[anne74]

I've never noticed any difference with static electricity when wearing my crocs vs. other shoes. I really hope this article doesn't influence hospitals to ban crocs - my crocs have helped me so much in terms of reducing pain in my feet, knees and back. Before them I tried Dansko's ($120) and cross-trainers ($70) and always came home in pain after every shift. My $30 Crocs have solved all my problems!

Why is there so much resistance to Croc's? First it was the holes, now static electricity. What's next?

Back off Croc-haters!

[rentalnurse]

[quote=anne74;2180720]I've never noticed any difference with static electricity when wearing my crocs vs. other shoes. I really hope this article doesn't influence hospitals to ban crocs - my crocs have helped me so much in terms of reducing pain in my feet, knees and back. Before them I tried Dansko's ($120) and cross-trainers ($70) and always came home in pain after every shift. My $30 Crocs have solved all my problems!

Why is there so much resistance to Croc's? First it was the holes, now static electricity. What's next?

Back off Croc-haters! [/quote
I agree also some places ban clogs all together, most of these are 20 yrs behind anyway, have been wearing crocs for 3 yrs now with no problems, and have worn my reg walking shoes to wk and legs hurt so bad at end of day, also with crocs ya dont slip on the floor either. i can see now holes on the tops because of all the junk spilled but need the side vents since feet get so hot. bet the nurses at that hosp have to wear all white too.

[InfRN]

"... some places ban clogs all together, most of these are 20 yrs behind anyway"

Surely you're not claiming that Sweden is 20 years behind as I can assure you that is certainly not the case. We don't wear all white, either.



.... behind whom or what, by the way?

[Sweden]

Hi

It all started in Norway when a neonatal ward had an accident with a baby and a bililight (the baby was not hurt). They blamed the shoes and banned staff from wearing them while an investigation is conducted.

Then it spread to Sweden and some hospitals are considering to do the same. At my hospital they have asked the staff to report our opinion of wearing the shoes before starting up an investigation......

And I have to say, we are certainly not 20 years behind just because we are trying to make sure staff and patients are safe.

Anna

[mcubed45]

why don't they ban static electricity instead?

i doubt crocs are the ONLY shoes which cause a buildup of static electricity so unless they're gonna setup a testing procedure to determine which shoes are "hospital safe" it's a little silly to just ban crocs. heck they should investigate all the different scrubs their staff are wearing too. or maybe even their underwear just to be safe.

on that note, it's known that certain individuals are more prone to static discharge so perhaps there should be a testing procedure to determine who is "hospital safe". people who do not qualify should not be allowed in hospitals.

...or they could just implement the standard discharge plates/wriststraps found in every electronics manufacturing facility in the world today.

[KMBERLE]

http://jezebel.com/gossip/frightenin...ned-296699.php

...nurses have now been banned from wearing Crocs -- in addition to the static electricity and the chance that a syringe will fall through the holes, poke them and give them a deadly disease, UK bosses say "they look unprofessional." Nurses, who can walk up to five miles in a 12-hour shift, are not happy.

[sirI]

Post #26 merged with existing thread.

[KMBERLE]

thanks I'm a newbie!

[rentalnurse]

has anyone noticed that it only seems to be in Europe that the recent cases of cell phones turning off equipment and static from shoes doing the same. Seems pretty weird to me.

[bighousenurse]

I wear croc-like shoes, called "comfort clogs"--they are on allheart.com. I can't wear the brandname "crocs" because they are too wide for me. They are the best! You can buy them without the holes all over, just vent holes on the sides. The only draw back is your feet will smell TERRIBLE after you do a 12 hr. or a double shift. My co-worker told me one time that my feet smelled like "zesty dill pickles"! I usually wash my feet sometime during the big shifts since he told me that. Another thing thats nice about them is you can throw them all in the washer with detergent and a little bleach...they come out like brand-new. Nurses feet are important, it's a shame all the bad publicity these shoes are getting. Hopefully, the companies making these shoes will redesign them to comply with the negatives that have been arising.