234
- u/TortieandTabby
- u/mdota1
- u/EducatorEntire5071
- u/Southern-Sleep-4593
- u/fermented4skin
- u/daveypageviews
- u/Savory911
- u/__Beef__Supreme__
- u/magicman534
- u/DragonfruitWeird376
- u/dirtycanteen
- u/Beccatru
- u/Virtual-Call-8004
- u/ulmen24
- u/allongeee
- u/oralabora
- u/fsuandrea
- u/Jukingku22
- u/whatsawittyname
- u/derpcatz
- u/rharvey8090
- u/SwimmingPath8768
- u/Logical-Ad-9973
- u/luckyshisha
- u/real_macgruber
- u/teldar24
- u/EvilMorty137
- u/salaciousCrumb430
- u/CordisHead
- u/succulentsucca
- u/TNCB93
- u/CalescentNocturne
- u/iruleU
- u/rjorn1
- u/Exotic_Bumblebee_275
By votes
- u/[deleted]
- u/fbgm0516
- u/BagelAmpersandLox
- u/thedavecan
- u/One-Mind4814
- u/MacKinnon911
- u/diprivan69
- u/EvilMorty137
- u/caffeinatedbrass
- u/SouthernFloss
- u/Ruegurl
- u/succulentsucca
- u/anonymous2292
- u/mattydt20
- u/slayhern
- u/PushRocIntubate
- u/Blockjockcrna
- u/Nole24
- u/PoppaGriff
- u/halfpintofbutter
- u/Staph_of_Ass_Clapius
- u/CalescentNocturne
- u/EbagI
- u/BJ_Orange
- u/sugammadex8
- u/ThucydidesButthurt
- u/WillResuscForCookies
- u/njmedic2535
- u/Hankipanky
- u/MorallyConfused
- u/akdbeocbwjxn
- u/w0weez0wee
- u/DukkhaHappens
- u/Many-Minute
- u/PutYouToSleep
- u/TheBigBonanza
- u/Murseon
- u/twinseaks
- u/Pretend_Excuse_2155
- u/choatec
- u/rjorn1
- u/leroijenkinzzz
- u/Standard_Shame_2162
- u/eryc333
- u/donotrocktheboat
- u/Frondescence
- u/Anesthesia94
- u/Mythril_Bullets
- u/RarestPepe216
- u/SevoBlaster
- u/Janellius
- u/alpine_murse
- u/Additional-War-7286
- u/MDBKSigma
- u/Go_Chew_Legos
- u/Money_Boat_2073
- u/theboxer16
- u/rharvey8090
- u/salaciousCrumb430
- u/SmoothGrapefruit917
- u/rd2jon
- u/tobern
- u/Aggravating-Pie5338
- u/ArmBarf
- u/DragonfruitWeird376
- u/blast2008
- u/1hopefulCRNA
- u/gaspasser75
- u/sleepydwarfzzzzzzz
- u/ICU_pokerface
- u/MlkOfAmnesia1
- u/real_macgruber
- u/propofolpusher20
- u/sinextro83
- u/huntt252
- u/AtomikTestikles
- u/sovook
- u/somelyrical
- u/lemmecsome
- u/piper4hire
- u/mrbutterbeans
- u/Minus143
- u/JesusIsThe4thPressor
- u/tech1983
- u/tnolan182
- u/HairyBawllsagna
- u/derpcatz
- u/FromTheOR
- u/wawasquarepants
- u/uGetVersedBolus
- u/frizzy236
- u/daveypageviews
- u/Clodoveos
- u/yellowdamseoul
- u/Zestyclose-Net-3662
- u/harleyjack91
- u/Stonkyouverymuch
- u/fsuandrea
- u/Dman199017
- u/dsverds
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FAQ
r/crna — frequently asked questions
Quick facts about this subreddit's size, history, focus, and related communities.
How many subscribers does r/crna have?
r/crna has approximately 41,999 subscribers as of May 27, 2026.
When was r/crna created?
r/crna was created on March 3, 2013 (13 years ago).
What is r/crna about?
This community serves as a dedicated space for discussions surrounding nurse anesthesia, specifically focusing on the experiences, challenges, and education of Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs). Members share insights on clinical practices, educational pathways, and the nuances of the profession, making it a valuable resource for both aspiring and practicing CR…
What subreddits are similar to r/crna?
Communities similar to r/crna include r/srna, r/anesthesiology, r/intensivecare, r/caa, r/anesthesia.
Who are the most active posters on r/crna?
The most frequent posters on r/crna include u/fbgm0516, u/MacKinnon911, u/TDLCRNA.
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